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03WCM What they’re saying
04Occupational hygiene Keeping our workplace safe
05Customer Profile Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd.
06Fresh faces Meet four of our summer students, interns and co-ops
02ArcelorMittal’s global automotive businessIntroducing VAMA – a greenfield advanced automotive steel plant in China
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1 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco | July 2014 Global News2
ArcelorMittal launches automotive steel plant in ChinaArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co (VAMA) officially opened its advanced automotive steel plant in China on June 15, beginning a new era of automotive manufacturing in the country.
The building of the VAMA plant involved many ArcelorMittal employees, some of whom were seconded from our sites in Europe and the Americas, to work on this landmark project and join the VAMA team.
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VAMA, the joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Chinese company Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Co., will produce high-strength automotive steels for the Chinese market. Located in the economic zone of Loudi, Hunan Province, and built on a greenfield site, this is one of the major investment projects jointly approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce. The total investment is 5.2 billion yuan (US$832 million).
With support from ArcelorMittal sites around the world, our company has contributed the most advanced automotive steel production technology available, including Advanced and Ultra High Strength Steel (AHSS and UHSS) grades with levels of up to 1,200 MPa, Usibor® 1500 – a steel for hot stamping – and assisted with the completion of the quality control and R&D systems.
With the Chinese government introducing increasingly strict environmental regulations, and the market for automotive steels growing around 10-12 per cent a year, the demand for high- quality, high-strength automotive steels made with ArcelorMittal knowhow is growing rapidly.
The two-year construction project, involving more than 2,000 workers, was completed on schedule, achieving more than six million safe work hours, making it one of the safest steel projects in China. The completed project, which was built in 730 days compared with an industry average of three and a half years, will initially provide more than 600 high-skilled jobs, with plans to create more jobs as production increases.
Speaking at the event, our chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal, thanked employees:
“After two years of dedication and hard work, the VAMA plant is open! Congratulations to everyone who has made today possible. VAMA
stands as an example to others as to what can be achieved.”
China has the world’s fastest-growing automotive market, recording a 16 per cent increase in car sales to 18 million units last year, and is expected to account for 35 per cent of worldwide automotive growth between now and 2020.
VAMA will produce state-of-the-art grade steels for safe and cost-efficient lightweight design, superior surface quality and coating technology, helping to meet rapid growth in demand for advanced automotive steels in China. The annual production capacity will be 1.5 million tons, including 800,000 tons of cold-rolled coils, 200,000 tons of aluminium-coated coils and 500,000 tons of hot-dip galvanized coils. VAMA covers a large range of automotive steel products, including those for visible structural parts, chassis and wheels.
VAMA aims to supply international carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers as well as promote high-end solutions to domestic car manufacturers and their supplier networks. These include ArcelorMittal’s major customers in China, such as Volkswagen, GM, Ford, PSA, Daimler-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Renault, Fiat and Nissan, as well as leading domestic manufacturers such as Geely, Chery, Dongfeng, Guangzhou Auto, Shanghai Auto and Changan.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by our company’s chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal; ArcelorMittal GMB member, Sudhir Maheshwari; Vice President automotive worldwide, Brian Aranha; CEO of India and China, Vijay Bhatnagar; and VAMA CEO, Sanjay Sharma.
Senior Chinese leaders attended including Mr. Cao Huiquan, Chairman and CEO of Hunan Valin Steel; Hunan Governor, Du Jiahao; and Hunan Vice Governor, Chen Zhaoxiong, underlining the importance of the manufacturing project to the development of the automotive industry in China.
Speaking in Loudi, Mr. Mittal said the completion of the major project with six million safe work
hours, on schedule and within budget was a “remarkable achievement which sets a new standard in our industry,” adding:
“The most advanced technology has been extended to
VAMA, which is therefore ideally positioned to give auto manufacturers greater flexibility to produce lighter, safer and more environmentally friendly cars for customers in China.”
Hundreds of VAMA employees attended the event on Sunday, June 15, which took place inside the VAMA plant. Vama employees celebrated the start of production, together with
ArcelorMittal employees who have contributed to VAMA’s success to date, and suppliers from around the world including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the USA.
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“After two years of dedication and hard work, the VAMA plant is open! Congratulations to everyone who has made today possible. VAMA stands as an example to others as to what can be achieved.” With these words, our chairman and CEO, Mr Mittal, thanked the thousands of people who were involved in the construction of ArcelorMittal’s joint venture automotive steels plant in China.
