Laboratory HOD – DRI

Department: Quality Assurance – DRI Division | Location: SRP, Ramgarh | Reports to: GM – DRI / Head – QA

Purpose: Control the quality gate on both sides of the process — certifying incoming raw material before acceptance and sponge iron before it moves to SMS or to customers.

Qualification: M.Sc. / B.Sc. in Chemistry

Experience: 10–12 years in a DRI plant covering production support and quality assurance, with working knowledge of IS test methods for ore, coal and sponge iron.

Key Responsibilities
Analyse iron ore for total Fe, gangue, LOI, moisture, sizing and tumbler / abrasion indices.
Analyse coal for fixed carbon, volatile matter, ash, moisture, sulphur, CV, reactivity and ash fusion temperature.
Explicit or reject each incoming lot; issue the quality report governing unloading and payment.
Analyse sponge iron for total Fe,



metallic Fe, metallisation, carbon, sulphur, gangue and sizing.
Provide shift-wise product quality data to production for immediate process correction.
Own sampling procedure from wagon / truck sampling through laboratory preparation.
Maintain calibration schedules, reference standards and retention samples; arrange umpire analysis on supplier disputes.
Establish and monitor reagent consumption norms per sample and per tonne of DRI; investigate abnormal draws and non-laboratory issues.
Publish daily and monthly quality MIS; flag sustained supplier quality deterioration to Purchase.

Pay: ₹60,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Laboratory Hod – Dri Department Ramgarh
🏢 Ramgarh Sponge Private
📍 Ramgarh