ATI lands $45M pipeline contract, plans to hire workers in Harrison

Allegheny Technologies Inc. secured a $45 million contract for a pipeline project in South America, and it comes at a time when the company is hiring new workers in the Alle-Kiski Valley.

The specialty steelmaker’s $1.1 billion hot rolling mill and processing facility in Harrison played a key role in ATI landing the contract, according to Jeff Thompson, vice president of sales for ATI’s Flat Rolled Products.

The local facility enables the company “to produce materials with proven corrosion resistance in the demanding subsea oil production environment,” Thompson said in a statement.

Melting work for the job will occur at ATI’s Latrobe facility, while the coil hot rolling and finishing will be done at the Harrison mill and another ATI plant in Louisville, Ohio, according to company spokeswoman Natalie Gillespie.

ATI will be recruiting new employees in Pennsylvania throughout the year. The company is looking for employees to fill more than 50 positions in the region, including salaried and hourly positions, according to Gillespie.

The openings will include a “significant number of well-paying production and skilled maintenance positions, as well as engineering and operations management roles,” she said.

Applicants should apply online on ATI’s website: https://www.atimetals.com/careers/Pages/default.aspx

Todd Barbiaux, president of U.S. Steelworkers Local 1196 in Brackenridge, said he expected openings throughout the year given the anticipated increase in production as well as scheduled retirements.

The union local represents about 520 workers at the Harrison steel mill.

“It’s a good time to get into the company,” Barbiaux said. “It’s probably the best place in the Valley to work, especially with the demand for specialty steel.”

ATI declined to provide many details about the South American pipeline contract, but said it would begin shipping its products for the project in the second quarter and is scheduled to complete the job by the end of the year.