Jurgen Cobbaut, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at VAMA, was one of the early ones to take up the opportunity to move to China and join the project. Moving at the beginning of 2011 from Cologne, Germany, where he was a resident engineer for the Ford-Volvo group, he took with him what he had learned
about the demands of the automotive industry, the challenges it faces, and how steel could provide what the sector needed.
While he has always had wanderlust, moving to China was even more special as “there are only a few countries in the world that have such a different culture; China being one of them in all aspects language, food, living and working.”
He sums up his experience: “I find it fascinating to be part of a team that is building a completely new mill. This is the first greenfield project within our flat carbon activities in years. Every day is a learning process. Being a part of a greenfield project requires a drastic increase in the speed of this learning process. New challenges force you to learn and adapt. I believe this will give all of us the possibility to better adapt to difficult situations in our future careers.”
Babs Verhoosel, the chief marketing officer for VAMA, also joined in 2011. But having already been in China for 12 years and able to speak Chinese, “it was more of a natural choice rather than a plunge into the unknown,” she says. “I have learned and still am learning a lot every day, which pushes me outside my comfort zone and makes work and life really interesting.”
On June 15, Babs joined Hunan Valin and ArcelorMittal colleagues for a group photo (pictured) “celebrating a moment that moved me almost to tears.”
The best for our first plant in China
The technology being used at the VAMA plant goes hand-in-hand with the expertise of those currently working at VAMA. ArcelorMittal’s strong tradition of knowledge-exchange was honoured for this project – a special technology assistance and
transfer team was created.Colleagues Marc Burty and
Philippe Hennechart, who were both part of the project, were recognized with prestigious awards from the Chinese government for their work with Lianyuan Steel (LYS) - a subsidiary of Hunan Valin Steel in which ArcelorMittal owns a stake – helping build the plant’s capacity to produce automotive grades of steel for VAMA.
Philippe, who moved to China with his wife and two children, speaks of the sense of community within everyone working at VAMA: “It is strong and has been created through the relations we have on a daily basis, how we work as a team and how we have handled difficulties and shared success together. There is an identity and common ‘leitmotiv’ to the group of individuals here.”
Congratulations to all those who walked the road to VAMA’s official start of production on June 15, 2014.
VAMA dream team celebrates start of productionWith the successful start of production at our VAMA joint venture in China, 1 Magazine celebrates the contribution of those who moved from across the world to VAMA with ‘an open heart and open mind’ and helped make it happen.
Our chairman and CEO, Mr. Mittal; GMB member, Sudhir Maheshwari; and vice president automotive worldwide, Brian Aranha, tour the company’s newest plant in Loudi, China with VAMA CEO, Sanjay Sharma.
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Our world class mindsetThe World Class Manufacturing (WCM) system continues to evolve at ArcelorMittal Dofasco with more than 1,000 employees having participated since its official launch in 2012. However, its beginnings at Dofasco date back to 1999, when executives began to look for a continuous improvement system that was right for our organization.
« After being on a WCM team and participating in the Leading WCM program I feel that I can personally make a difference in this company. I have a higher sense of pride and ownership towards my work and I am always looking for safer and better ways to do it. »
Josh Hogan, Assistant Team Leader KOBM Operations, Steelmaking.
« WCM is a very exciting new business transformation. I feel this is what will continue to keep us ahead of the pack. WCM is for all of us! »
Frank Brillinger Team Leader, DSG
« I have had the fortunate experience of leading a WCM team around formalizing a procedure for investigating opacity emissions - identifying the source of leak(s) within an oven, mapping the location sources on an oven map and performing target repairs based on the information provided. The biggest challenge I have had in learning and working within WCM has been changing the way we think. We spend so much time focusing, applying resources and money to make things better… ‘To make money you have to spend money.’ We lose sight of identifying losses and how those losses impact our overall productivity and profitability. There are a lot of things we can do as an organization to eliminate waste and restore capability and what’s more is that it costs very little (if anything at all). WCM is about changing the way we think. »
Jodi Kesik Senior Coke Process Coordinator
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Sean Donnelly, VP Manufacturing, remembers the journey to launching WCM at ArcelorMittal Dofasco well and says it was a very methodical and judicious approach to ensuring the right system was chosen and adapted
to Dofasco. “The process really began in 1999 with the opening of the DSG line and our trial of Total Productive Maintenance. Since then, Dofasco people have visited different sites around the world and conducted research to learn about various systems for continuous improvement. We traveled to the U.S. and Europe and saw a number of different approaches.”
