John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With more than 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.417 billion in 2024 in 28 countries, on 5 continents.

Department: E&A;

Reports To: Engineering Head

Role Purpose

Provide strategic and technical leadership for all Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation functions across JCIL products. Ensure high reliability of power distribution and automation systems in our main products for process line and rolling mills. Drive safety,



innovation, digitalisation, energy optimisation and compliance in a high-load, continuous-process steel setting. Reinforce JCIL E&A; team and our market position as E&A; direct player and downstream line suppliers.

Key Responsibilities for Process lines and Mills:

1. Electrical Systems Management
- Lead maintenance and reliability of HT/LT networks, substations, transformers, rectifiers, and heavy-duty motors.
- Ensure uninterrupted power supply to critical units.
- Approve protection coordination, relay settings, load flow analysis, and power factor optimisation.
- Drive predictive maintenance (thermography, condition monitoring, PD testing).

2. Automation & Process Control
- Oversee automation architecture for steel process line and Mills (Level 1/Level 2 systems, PLC/DCS/SCADA).
- Lead upgrades for drives (VFDs/AC-DC drives), control logic optimisation, and digital sensors.
- Ensure

📌 DGM/AGM - Electrical & Automation (E&A) (India)
🏢 John Cockerill
📍 India