Sr. Process Engineer - Rolling Mill
Commercial Metals Company · Knoxville, TN
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior process role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Knoxville, TN.
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- degree required
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $83k–$109k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 19 process engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 18 other live process postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $83k–$109k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 42%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 37%
- Lean 32%
- Automation 32%
- New product launch 32%
- Tooling 26%
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This plant: Commercial Metals Company in Knoxville
4 other open roles at this site.
- Process Engineer - Rolling Mill · Process
- Industrial Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
- Shift Supervisor - Melt Shop · Manufacturing · Supervisor
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
Full description from Commercial Metals CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You'll Do
- ◆Analyze process performance using data-driven methods to identify waste, variability, and improvement opportunities
- ◆Investigate and recommend process, procedure, training or equipment needs to continually improve performance
- ◆Work with department and shift managers to optimize personnel and process execution for consistent performance and continuous process improvement
- ◆Monitor shop performance and processes daily for operation within established parameters
- ◆Determine causes for deviation and recommend corrections
- ◆Provide reporting daily, weekly and monthly to document Mill performance against established key performance indicators
- ◆Work with Quality Assurance Department to monitor product quality and identify and correct any deviations
- ◆Interact with company personnel resources external to plant about process performance and improvement
- ◆Initiate communication with resources external to company (suppliers and contractors) for consistency and improvement initiatives
- ◆Lead or support process improvement projects and operational excellence initiatives
What You'll Need
- ✓Knowledge of Rolling Mill operations to include Reheat Furnace, Rolling Mill, Cooling Bed, and Backshear Bundling equipment strongly preferred
- ✓Minimum three years rolling mill experience in a hands on environment
- ✓Basic knowledge of the rolling process preferred
- ✓Strong communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal
- ✓Highly technical, detail oriented, organized and self-starter
- ✓Willingness and ability to work hands-on in the shop with operators on flexible schedules
- ✓Ability to work within all levels of the organization (shop floor to upper management)
- ✓Critical thinking, strong analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail
Your Education
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required.
We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.
If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!
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it's what's inside that counts
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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:
- •Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
- •Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
- •4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
- •$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
- •Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
- •Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Training and Advancement Opportunities
Why This Job
CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.