We are seeking a seasoned operations leader to join our Blast Furnace team as Manager - Operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for spearheading end-to-end cast house operations, ensuring continuous and safe hot metal output, optimizing tap hole management, and driving process safety and operational excellence.

Role & responsibilities

- Daily Plant Operations: Lead and supervise shift-wise, uninterrupted hot metal production at Blast Furnace #1, maintaining plant safety and environmental standards.

- Cast House Management: Oversee complete cast house logistics and tapping operations, ensuring correct tapping cycles, smooth liquid flow, and proper slag-metal separation.

- Tap Hole & Runner Practices: Control drilling, mud gun operation, and mass usage. Monitor refractory conditions across iron and slag runners, coordinating timely relining and maintenance.

- Quality Assurance: Ensure tapped hot metal adheres to strict temperature, silicon, sulfur, and carbon specifications as required by steel melt shops.

- Equipment Reliability: Ensure high operational availability and smooth functioning of hydraulic mud guns, tap hole drills, and cast house de-dusting systems.

- Process Abnormality Control: Proactively diagnose and eliminate operational deviations such as tap hole choking, runner overflow, slag-metal mixing, and runner boiling.

- Continuous Improvement: Spearhead Root Cause Analysis (RCA)



and CAPA for downtime events. Actively drive TPM, ISO, OHSAS, 5S/SMILE, Quality Circles, and Six Sigma initiatives.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Education: B.Tech / B.E. in Metallurgy / Metallurgical Engineering from a recognized university.

- Experience: 12 to 15 years of proven experience in primary steelmaking / integrated iron & steel plants with dedicated exposure to high-capacity Blast Furnace operations.

- Technical Skills:

- In-depth expertise in Blast Furnace hydraulics, aerodynamics, and cast house operations.
- Hands-on command over tap hole management and refractory repair techniques.
- Solid acumen in operational RCA, delay analysis, and production reporting.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001/14001, OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001, and TPM methodologies.

- Soft Skills: Excellent shop-floor leadership, conflict resolution, crisis management, and cross-functional team coordination.

Role: Production & Manufacturing - Other, Industry Type: Iron & Steel, Department: Production, Manufacturing & Engineering, Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Role Category: Production & Manufacturing - Other Education UG: B.Tech / B.E. in Metallurgical Engineering read more

Key Skills Skills highlighted with ‘‘ are preferred keyskills Blast Furnace hydraulicsaerodynamicsCast HouseTPM Methodology

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