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WALKING BEAM FURNACE OPERATOR
Reference Code   HSM-FOpr
Department   Heavy Section Mill
Job Title   Walking Beam Furnace Operator
Job Location   Abu Dhabi
No. Of Vacancy   4
Date Posted   1/1/2010
Closing Date   12/31/2010

The desired candidate should have 8 years experience in relevant Steel Industry and must have an Engineering Diploma/Degree.

General Summary:

Plant: A 1mtpy Heavy Structural Section Mill capable of rolling a very wide and complex range of products to demanding customer tolerances with piece weights from 17 kg/m to 540 kg/m, run-out lengths up to 170 metres and final cut-lengths from 6 to 24 metres. Highly demanding product and process complexity and frequent fast paced product change-overs are key features of this 250 ton per hour, $450m steel mill.

Sub Plant: A walking beam furnace capable of reheating beam blanks of ~ 20 ton at 12mtrs long to a temperature of 1250degC at a nominal production rate of up to 250 ton/hour from a variety of cold charge beam blank and bloom types, qualities and lengths.

Deployment date will be 3rd quarter of 2011.

Skills Requirement

  Check the burner and furnace condition for correct flame / mix
  Determine root cause of poor furnace operation through analytical interpretation of furnace screens and data
  Ensure accurate tracking and positioning of the pieces through the furnace to discharge
  Feedstock charge equipment to ensure optimal buffering and pacing for mill operations and planned outages
  Maintain the furnace temperatures and pacing to maintain beam blank temperature suitable for rolling
  Monitor and manage the furnace to ensure safe and stable operation at all times. Shut down the furnace in a safe manner in emergency conditions
  Monitor the feedstock identity, characteristics and profile to manage any discrepancies
  Planning and Scheduling to ensure best optimisation of available feedstock
  Total Industrial experience in relevant Steel Industry