13137BRJob Description:United States Steel Corporation is seeking an Operations Excellence Engineer for our Minnesota Ore Operations organization. The OPEX Engineer will report directly to the Area Manager – Operational Excellence. RESPONSIBILITIES: This position will be responsible for supporting the projects and efforts to help U. S. Steel achieve its continuous improvement objectives as Minnesota Ore Operations pivots to Best Operations within the Best for All Strategy. Duties include but are not limited to: + Analysis and Execution of Improvement Opportunities + Leverage expertise across the organization to understand and improve upon current processes. + Analyze high level opportunities and break them down into actionable components. + Apply a disciplined and scientific approach to develop technical solutions for potential opportunities. + Translate technical solutions into practical actions. + Work with process owners to implement actions that result in process improvements. + Implementation of Project Management Systems to Drive Process Improvement: + Lead multidisciplinary teams focused on improving performance metrics associated with productivity, efficiency and cost reduction. + Develop and manage robust project plans that translate ideas into action with a focus on accountability. + Create Key Process Indicators (KPIs) that measure project success and ensure that actions translate into results. + Coordinate activities with both internal and external project stakeholders to ensure resources are aligned for project success. + Prepare and deliver regular project status updates for key stakeholders in both written and verbal format. + Ensure that project milestones, objectives and results are integrated in the greater Best Operations strategy. + Development of Organizational Change Integration & Management Efforts: + Contribute to the construction of U. S. Steel’s Change Management strategy in support of the transformation program (corporate wide) + Ensure that the program teams have a consistent approach for planning for the organization change impacted by their functional area + Ensure Program Teams have a consistent method for deploying Organization Changes, Communications, and End User Education to all stakeholders + Provide regular updates, including risks and suggested mitigation to Program Leadership Team regarding organizational change and communication efforts + Guide the development efforts for all change, training, and communication related activities + Develop project team capability and knowledge transfer approaches for the core and extended program teams + Plan, design, and execute the stakeholder analysis + Develop end user communication/training strategies including overseeing development of course materials/monitoring adherence to documentation design + Contribute to U. S. Steel’s Change Management toolkit – templates, tools, points of view, etc REQUIREMENTS: + This position requires a technical Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree with relevant equivalent work experience, and at least three (3) years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment. + The candidate should: + have project management and execution skills with the capability to drive activities to completion, mitigate risks, and help resolve issues/obstacles preventing progress, in a group that is composed of both local and remote participants. + demonstrate previous experience managing issues/risks so they are resolved/mitigated by appropriate stakeholders is necessary. + have the ability to communicate (verbally and written) throughout all layers of the organization regarding statuses, issues and risks. + Demonstrate the ability to drive improvements in multidisciplinary teams through influence. + reinforce a culture with a high degree of emphasis on safety, ethics, and respect, by consistently modeling high standards of performance. + This position requires authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. + This is a safety sensitive position requiring drug and alcohol testing + The base salary of $83,820.80 to $125,731.20 is a good faith estimate. Based on candidate skills/experience the final offer may be lower/higher. PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: + The ideal candidate will: + possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or applied sciences. + have demonstrated experience with lean six sigma methodologies. + understand the principles around minerals process and mining. + exemplify an attitude aligned around a strong desire to analyze, understand and improve processes regardless previous expertise or process complexity. Auto req ID:13137BRCompany:United States Steel CorporationPosting Title:Operations Excellence EngineerWork Location - City:Mt. Iron Company Overview: Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy. Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel. We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following: + Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24 + Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24 + Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25 + Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24 Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.) Competency Summary: At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals: Think: Think Critically and Drive Change Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results