In the end, the benchmarking exercise pointed to WCM as the right solution. Sean also says that it was important to ensure that WCM was customized to Dofasco in order to ensure that it will become the way we work and the basis for how we identify and eliminate loss: “It was critical to tailor the system to our unique culture and circumstance. The
time we took to be certain about the right approach is paying off as we now have a continuous improvement system that is being driven by the knowledge of our employees. It isn’t just a few hundred people working on improvement projects. Soon it will be everyone. But, it will take some time to grow in the organization and for everyone to become involved.”
For Bronko Jazvac, Director WCM and Health and Safety, the system represents another journey for the company. “WCM is a natural continuation of our improvement efforts and an evolution of our culture and the approach is intended to take us to world class performance,” he says. “It’s a mindset and culture that builds on our belief that our strength is people.”
Bronko teaches others about WCM by explaining the goal is to achieve ‘0-1-100’. “We are on a journey to have 0 loss and waste, with 1 continuous improvement management system, and 100 per cent engagement from employees,” he says. “It’s a world class mindset and practices that will help us to beat our competition to remain the best performer in the industry.”
« It is great to have a cross functional team because it brings in a lot of different points of view that you wouldn’t get if you only had individuals who were embedded in the process. For we ‘1st wavers’ I think learning the WCM theory is just as important as what we achieve, as we can apply this theory to further teams. »
Krystal Legge Account Representative, Automotive Sales
« I have seen people in a WCM team tend to convey their ideas more freely and openly than they do on the shop floor. When following the ideology of WCM correctly, teams gather an abundance of data in the early stages. With all of that information, they are able to produce well thought-out ideas and apply more ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. Since these teams tend to be smaller in size than the usual operations team size (five to eight people typically), I have found there is less of a struggle for people to be heard by everyone and that the group encourages everyone to participate. »
James Pinder, Team Leader Pickling and Cold Roll Products
WCM is all about people – people driving improvement in their day to day work by learning to identify and eliminate loss and waste. Recently, 1 Magazine met with some of the more than 1,000 employees that have engaged with WCM in their business unit to ask them about their experiences with WCM. Here’s what they had to say!
What they’re saying about WCM
1 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco | July 2014 Local News4
Racing ahead with Personal Best programCandice [email protected]
ArcelorMittal Dofasco recently celebrated the end of another
successful Personal Best program. The third annual wellness and fitness initiative helped 314 employees race their way to better health through increased activity levels, healthy eating and specific fitness goals.
New for this year was a Tractivity monitor to help count the number of steps each participant took and a team competition to encourage people to keep walking. The goal of the competition was to either cover the Route 66 distance (2,448 miles) or the TransCanada trail (14,283 miles). The Tractivity monitors were a key factor in keeping participants motivated to increase their activity levels and, in many cases, showed employees how inactive their daily lifestyle can be.
The program began and ended with biometric screenings that measured body fat, blood pressure, glucose levels, cholesterol and other important health factors. During the five-month challenge, the coaches tailored flexible programs for each participant, which included free training sessions in one of our on-site gyms, a detailed exercise manual and nutrition tips. Upon completion of the challenge, each person reviewed their improved results with a personal fitness coach and discussed tips to continue their wellness journey.
Each year, the number of participants grows as employees notice the dramatic improvements their Personal Best co-workers have made. Around 20 per cent returned in 2014 to continue their fitness journey and one team (Team Neon) even had a 94 per cent completion rate (number of team members who saw the five-month program through to the end).
“The level of participation exceeded our expectations,” says Lindsay Knight, Lifestyle Coordinator. “The participants went above and beyond what we asked of them and turned exercise and healthy eating into a fun, team event, which was the secret to their success.”
Bruce McConachie, (Pipefitter, Hot Mill), lost a significant 5.8 per cent body fat by using an online exercise tracker (myfitnesspal) every day, riding his bike to work, wearing the Tractivity monitor and reducing his night time snacking. “Knowing that I was going to be re-measured was part of what kept me motivated,” says Bruce.
Leading the way to a healthier 2014, was the senior management team who competed in the Around the Bay Road Race and encouraged employees to keep going. In June, Brad Davey, VP of Commercial, gave a particularly poignant talk about his battle with cancer and inspired other employees to get fit.
