Manager Furnace Operation & PCI

Sarthee Consultancy; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarthee Consultancy in Bengaluru seeks skilled personnel to oversee blast furnace operations, monitor critical process parameters, and coordinate with allied sections for efficient production. The role focuses on maintaining stable conditions, hot metal quality, and safe shutdown/start-up procedures.

Responsibilities include supervising PCI operations, optimizing injection and fuel balance, and implementing improvements to boost productivity while reducing energy use.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day Blast Furnace operations ensuring stable and efficient process conditions.
• Monitor and control top pressure, gas distribution, burden descent, oxygen enrichment, and blast temperature.
• Achieve consistent hot metal quality and output as per production targets.
• Coordinate with Stock House and Cast House for burden charging, raw material sequencing, and tapping schedule.
• Support start-up, shutdown, and relining activities for safe and efficient furnace operation.
• Supervise PCI system operations for consistent and reliable coal injection.
• Monitor grinding, drying, and injection parameters through PLC/DCS systems.
• Optimize PCI rate and coke replacement ratio while maintaining furnace thermal balance.
• Coordinate with maintenance teams to ensure high equipment reliability.
• Analyze PCI efficiency and implement improvements in coal quality and injection distribution.
• Operate and monitor all key parameters through PLC/DCS/SCADA systems.
• Analyze gas composition (CO, CO, H), blast temperature, and furnace pressure trends.
• Take corrective actions for process deviations like hanging, slipping, or scaffolding.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce energy consumption.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Furnace Operation & Control:

• Oversee day-to-day Blast Furnace operations ensuring stable and efficient process conditions.
  
• Monitor and control top pressure, gas distribution, burden descent, oxygen enrichment, and blast temperature.
  
• Achieve consistent hot metal quality and output as per production targets.
  
• Coordinate with Stock House and Cast House for burden charging, raw material sequencing, and tapping schedule.
  
• Support start-up, shutdown, and relining activities for safe and efficient furnace operation.
  

2. PCI (Pulverized Coal Injection) Operations:

• Supervise PCI system operations for consistent and reliable coal injection.
  
• Monitor grinding, drying, and injection parameters through PLC/DCS systems.
  
• Optimize PCI rate and coke replacement ratio while maintaining furnace thermal balance.
  
• Coordinate with maintenance teams to ensure high equipment reliability.
  
• Analyze PCI efficiency and implement improvements in coal quality and injection distribution.
  

3. Process Control & Optimization:

• Operate and monitor all key parameters through PLC/DCS/SCADA systems.
  
• Analyze gas composition (CO, CO, H), blast temperature, and furnace pressure trends.
  
• Take corrective actions for process deviations like hanging, slipping, or scaffolding.
  
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce energy consumption.