North American steel and rebar manufacturer serving construction, automotive, and industrial markets
Gerdau North America manufactures merchant bar, structural steel, piling, special bar quality, and rebar across seven production facilities. The company runs a heavy manufacturing footprint—with 52 active manufacturing roles and steady hiring across ops and engineering—supported by an enterprise stack of SAP, Rockwell Automation, and SCADA systems. Active projects show focus on preventive maintenance, continuous casting improvements, and SAP MRP implementation, while pain points cluster around equipment downtime, production standards, and cost optimization—typical challenges for capital-intensive steel operations scaling reliability.
Gerdau North America is a steel manufacturer based in Tampa, Florida, producing merchant bar, structural steel, rebar, and specialty products for agricultural, automotive, construction, energy, and mining sectors. Founded in 1901, the company operates as a privately held subsidiary of a larger group, employing 5,001–10,000 people across North America. Operations are anchored in manufacturing and engineering, with active capital projects, preventive maintenance initiatives, and SAP system implementation underway. The company sells into both direct industrial customers and distribution channels.
Manufacturing control layer: Rockwell Automation, ABB, SCADA, Ignition, Wonderware; enterprise: SAP, SQL Server, Oracle; design: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor; operations: CMMS, MES, PLC, HMI. Currently adopting SolidWorks and deepening SAP investment.
Capital projects, preventive maintenance process implementation, continuous casting improvements, SAP MRP system rollout, product output optimization, and 5S/process improvement initiatives focused on reducing equipment downtime and production costs.
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