Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cast House Operations
- Monitor and control hot metal and slag tapping as per blast furnace tapping schedules.
- Supervise taphole opening, closing, drilling, and plugging operations to minimize cast delays and ensure safe practices.
- Coordinate with the furnace control room for cast timing, blast pressure, and furnace condition adjustments.
- Ensure smooth flow of hot metal to torpedo ladles or mixers with minimal spillage and metal loss.
- Manage slag granulation or pit casting as per process requirements.
- Maintain detailed records of each cast, including duration, metal/slag yield, temperature, and operational deviations.

2. Runner & Refractory Management
- Inspect and maintain cast house runner systems, troughs, skimmers, and launder arrangements.
- Supervise relining, patching, and dressing of runners and troughs to ensure continuous operation.
- Monitor and plan refractory life cycles for runners and troughs to optimize performance and cost.




- Coordinate with the refractory maintenance team for timely repairs and relining based on wear analysis.

3. Equipment & Utility Management
- Ensure proper functioning of all cast house equipment, including mud guns, tap hole drills, slag granulation units, tilting runners, and skimmers.
- Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation teams for preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Monitor granulation water pressure, flow, and recycling systems to maintain system efficiency.
- Report abnormalities and initiate corrective actions to minimize equipment downtime.

4. Safety & Workplace
- Enforce strict safety protocols for hot metal and slag handling operations.
- Ensure compliance with PPE usage, LOTO procedures, and safe working practices during casting.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safety signage in the cast house area.
- Adhere to environmental norms regarding slag disposal, dust suppression, and water discharge control.

5. Proces

📌 Engineer / Sr. Engineer Cast House (Mumbai)
🏢 Sarthee Consultancy
📍 Mumbai