“Hearing Brad speak about his struggle to overcome cancer, made me want to work harder to lose weight and get fit,” said Giovanni Cisternino, (Millwright, Hot Mill). Joining the Personal Best program for the third year, Giovanni had already lost an incredible 107 lbs, and this year set his sights on fitness. “I was determined to compete in the 30 K Around the Bay Road Race. It took a lot of willpower and encouragement, especially with the cold winter we had, but I finished the race in a ‘personal best’ of 2 hours and 41 minutes!”
Impressive results such as Giovanni’s inspire Personal Best participants to come back for more. The daily fitness classes, healthy eating seminars and smoking cessation programs keep people motivated and drive Dofasco employees to be the healthiest they can be.
It’s not too late to sign up for health and wellness! Lifestyle coordinators are ready to help you start your journey to a healthier 2014. If you want to join hundreds of other employees to lose weight, kick that bad habit or finish a race, call Lindsay Knight at extension 3922.
Bruce McConachie, (Hot Mill), lost an impressive 5.8 per cent of his body fat while participating in this year’s Personal Best program.
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Facts and ‘slimmer’ figures!• 314 people registered for the 2014 Personal
Best program• 20 per cent were repeat Personal Best
participants who wanted to continue their wellness journey
• Participants lost 600lbs of fat in total!• 15 people managed to lower their blood
pressure enough to no longer be considered high-risk
• 109 people competed in the Around the Bay Road Race and raised $23,000 for St. Joseph’s Healthcare
In 2013, Giovanni Cisternino, (Hot Mill), ran the 5 km in the Around the Bay Road Race. This year, he knocked off a 2:41 in the 30 km race with the help of the Personal Best program.
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As part of the Health and Safety team, Don Krymuza and Cam Sheldrake are occupational hygiene specialists who are focused on the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards in our work environments.
Don says that their work is closely aligned to our “Stop. Challenge. Choose.” approach to Health and Safety. “When these concepts or principles are consistently applied, we really can have an effective Health and Safety Program,” he says.
Their goal is to ensure that employees and contractors do not suffer adverse health effects from substances used or generated by industrial processes.
In other words, their role is to identify potential hazards such as chemical or gas exposures; physical hazards like noise or radiation; or biological hazards like mould, and help eliminate or reduce these factors.
“The most prevalent occupational disease we see is noise-induced hearing loss,” Cam says. “But it is easily avoidable if hearing protection is worn 100 percent of the time when exposed to noise.”
For the two certified Occupational Hygienists, there is no typical day. “Our job is to help protect our employees and contractors by monitoring, measuring and providing suggestions to minimize exposures to hazardous substances,” says Don. “That may mean responding to employee concerns or accidental exposures. Or, we can be doing proactive measurements or investigations to identify potential issues before they happen, including in the engineering design of new processes or equipment. Once identified, we recommend improvements based on our experience and standards or we conduct research to identify best practices.”
Don and Cam use a variety of sampling equipment including CO monitors, sound level meters, air sampling pumps, heat stress devices and electromagnetic field detectors. Sometimes the two ask employees to assist by wearing a monitoring device like a pump and filter or noise monitor over the course of a shift. The information gathered is then analyzed either onsite or at an off-site lab. The results are then reviewed and Don and Cam may recommend controls such as changing or modifying processes, engineering controls, administrative controls or personal protective equipment to reduce or eliminate the risks.
They also review all new chemicals proposed for use on site. Cam reviews the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to determine the level of risk with the substance. For some substances, recommending safe practices when using the material will bring the risk to an acceptable level, while for others, like asbestos, they will simply not be approved for use. Sometimes the team will recommend a less hazardous procedure or a safer substance such as pre-mixed chemicals. Cam also works with the Environment team to review
all new materials. Similarly, all applicable equipment, like radiation or x-ray devices, is reviewed to ensure stringent regulatory and Dofasco requirements are met. Whatever the recommendation, the goal is to ensure we all have a healthy and safe work environment.
To help achieve this, Don, Cam and the rest of the Health and Safety team try to anticipate health hazards, assess risks, develop control measures and provide technical as well as substance expertise, to make Dofasco a safe and healthy workplace.
Anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling hazards in your work environmentArcelorMittal Dofasco’s occupational hygiene specialists monitor and address potential chemical, physical and biological hazards in the workplace.
