Reliability Specialist, Cranes Maintenance

Requisition ID: 32470 

Note: This job posting is to fill an existing vacancy.

At ArcelorMittal Dofasco, we’re more than makers of steel. We’re nation builders. Our products help move, feed, build and protect Canada, from coast to coast to coast, today and into the future. 

Across our site, the Health and Safety of our employees, contractors, and visitors is our highest priority. We are committed to maintaining a safe work environment through strong leadership, clear expectations, and continuous improvement, with all team members expected to actively identify hazards and take action to prevent harm. Joining ArcelorMittal Dofasco means supporting a zero-injury mindset and committing to ensuring everyone returns home safely each day.

We’re looking for people who are driven by excellence to work with innovative technology to create the material tomorrow’s world will be made of.  At ArcelorMittal Dofasco, we play a key role in North America’s advanced manufacturing supply chain working with the top automotive, energy, packaging, and construction brands to develop lighter, stronger and more sustainable steel products. From our vehicles to our power, and our food to our highways, steel is critical to the lives, prosperity and safety of Canadians.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco is Hamilton's largest private sector employer. Our iconic tagline "Our Product is Steel. Our Strength is People." is a true expression of our belief that our people are our competitive advantage.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Job Posting

Asset Reliability - Cranes Maintenance

(Senior Coordinator / Specialist / Senior Specialist)

If you’re interested in cranes, lifting equipment, and solving complex equipment challenges, this is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise in an environment where your work has a direct impact on our operations.

As a member of our Central Trades & Services (CTS) Technology team, you’ll work alongside technical specialists and experts who support ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s manufacturing processes and CTS repair shops. The team brings specialized expertise in cranes and lifting, motors, lubrication, hydraulics, and welding, providing engineering and technical support ranging from equipment design and redesign to investigations, rebuilds, repairs, and capital projects.  

With more than 285 cranes operating across Dofasco, this group works with critical equipment that plays an essential role in steel production. They are an active contributor to achieving ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s strategic objectives in Health & Safety, Environment, Energy, Production, Quality & Yield, and Cost, helping to improve the reliability, performance, and sustainability of assets throughout the organization while collaborating with cross functional teams to solve complex equipment challenges.

What Opportunities Does This Role Offer?

We're looking for someone with a strong interest in cranes and lifting equipment who wants to help preserve, improve, and modernize our physical assets and infrastructure, including cranes, monorails, jibs, and below-the-hook lifting equipment. You’ll apply your engineering and technical knowledge to support manufacturing, maintenance, and capital projects while improving the reliability, safety, and performance of our equipment and facilities.

Your work could range from repairing and modernizing existing cranes to advancing remote monitoring of critical components and supporting new equipment installations. You'll partner closely with Operations and Maintenance, including the teams responsible for inspections and preventive maintenance, to understand equipment losses, solve problems, and identify creative and innovative ways to improve reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.

If you enjoy combining hands-on problem solving, engineering, innovation, and collaboration to make a tangible difference to critical manufacturing equipment, this is an opportunity to build your expertise while helping shape the future of crane and lifting equipment at Dofasco.

What Will You Be Responsible For?

The Asset Reliability role is involved in but is not limited to the following: 

• Participate with operations and maintenance in the troubleshooting and resolution of process/equipment problems.    
• Evaluate equipment performance, failures and consequences using formal Root Cause Analysis and investigative techniques to develop appropriate corrective actions, controls, and training to eliminate/mitigate potential failures and make recommendations for improvement.    
• Design new custom lifting equipment, monorails, and jibs for operations and maintenance use at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
• Provide guidance on improvements, repairs, equipment maintenance programs and upgrades to existing lifting equipment at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. 
• Provide technical guidance to the Riggers on non-routine lifts when requested. 
• Develop, plan, and execute asset improvement projects such as digitization/modernization, condition monitoring and provide subject matter expertise to capital projects.   
• Engage Central Plant Engineering as required to assist with activities listed above. 
• Serve as the technical expert for crane assets, validating third-party engineering work and providing technical guidance to Business Units.

What Experience Are We Looking For?

• Minimum 4-year University Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline is required.
• Preference will be given to candidates with the following:
  • Experience with cranes and lifting equipment
  • Experience in manufacturing or in a steel-related industry
  • Design engineering experience related to industrial equipment, structural systems, or lifting equipment
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, or eligibility for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

This role requires someone who can frequently work at heights.

What Will Help You Excel in This Role?

• Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn new technologies and engineering practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with others in a group environment or independently.
• Practical equipment knowledge and a “hands-on” approach to problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Utilizes manufacturing, maintenance and/or equipment knowledge.
• Mechanical design skills, including experience developing and reviewing engineering drawings, blueprints, and 3D models, are an asset.
• Knowledge of crane automation (i.e., Electrical DC control systems, AC and DC drives, PLC, and networking) and remote condition monitoring projects is an asset.
• Awareness of formal equipment failure investigation methodology, equipment reliability concepts and practices.

Where Will You Work?

• Manufacturing and office environment.  

What Are the Hours of Work?

• Normal hours of work for this position are “days”, Monday to Friday, with extended hours as required to meet project deadlines or resulting from periods of peak workload.
• ArcelorMittal Dofasco is a 24/7 facility. On occasion, emergency support is required.
• Company travel to local vendors may be required. 

Total Rewards at ArcelorMittal Dofasco

We value you, and your contributions to our mutual success. To recognize this, we provide extensive and market-competitive total rewards including salary, variable pay, employer funded retirement savings, group benefits with fully paid premiums, and other programs like recognition points and wellness initiatives.

The salary range for this position is $63,000 - $114,000. Role title and starting salary will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and work experience.

On your first day you will immediately be eligible for:

• Participation in our annual bonus plan based on the achievement of Company goals against target metrics at a rate of 10% 
• Company paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer contributions between 5 and 10%. No employee contribution required.
• Competitive vacation allowances
• Group Benefits with no health and dental premiums.
• For health and dental claims, you only pay amounts above the maximums the plan pays.
• Life insurance premiums are shared with the company.

After two years of permanent company service, you will participate in our Profit Sharing, where all permanent employees share equally in the allocation of profits.

Other immediate benefits include:

• Competitive vacation entitlements
• PPE and workwear provided at no cost
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Free access to three onsite fitness centers and our 70-acre recreation park with multiple arenas, fields and organized sports for you and your family

 
We would like to thank all those who apply in advance since only applicants selected to complete an online assessment will be contacted.  

ArcelorMittal Dofasco is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcomed, valued, respected and heard. We encourage all qualified applications from all backgrounds and identities to apply and are committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities to support their participation in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.