General Manager Operations

Role & responsibilities

Proposed Designation: General Manager

Reporting to: President (Works)

Yrs of Experience: 20 25 yrs of relevant experience in Blast Furnace Operations

Qualification: BE/B Tech of ME/M Tech, discipline (in order of preference) – Metallurgy, Chemical, Mechanical

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth Plant Operations, i.e., Availabilty-99%
• Optimum blowing rate at MBF to get better fuel rate (Blast parameter monitoring).
• Ensure availability of Coke and other Raw materials with desired properties by effective coordination with Raw Materials and Procurement Departments.
• Refractory and Cooling system management to enhance life of refractory.
• Provide skill-based training to increase of manpower productivity.
• Explore opportunities for mechanization of routine and high-risk activities.
• Recruitment of desired skilled manpower to manage & upgrade technology.
• Control of RM Quantity as per budget. (Burden monitoring & control)
• Identification & correction of unsafe condition, unsafe act and near-misses.
• Productivity increase (Identification & Implementation of Improvement Projects)
• Adopt alternative technology / processes.
• Carry-out RCA for major failures and implement CAPA.
• Ensure Operation at high top pressure & Dry GCP system
• Maximize PCI to industry benchmark levels for cost control and productivity.
• Target ZERO wastages by recycling of process generated waste.
• Work towards reduction of Operational consumable costs.
• Ensure Pig Iron surface quality for better customer satisfaction.
• Implement Green Tech initiatives to reduce Carbon Foot print.
• On time production of grades as per market requirement.
• Maintain grade of PI as per requirement.
• Explore and plan usage of alternate fuel like CBM for cost reduction and lowering of C-foot print.