Cam Sheldrake, Senior Health and Safety Specialist, uses an ionizing radiation survey meter to measure x-ray radiation.
Using a CEL-480 sound level meter, Don Krymuza, Health and Safety Specialist, checks noise levels being emitted from equipment.
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Samuel, Son & Co., Limited was started by brothers Mark and Lewis Samuel in Toronto in 1855 and is still owned by the Samuel Family today. In the beginning, the company was a hardware and metals import/export business. Today, Samuel is the oldest and largest family owned metals processor and distributor in North America, with its headquarters in Mississauga.
The Samuel group includes 20 companies and more than 110 locations in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Australia and most recently, China. The company offers its customers solutions in the distribution, transportation, processing and manufacturing of metals and industrial products.
Samuel and its divisions are active members in numerous trade associations, which help to ensure the industry is driven by progressive, high-quality, and safe standards. Quality, health and safety are top priorities at Samuel. The company scrutinizes its work with a zero margin for error and their locations adhere to worldwide Quality Certification Management systems.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco has been a valued supplier to Samuel, Son & Co., Limited since 1957. We supply hot rolled, cold rolled, tin plate, galvalume, pre-painted and galvanized steel to Samuel. In turn, Samuel meets the needs of a diverse range of industries including: aerospace; automotive; building and construction;
chemical processing; energy; food service; manufacturing; medical; military and defense; packaging; pressure vessel; and other transportation industries.
Samuel is also a supplier to ArcelorMittal Dofasco offering processing and pickling services. The company’s processing services for flat rolled carbon steel are extensive – leveling, cut-to-length for standard and custom lengths, slitting and edging, machining, drilling, roll forming, laser cutting and stamping are some of the services offered.
Carl Parker, Chief Procurement Officer from Samuel, Son & Co. recently took some time to provide 1 Mag with a glimpse into this 5th generation family company.
Q: Samuel and Dofasco have been working together for a long time. What makes the relationship successful?
A: There are many things that make the relationship between Samuel and Dofasco successful. The first and easiest is that ArcelorMittal Dofasco makes the high quality products that Samuel supplies to the market. Second is mutual trust and respect that transcends the changes in the business. Third are the people. Your slogan “Our product is steel. Our strength is people,” resonates quite well between Samuel and ArcelorMittal Dofasco. Fourth is commitment. We believe ArcelorMittal Dofasco is
committed to the steel market for the long term, but you are also committed to your customers. Innovation and service adds strength in our relationship as well. Samuel and ArcelorMittal Dofasco have worked closely together to develop new and innovative ways to do business. This is not only in the products supplied, but also in the ways they are consumed and delivered to the market. Finally, is longevity, where Samuel has been a customer of ArcelorMittal Dofasco for many years. One of Samuel’s key beliefs is long term sustainable relationships. We believe we have this with ArcelorMittal Dofasco and look forward to a relationship long into the future.
Q: Successful multi-generational family businesses are rare. What has been the key to Samuel’s success over 159 years? It’s an incredible history!
A: M & L Samuel was started in 1855 by Mark and Lewis Samuel as a ‘hardware and metals import/export’ business downtown Toronto. In 1931, Sigmund Samuel, son of Lewis, became sole owner and changed the name to Samuel, Son & Co., Limited. As the company has grown it has faced many challenges and opportunities over the years and now, after 159 years, we continue to prosper with over 110 locations and annual revenue in excess of $3.5 billion. With a continuous focus on
growth, we are now thriving with the 5th generation of Samuels now at the helm. Our commitment remains to our internal and external stakeholders and we are proud to continue the Samuel Way for our future 6th generation and beyond.
Q: What do you value most in a steel supplier?
A: At Samuel we believe quality is our competitive edge and we expect no less from our suppliers. Other factors such as service and total cost also play key roles in our supply value chain. We look to our suppliers as resources for innovation and technical support. We want to make sure our suppliers feel they are a valuable part of our supply chain and our successes are mutual. Finally, we want our suppliers to think of us a vital part in the supply chain to the market and as well as an extension of them.
Q: Samuel, Son & Co. buys hot roll, cold roll, tin plate, galvalume, pre-painted and galvanized steel from ArcelorMittal Dofasco. What are the common end uses for these steels after they leave your company?
A: Samuel’s common end
uses are very similar to those ArcelorMittal Dofasco supplies, including automotive and other transportation such as rail, energy, construction, agriculture, general manufacturing, tubing and packaging.
