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 protected 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.

📌 Manager Blast Furnace Operation Raigarh
🏢 Jindal Steel
📍 Raigarh