Steel Mill Equipment Remanufacturing Project Lead

Ashland, Kentucky • Direct Hire • Full Benefits

Steel Equipment Service Center • Industrial Shop Environment • 40–60 Active Jobs

It’s 7:00 a.m. on the shop floor of a North American service hub for one of the world’s premier steel equipment manufacturers. Forklifts hum, cranes move overhead, and you’re the point person connecting customer expectations with machining and fabrication realities. You’ve got a slate of 40–60 repair and refurbishment jobs in motion—steel mill components being repaired, refurbished, or re-manufactured for major producers nationwide—and you own each project from scope through delivery.

• Define the scope of incoming repair/refurbishment work and convert requirements into accurate production work orders.
• Pinpoint which parts to procure or refurbish; partner closely with the Proposal Engineer and Production to coordinate purchasing and scheduling.
• Control the schedule and costs across a high volume of concurrent projects, keeping timelines and budgets on target.
• Serve as the customer’s primary contact from intake through shipment, providing frequent, proactive updates.
• Run risk assessments early; flag potential schedule or cost impacts before they become issues.
• Lead kick-offs and keep Sales and Production teams aligned and informed from start to finish.
• Interpret technical drawings and orchestrate machining and fabrication activities accordingly.
• Produce clear technical reports for customers and internal records.
• Maintain precise electronic documentation for every active job.
• Travel domestically and internationally 10–15% to visit customers and suppliers.

Our client’s strongest project leaders often come from the trades—machinists, millwrights, maintenance technicians—pros who understand how work gets done on an active industrial shop floor. You don’t need “Project Manager” in your title to excel here. You do need to be comfortable in safety gear (steel-toed boots and hard hat), mechanically savvy enough to read prints and understand machining/fabrication workflows, and organized enough to move dozens of jobs forward simultaneously.

• Manufacturing, trades, or industrial shop experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to manage 20 projects at once without losing track.
• Exceptional customer communication—you are the company’s voice for each job.
• Fluent in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project (or similar tools).
• Mechanical aptitude: read technical drawings; understand production operations.
• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or related field preferred, not required.

Mural is partnering with a globally backed steel equipment service company to hire directly into their Ashland, KY operation—no temp period, no conversion. You’ll join a stable, well-supported organization with real career mobility within a global industrial network.

• Direct hire employment.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off accrual.
• Growth opportunities across a global industrial organization.

• Continuous Improvement
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Supervisory Experience
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Crane Operation
• Operational Metrics & KPI Management
• Vendor & Supplier Management
• ERP & MRP Systems
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Scheduling Experience
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience

Bring your shop-floor instincts and project discipline to a team that keeps North American steel producers moving.