Job Description




CTO Flat Europe Expert - Sinter Plants and Raw Material Yards




Role Purpose



The CTO Flat Europe Expert for Sinter Plants and Raw Material Yards is the recognized expert within Flat Europe for the sinter plant and raw material yard domain.



The role provides technical expertise and support to the plants with the objective of improving operational performance, strengthening process safety and contributing to the long-term sustainability of installations.




Key Responsibilities




Operational Expertise and Plant Support

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of production units' performance in order to identify and propose improvement plans.


• Apply production and manufacturing process expertise to support operational performance improvement.


• Mobilize maintenance and R&D expertise from across the organization to address operational challenges.


• Support plants through on-site assignments.


• Organize support missions and ensure delivery within agreed timelines.


• Lead the Sinter Agora, defining and driving its work agenda with the approval of the department heads.


• Act as a recognized technical authority within the sinter community.


• Influence and inspire stakeholders without formal hierarchical authority.


• Proactively identify issues and propose appropriate solutions.


• Communicate effectively with all levels of the management chain within both the plants, up to COO level, and the CTO organization.


• Work autonomously and independently prioritize activities and initiatives.

Process Safety

• Act as the Process Safety expert within the sinter domain.


• Facilitate Bow-Tie workshops to identify and define the barriers required to prevent risks from occurring or to minimize their consequences.


• Advise plants on the implementation of these barriers.


• Evaluate deviations from established standards (red flags).


• Conduct audits.


• Support plants in prioritizing corrective actions.

Strategy and Investment Planning

• Contribute to the development of the vision and strategic plans for the sinter domain.


• Work with plants to define multi-year investment plans aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of installations.


• Support investment planning related to machinery, structures, and conveyor systems within raw material yard operations.


• Participate actively with project teams in the definition and execution of capital investment projects in accordance with the CIPM methodology.


• Represent CTO during the key project milestone reviews defined within the CIPM methodology.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.


• Operational Experience at sinter plants (process, operation).

Technical Knowledge

• Sinter plant operations and processes


• Raw material yard operations


• Production processes and manufacturing operations


• Performance analysis and continuous improvement methodologies


• Maintenance and reliability principles


• Process Safety management

Key Skills & Competencies



• Technical leadership



• Influencing skills



• Stakeholder management



• Problem solving



• Process Safety expertise



• Strategic thinking



• Project management



• Autonomy and prioritization



• Proactive mindset



• Cross-functional collaboration




Languages

• English: Professional proficiency.


• Additional European languages considered an asset.

Mobility / Travel

• Regular travel to Flat Europe plants.


• On-site support missions.

About Us



ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 15 countries. Our material is part of the fabric of life. What we produce makes a difference - to individuals, communities, businesses and society. At ArcelorMittal, the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees are our top priorities. We believe that every accident is avoidable, and it is essential for every employee, from the shop floor to the management committee, to hold this belief.



Our purpose is to produce ever smarter steels that have a positive benefit for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.




About the Team



Do you want to make an impact? We're looking for talented people to join a global community. ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company. Our material is part of the fabric of life. Our purpose - and the reason why we exist - is to create smarter steels for people and planet. Help us develop the material that tomorrow's world will be made of. In return, we offer endless career opportunities, international experiences in a diverse, multi-cultural organisation, working with leading experts, and lifelong learning through the ArcelorMittal University.



CTO - Our Mission:

• Develop and maintain an ArcelorMittal technology strategy fully encompassing all functional capabilities of Digitalization technologies


• CTO organization will maintain the highest level of technical expertise to ensure that all factors contributing to world class levels of reliability and quality and reduction of manufacturing related WIP are properly addressed


• Ensure excellence in Capital Project Execution


• Help assure that proposed capital investments are essential and achieve state of the art performance at lowest capex outlay via appropriate technological choices and strategy


• Help assure that all elements of project execution are done on time and on-budget through diligent planning and correctly monitoring all stages of the project


• Ensure Technical Excellence


• Jointly with the local segments, assist in developing a technical competency strategy and help institute plans to pro-actively fill competency gaps leveraging expertise of the CTO team, segments, Global R&D and ArcelorMittal University


• Capitalizing on the inherent strengths of the Twinning concept help to assure that a system is in place to develop, assist in implementation and report out on actions to close gaps to benchmark