Q: With the challenges of the Canadian manufacturing landscape, how can ArcelorMittal Dofasco ensure Samuel’s continued success?
A: It is critical for our futures that we are both competitive through all market cycles so the best way ArcelorMittal Dofasco can help support Samuel is to continue to work with us as a partner. We need to work together to ensure that manufacturing in Canada grows. In Canada, we have seen the manufacturing industry shift towards the United States and Mexico so we must continuously look together for ways to solve our customers’ issues so they want to continue to manufacture and invest here in Canada.
Q: What would you want ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees to know most about Samuel, Son & Co.?
A: We at Samuel, Son & Co.
pride ourselves on our relationship with our customers, our partnerships with our suppliers and our commitment to our employees. We are not just a distributor of metal. We are also a manufacturer of products. We manufacture roll formed sections, we make strapping and other packaging products, we produce pressure vessels and we also make tubing. We add value to the material supplied by ArcelorMittal Dofasco. We are also a supplier to ArcelorMittal Dofasco. We pickle product from ArcelorMittal Dofasco, and we process ArcelorMittal Dofasco product by slitting, cut-to-length and manufacturing first operations blanks.
We are a long standing family business that carries values and beliefs that are unwavering. Our commitment to our communities, environment, people and suppliers is central to our business success. We continuously strive to improve our quality and value to our customers while ensuring the successful future of our company.
Learn more about Samuel, Son & Co. at www.samuel.com.
Meet Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd. - a long standing customer and a 159-year old companySamuel is the oldest and largest family owned metals process and distributor in North America. The company has been our customer for 57 years.
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When Jeff Aultman (I.T. Manufac-turing Systems) signed up for an ArcelorMittal Solidarity Holiday, he didn’t realize what a big impact it would have on both his life and the lives of others. “It was an
experience I will never forget,” says Jeff.
Jeff didn’t know what to expect when he heard he had been selected out of hundreds of applicants to join a team of eight international volunteers to build a new school for children living near ArcelorMittal’s facilities in Buchanan, Liberia. Before the volunteers arrived, 300 students
aged five to 14 attended school in a cramped, small house with inadequate classrooms and poor sanitation. In just two months, the children received a new building, four times the size of their old school, and equipped with teaching tools like blackboards. It took a huge team effort shared between the eight volunteers and 45 local ArcelorMittal Liberia
employees. “It was hard work! Concrete
didn’t come in cement trucks, not in Liberia. It was all made by hand {or should I say by shovel}. We made concrete, put up ceilings, constructed blackboard frames, installed flooring and plastered walls,” adds Jeff. “While we worked it was a great opportunity to talk and find out about people, their
families, their kids and their interests. I was impressed, not only with the team’s work ethic, but I felt there was a strong desire we all shared to make things better.”
It wasn’t all hard work though. The volunteers met the excited students, tested their balloon-making and juggling skills and played sports with the older kids. Meanwhile, three other volunteers with medical experience performed eye tests, issued more than 650 glasses and provided dental hygiene services.
“I tell people it’s a very poor country, but I also say that it is rich with the desire to improve. I saw such enthusiasm in the children for the new school!”
During the evenings, the volunteers and local employees had time to reflect on the bigger picture and discuss how they felt about the project.
“An ArcelorMittal Liberia co-worker told us that the local people will remember that we came as friends and colleagues from different countries to help them. We came to lend a hand when help was needed. Meeting
people from far-away countries is a life-changing experience for them.”
At the end of the week-long Solidarity Holiday, the students and volunteers gathered to celebrate the opening of the school with a special ceremony. The children sang, danced and presented certificates of thanks to the volunteers. In return, the team gave the students toys, candies, shoes, paper, crayons and a world map.
Now back home in Canada, Jeff has had time to think about his experience and share it with friends, co-workers and family.
“I have always known that I am fortunate, but to know through life-experience is really ‘knowing.’ I’m proud to be associated with the efforts taking place in Liberia. I don’t care what the reasons for helping are, it’s just the right thing to do.”
*Watch this space in the September issue of 1 Magazine to hear about Phil Read’s Solidarity Holiday in Poland.
Lending a helping hand in Liberia: Dofasco’s Jeff Aultmun joins Solidarity Holiday team
Demonstrating the power of international teamwork, Jeff Aultman (I.T. Manufacturing Systems) joined a team of ArcelorMittal volunteers in Liberia to build a safer and larger school for these children.
