Role & responsibilities
Direct real-time operation of the blast furnace via DCS/SCADA and process control systems.
Monitor and regulate core blast parameters: hot blast volume, blast pressure, blast temperature, oxygen enrichment, and moisture additions.
Manage auxiliary fuel injection rates (Pulverized Coal Injection [PCI], natural gas, or oil) to minimize fuel rate while maintaining thermal stability.
Supervise burden distribution charging matrices (chute transmission angles, ring patterns, ore-to-coke ratios) to optimize gas flow and utilization ($etatext{CO}$).
Track hot metal thermal state, targeting accurate chemical composition (silicon, sulfur, phosphorus) and tap temperatures while preventing chilled-hearth or overheating scenarios.

Operational Stability & Troubleshooting
Interpret real-time diagnostic data: shaft skin thermocouples, in-burden temperature probes, acoustic pyrometry, top-gas analyzers, and stave cooling heat loads.
Detect and correct operational anomalies promptly to prevent burden hanging, slips, channeling, gas bypass, scaffold formation, and tuyere burnouts.
Manage emergency trip protocols,



cold blast isolation, blow-down, damping, and re-blowing procedures in compliance with metallurgical operating standards.

Cross-Functional Coordination
Cast House: Coordinate tapping schedules, liquid level forecasts in the hearth, drill/mud-gun readiness, and runner maintenance with shift casthouse supervisors.
Hot Stove Area: Oversee stove changeover cycles, dome temperature limits, combustion gas ratios, and waste-gas heat recovery systems.
Raw Material & Stockhouse: Ensure accurate charging weights, moisture compensations, screen efficiencies, and bin levels for sinter, pellets, lump ore, and coke.
Gas Cleaning & Energy Systems: Monitor top gas pressure, dust catcher/cyclone operations, scrubber/bag filter differentials, and top-gas recovery turbine (TRT) inputs.
Maintenance & Instrumentation: Rapidly flag instrument drift, thermocouple failures, valve actuator stalls, and cooling circuit alarms to mechanical/electrical maintenance teams.

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