Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end steel operations spanning billets, TMT rolling, and wire rod production across multiple plants
- Oversee 5+ steel plants daily, enforcing rolling mill uptime through shift-wise melt shop coordination
- Optimize supply chain from captive mines to dealer networks across multiple states
- Craft a 3-year ops roadmap to stabilize steel output, prioritizing furnace relining and rolling mill debottlenecking
- Streamline mine-to-melt logistics, reducing billet transit times through dedicated rail sidings
- Direct 2000+ steel workforce shifts, targeting high labor productivity through skill mapping and overtime management
- Implement SPC protocols for TMT bar diameters, ensuring conformance to BIS 1786 standards
- Drive product mix optimization, elevating high-margin TMT grades while phasing out low-yield wire rods
- Command steel P&L; exceeding 2500 Crore, delivering solid EBITDA margins through conversion cost compression
- Enforce quality gates at finishing lines and champion ISO 9001 recertification with zero major non-conformities
- Negotiate power PPA renewals and forge supplier alliances for scrap and sponge iron to hedge import risks
- Report monthly steel KPIs to leadership, flagging margin erosion risks with mitigation plans
- Embed ESG metrics in operations, including water use reduction through recycle loops
Preferred Candidate Profile
- B.Tech/B.E. in Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering from IIT/NIT or equivalent; Postgraduate diploma in Steel Technology or MBA (Operations) preferred
- 1520 years in steel manufacturing, including 10+ years in CXO/VP roles at integrated steel players with P&L; exceeding 1500 Crore
- Hands-on Central India exposure, ideally managing TMT/billet plants in mineral-rich regulatory-intensive belts
- Track record in backward-integrated operations, from melt shop to market, amid volatile scrap cycles
- Mastery of steel processes: EAF/LF/VD, continuous casting, hot rolling for TMT/wire rods
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