Mechanical Maintenance Millwright — Steel Plant Operations

A day in this role

You arrive for your rotating shift and review the handoff from the prior team. Your first stop is a quick walk-through of the bay: conveyors hum, cranes cycle, and mobile equipment moves stock. A hydraulic line on a press needs attention, so you isolate the system, diagnose the fault, and return it to service. Before break, you team up with a peer to align a power transmission drive. After lunch, you climb to an overhead crane runway for inspections, then step into a confined space (with proper permits) to complete a lube route. By shift end, you’ve kept production moving safely and smoothly.

What you’ll do

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical systems and equipment across the plant, including hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, power transmission, conveyors, cranes, and mobile equipment.
• Use standard and specialized tools, as well as pendant/overhead cranes and forklifts, to complete mechanical maintenance tasks in a heavy industrial setting.
• Assist operations as needed to support continuous production.
• Work solo with minimal supervision or alongside a team of maintenance technicians.
• Perform work at heights and in confined spaces when required.

Where you’ll work

Expect variety. You’ll move through different areas of the plant where conditions can be hot, cold, dirty, greasy, wet, and noisy. Safety is non‑negotiable; you’ll follow procedures and wear required PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective clothing, and metatarsal boots).

Schedule and expectations

• 8-hour rotating shifts, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
• Overtime as business needs dictate.
• Reliable attendance, punctuality, and self-direction are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of manufacturing/industrial experience (including applicable military experience) or equivalent education. Relevant exposure may include hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, power transmission, welding, pipefitting, structural repair, or diesel mechanics.
• Must pass assessment test(s).

Core competencies

• Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
• Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate
• Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

About U. S. Steel

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has led in steelmaking. We are the first North American steel company to declare a 2050 net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions goal. Our products support everyday life across automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Our Culture of Caring shows up through community partnerships, charitable giving, employee volunteer initiatives, scholarships, leadership development, and an unwavering commitment to workplace safety. We are United by Steel.

Recognition

• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ’24
• Disability:IN Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ’24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23‑24, ’25
• Military Times Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ’24

Preferred proficiencies

• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Testing
• Mechanical Assembly Skills
• Machine Safety Inspections

Equal Opportunity

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 visitwww.ussteel.com/CANoticeregarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)