Ladle Man at African Industries Group (AIG)

Job Description:

As a Ladle Man Cum Teme Man at African Steel Mills, your role is integral to ensuring the efficient operation of the Continuous Caster Machine (CCM) by overseeing ladle preparation and maintenance. Reporting to the Shift In-charge of the Caster department, you will be responsible for a range of tasks essential to maintaining ladle integrity, refractory life, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspection of ladle lining condition after each heat.
• Responsible for Fixing slide gates & ladle nozzles for Carrying heat from Furnaces and partially repairing equipment. To maintain the Ladle refractory records daily.
• To ensure 100% free opening of Ladle at CCM without lancing.
• To achieve ladle lining life and refractory life as per standard & maintain the record daily.
• Responsible for proper cleaning of fix nozzle, slight gate, and collector nozzle by lancing & cleaning of Slag from ladle in each heat after cast.
• Responsible for damage of slide gate machine if any leakage of liquid metal after pouring to ladle.
• To ensure proper liquid material flow from ladle to tundish during billet casting.
• Responsible for Checking oil and pressure to maintain of hydraulic power pack to avoid failures.
• To maintain the record of minor or routine maintenance and repair jobs.
• To maintain good housekeeping of respective areas & to ensure the use of PPE including all subordinates.
• Respect the safety rules and regulations & follow the SOP as per company standards.
• Carry out any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years ofwork experience in Steel Melting Shop
• Experience in Ladle readiness for Continuous Caster Machine (CCM)
• ITI Trade Fitter in Mechanical.
• Good Technical knowledge.
• Mechanical maintenance.