Consult with steel customers to optimize furnace operations (BOF/EAF/AOD), analyze slag chemistry and refractory performance, collect operational data, support trials and refractory installations, write reports and recommendations, and create/present EAF best-practice SOPs.
HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Value Added Services team as a Steel Operations Specialist.
Summary
The Steel Operations Specialist is responsible for working with HWI’s steel customers to consult on operational processes and practices and provide support on trials and refractory installations as required. Consulting will include but not be limited to BOF/EAF/AOD steelmaking process and involvement in metallurgy, slag chemistry, MgO optimization for improved refractory life, ladle slag chemistry, EAF power profiles, collect operational data as required, writing reports and recommendations, etc.
Responsibilities
- Work with customers to optimize furnace operations process and practices
- Collecting operational data from customers
- Writing reports and recommendations
- Furnace slag chemistry analysis and recommendations
- Trial and refractory installation support
- Creating and presenting best practice SOP on EAF operations
Requirements
- Metallurgical degree or 10 years equivalent experience in EAF, and/or AOD steelmaking
- operations required. Refractory installation knowledge of EAF’s is preferred
- Extensive knowledge of refractory applications in EAF, and/or AOD steelmaking process
- with an excellent working knowledge of metallurgical slags and the effects of operational practices.
- Minimum of 10 years EAF, or AOD operational melting and steelmaking experience.
- on refractory performance
- Strong customer presentation skills
- Proficient in MS Office: Excel, Work and PowerPoint
- Minimum of high school diploma
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Physical Activity: Requires between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time sitting, talking and hearing; and less than 1/3 of the time, standing, walking, using hands and fingers, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling.
- Lifting: Requires lifting up to 50 pounds less than 1/3 of the time.
- Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision.
- Environment: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of the time in an office setting, working near moving mechanical parts, and exposed to fumes, airborne particles; and less than 1/3 of the time in high, precarious places, working near toxic or caustic chemical, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, vibration and outdoor weather conditions.
- Noise: Requires working loud conditions.
Similar Jobs
Machine Learning • Payments • Security • Software • Financial Services
Leads a team providing advanced Tier 4/L3 support for enterprise applications. Responsibilities include resolving complex production issues, performing root-cause analysis, guiding software development and architecture, mentoring engineers, improving reliability and observability, designing automation, managing incidents, and partnering with development, infrastructure, security, and cloud teams across Microsoft and Azure environments.
Top Skills:
.NetAPIsCi/CdCloud-Native ApplicationsDatabasesDistributed SystemsIisAzureMonitoring ToolsObservability ToolsWindows Server
.png)
eCommerce • Fintech • Hardware • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Own a local territory through highly field-driven, full-cycle sales. Generate pipeline via in-person outreach, networking, events, and partnerships; conduct demos; close deals; build seller relationships; support onboarding; and exceed quota. The role focuses on selling Square’s integrated commerce, software, hardware, and financial services solutions to restaurants, retailers, and service businesses while maintaining accurate Salesforce activity, forecasting, and pipeline management.
Top Skills:
Salesforce
eCommerce • Fintech • Hardware • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Coordinate cross-functional product go-to-market programs from planning through launch, adoption, and optimization. Build project plans, operating mechanisms, launch documentation, feedback loops, status updates, and decision logs. Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, Enablement, Analytics, Finance, and leadership to align stakeholders, manage dependencies, identify blockers, and improve execution. Translate operational data and customer or field feedback into clear priorities and recommendations.
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.
Key Facts About Chicago Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
