What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Engineer position at RHI Magnesita?
Fully On-Site
As a Production Engineer at our Hammond, IN plant, you will play a mission-critical role in supporting, optimizing, and advancing our manufacturing operations. This is a highly visible, hands-on position that directly impacts plant performance, product quality, safety culture, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will become a key technical resource on-site—especially within crushing and grinding operations—and a collaborative partner to cross‑functional teams.
What You’ll Do
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita’s team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures.
With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years. Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region.
Come get fired up with our North American team!
Nearest Major Market: Gary
Nearest Secondary Market: Chicago
As a Production Engineer at our Hammond, IN plant, you will play a mission-critical role in supporting, optimizing, and advancing our manufacturing operations. This is a highly visible, hands-on position that directly impacts plant performance, product quality, safety culture, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will become a key technical resource on-site—especially within crushing and grinding operations—and a collaborative partner to cross‑functional teams.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as the subject matter expert for crushing and grinding operations, driving performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead and coordinate production engineering activities to ensure smooth operations and adherence to production schedules.
- Develop, implement, and sustain process improvements to elevate product quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Analyze production data to identify performance trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for optimization—proposing and executing solutions.
- Collaborate closely with maintenance, quality, sales, and other internal stakeholders to align operations with customer needs and business priorities.
- Champion plant safety by monitoring regulatory compliance and leading initiatives that reinforce a culture of EHS excellence.
- Support the adoption of new technologies, automation, and digital tools to advance manufacturing capability.
- Train, coach, and support production staff to ensure strong technical understanding and consistent execution of best practices.
- Assist with budgeting, cost control, and resource planning to maximize operational value.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred.
- Experience in production engineering, process improvement, or manufacturing operations.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and production management systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams and levels.
- A strong commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced industrial environment while maintaining attention to detail.
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita’s team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures.
With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years. Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region.
Come get fired up with our North American team!
Nearest Major Market: Gary
Nearest Secondary Market: Chicago