Production Operator I | Steelmaking Plant - Ipatinga

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Job Summary: This role involves routine operational activities, supporting machine operations, performing mechanical repairs, and maintaining workplace hygiene and safety. Key Highlights: 1. Support the execution of mechanical repair and equipment improvement services. 2. Contribute to the company's product quality and compliance with standards. 3. Maintain hygiene and safety conditions in the workplace. Have you ever considered how much steel is part of your daily life? Whether in cars, buildings, ships, refrigerators, solar panels, agricultural equipment, industrial machinery, wind turbine towers, or even massive offshore oil platforms — all of them contain steel from **Usiminas**. It is present wherever knowledge and innovation shape the future, delivering integrated, customized, and comprehensive solutions aligned with each customer’s needs. We achieve our results thanks to our people — the most valuable asset of **Usiminas**. Therefore, maintaining a team of innovative professionals who want to make a difference with us is essential. Below are some details about this position. If you’re interested, we invite you to apply and join our recruitment process! **Responsibilities and Duties** 1\) Perform routine operational tasks, including supporting the operation of low-complexity machines and equipment, as well as operational inspections, under supervision of the immediate supervisor within your area of responsibility. 2\) Support the execution of mechanical repair, adaptation, and improvement services for equipment, structures, and facilities, as well as lubrication services, per guidance from the maintenance supervisor. 3\) Support area activities in preparing, organizing, and handling necessary materials and tools. 4\) Perform loading and unloading of products and transportation of materials, parts, and tools. 5\) Accompany the maintenance shift team during activities requiring such support, without performing repairs themselves. 6\) Maintain workplace hygiene conditions and clean used and repaired machines and equipment, following established procedures and standards. 7\) Comply with quality and occupational safety standards and procedures by attending corporate lectures and training sessions, using PPE correctly, and handling raw materials, machines, and equipment appropriately, among other requirements. 8\) Contribute to company product quality by applying quality standards and procedures, executing tasks as defined, and assisting audit processes. **Requirements and Qualifications** **Requirements and Qualifications** **Experience** * Experience in the relevant field. **Qualifications and Legal Requirements** * Completed high school education. **Additional Information** **What benefits will I receive?** * Health insurance; * Dental insurance; * Life insurance; * Private pension plan; * Vacation bonus; * Meal card; * Gympass; * Access to Usiminas Corporate University and goFLUENT language platform; * Profit and Results Sharing Program. **Diversity and Inclusion** **Usiminas** is becoming increasingly diverse and inclusive, believing everyone has the potential to be truly themselves! Thus, our job openings are open to all candidates wishing to participate in the process, without distinction — for example, by disability, gender, race and ethnicity, generation, sexual orientation, among others. Usiminas is one of Brazil’s largest steel companies. Founded in 1956, the company is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Usiminas operates across multiple segments of the steel industry — from iron ore extraction to steel production and commercialization. Below are the company’s main business units: * Mineração Usiminas (MUSA): Usiminas’ mining subsidiary, focused on iron ore extraction. This unit supplies the essential raw material for steel production. * Usiminas Siderurgia: Usiminas’ core activity is steel production, carried out at two steel plants located in Ipatinga (MG) and Cubatão (SP). * Soluções Usiminas (SU): A business unit dedicated to steel-related services, transformation, and distribution. SU operates across several Brazilian states, providing steel solutions to various industries. * Usiminas Mecânica: Dedicated to mechanical and metallurgical manufacturing and service provision. This division specializes in producing equipment and components for diverse industrial sectors. These varied segments reflect Usiminas’ broad business scope and its impact across the entire steel value chain. If you’re starting your career and wish to join our team, explore our Usiminas Entry Programs page and apply.