Senior Research Metallurgist

The incumbent serves as the main expert for the Company for the scientific understanding of the fundamentals underpinning primary steelmaking processes, specifically scrap melting in the electric arc furnace and secondary steel refining in the ladle. The Metallurgist must have a strong knowledge of physical, thermal, and chemical transformation processes during steel melting, and refining processes with a deep understanding of the principles of reaction kinetics and thermodynamics and their use for process optimization. The Metallurgist will be involved in activities related to production trials and development of production practices. The incumbent will work in the Company’s state-of-the-art Research and Development Facility. The position reports to the Director, Research and Development and has a close working relationship with Primary Operations and Technical Services groups.

Responsibilities:

• Develop scrap recipes based on different feedstocks for production trials with the purpose of optimizing the electric arc furnace scrap melting process.
• Develop an understanding of the relationship between scrap recipe, flux addition, and slag chemistry with the purpose of optimizing the process to consistently achieve optimal slag chemistry and foaming and for efficient dephosphorization during scrap melting in the electric arc furnace.
• Develop a flux practice for efficient desulphurization of steel and absorption of non-metallic inclusions from the steel during ladle refining process.
• Contribute to the development of numerical models specific to steelmaking processes at the mill and work with Operations and others to advance implementation of numerical models to assist in control of key processes.
• Write technical reports to document research work and findings of trials and investigations.