Job Description

Department: Operations / Production
Industry: Wire rod mill
Experience: Ideally 7–15 years in wire rod/special steel rolling, with at least 5-10 years in a shift-in-charge. (Independently)

Key Responsibilities

- Shift Operations

- Take complete charge of wire rod mill operations during the shift from reheating furnace to finished coil handling.
- Ensure safe, stable and efficient operation of the complete mill.
- Monitor production, yield, mill utilization, cobble rate, quality and energy consumption.
- Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, Electrical, Utility and Dispatch teams for smooth operation.

Wire Rod Block – Mandatory Technical Expertise

- Hands-on experience in high-speed wire rod block operation, including:
- Block stand setup and pass-line control
- Roll gap setting
- Guide setting and alignment
- Loop control and tension control
- Inter-stand speed/tension coordination
- Block temperature management
- Twist-free rolling and dimensional control
- Block cobble prevention and troubleshooting

- Ability to identify causes of dimensional variation, ovality, tension problems, loop instability, cobbles and surface defects.

Rebar / Bar Rolling

- Experience in rebar production, preferably special-grade rebar.
- Knowledge of pass design(basic), guide setting, finishing temperature, dimensional control and mechanical-property control.
- Ability to handle grade changes and rolling instability.

- Special Steel Rolling – Critical Requirement
Candidate should have actual experience in rolling special grades, preferably:

- Alloy steel or Stainless Steel.

He should understand the differences between carbon steel and special-steel rolling, particularly:

- Reheating practice
- Soaking and furnace temperature control
- Descaling
- Rolling temperature
- Finishing temperature
- Cooling strategy
- Grade-change practices
- Surface-defect prevention
- Dimensional control
- Metallurgical requirements.





Special Technical Knowledge I Would Make Mandatory

The candidate should be able to independently explain and troubleshoot:

Furnace Roughing Intermediate Finishing Wire Rod Block Laying Head Coil Conveyor Coil Handling

He should understand the effect of:

- Billet temperature
- Temperature drops between stands
- Roll gap
- Pass reduction
- Rolling speed
- Inter-stand tension
- Loop height
- Guide alignment
- Roll wear
- Water cooling
- Descaling
- Finishing temperature
- Cooling rate
- Laying-head speed
- Coil formation parameters

on quality, productivity and cobble generation.

Quality Knowledge

Candidate should be capable of investigating defects such as:

- Surface cracks
- Longitudinal cracks
- Seams
- Slivers
- Scratches
- Rolled-in scale
- Dimensional variation
- Ovality
- Coil shape/formation defects
- Mechanical-property variation
- Decarb/oxidation-related issues
- Stainless-steel surface defects.

He should be familiar with root-cause analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone, CAPA and process-control methods.

Safety & Shift Management

- Robust knowledge of rolling-mill safety and LOTO.
- Conduct pre-startup inspection after shutdown/maintenance.
- Ensure all guards, guides, cooling systems, emergency systems and interlocks are healthy before mill startup.
- Lead emergency response during cobble, roll failure, guide failure, water failure, power failure, etc.
- Manage manpower and allocate operators according to mill requirements.
- Ensure compliance with SOP, SWP, PPE and safety standards.

Production & Improvement

The person should be capable of improving:

- Mill productivity
- Yield
- Mill utilization
- Cobble rate
- Energy consumption
- Rejection/rework
- Changeover time
- Rolling stability.

Experience in TPM, OEE, Kaizen, continuous improvement would be an advantage.

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

24-09-2026

Job ID

Job_3192

Department

Operations

Location

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Experience

7 - 15 Years

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