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Devyn Clement, a mechanical engineering intern, had been sitting in morning production meetings in steelmaking and kept hearing and seeing the same complaint about the marking machine, which welds tags on slabs exiting the caster.
So, he did something about it. He brought together experts Mark Dean and Steve Shepard from Steelmaking maintenance, and Lucian Iordache from CTS technology, as well as the supplier to hammer out the problems and potential solutions.
“We did some trials to find the optimal settings as people were just using their own settings. Then we did a bit of a communication campaign and talked to the operators to ensure the settings were not changed.”
“Through different improvement initiatives we got it down to nearly zero dropped tags and it was completely off the shift comments,” Devyn says. Today, the process is stable with an approximate 75 per cent improvement in failed tag welds per day.
Proving that the system could be maintained rather than replaced coupled with Devyn’s work with the Steelmaking Technology team caught the eye of those around him and even resulted in him being mistaken as a WCM consultant. He led several WCM teams through a game exercise around exchange of die concepts.
Devyn is one of more than 100 students working on site in intern, co-op and summer student positions on assignments ranging from four to 16 months. Interns have placements of eight, 12 or 16 months while co-ops undertake four month assignments. The work is credited towards their academic program and this group of employees form part of the company’s applicant pool for permanent positions at the end of their schooling. Meanwhile, summer students come to ArcelorMittal Dofasco for a four month summer work assignment.
A plumb summer job There are 44 children of
current or retired employees working around the company for the summer, performing housekeeping duties such as painting, cleaning and data entry. Carly Pokoradi and Olivia MacIsaac are two of those students who have been painting both inside and out. Carly is a student at Studio 58, a theatre school in Vancouver, BC while Olivia is a graphic design student at Fanshawe College.
Their summer stint began with more than three days of training, including Situational Management and Risk Training (SMART). As a result, both say that they have a new appreciation for recognizing hazards. “This is work I’ll be doing if I work in production in the theatre. It makes me look back at what I had been doing and now with this training I’ll definitely be doing it differently,” Carly says.
The pair spent the first six weeks painting outside in parking lots and various assignments and will finish out the summer painting conference rooms in the Main Office. Both say they are grateful for the opportunity to learn more about their parents’ company. Olivia’s father, Dave, is with Cold Roll Products while brother Matt is in operations at No.2 CPCM. Carly’s father, Dennis, is with Tubular Products as is her uncle Rick Pokoradi. Another uncle, Tom Pokoradi, was also an employee as were her great grandfathers, Andrew Pokoradi and John Timkovich.
“You see how your parents go to work every day,” Olivia says. “To me, it’s like a community…it’s like a whole different world in here and it’s cool to see that and learn about it. I never thought I’d be so interested in it. It’s amazing.”
From tube operations to co-op student
For Kyle Hobbs, his four-month co-op placement is in familiar territory. After completing a degree in Sociology/Criminology at Brock University, Kyle spent two years working as a casual in tubular products. He then enrolled in George Brown College’s one year Human Resource Management program.
“I loved my two years in operations and really enjoyed the people. However, I was conflicted and didn’t feel as though I was contributing in the best way that I could,” Kyle says.
These days, Kyle is working with the Employee Relations team in Human Resources. He’s one of 48 co-op and intern
students at ArcelorMittal Dofasco so far in 2014.
“They’ve given me an opportunity to utilize the skills I learned in school and I’ve been involved in a number of projects that are high level in terms of meaning to the company and to me.”
During his placement Kyle has attended a community event with the company, a professional development conference and even volunteered with Team Orange with his HR colleagues.
“I’ve told my friends at school that I think I definitely got the best placement out of anyone [in my class] because of the type of work I’m doing and the amount of autonomy and responsibility I’ve been given,” he says.
When Kyle is done his program at the end of his co-op placement he says his sights are set on a full time position with ArcelorMittal Dofasco. “I love this city and what this company does for this city. It puts people to work and provides meaningful work.”
Learning the ropesIf you’ve noticed a more youthful appearance around the company as of late, it’s no coincidence. In May, we welcomed a plentiful crop of this year’s new summer students, interns and co-ops to Dofasco who will stay anywhere from four to 16 months.
Olivia MacIsaac (left) and Carly Pokoradi (right) are two of 44 summer students working at ArcelorMittal Dofasco. “To me, it’s like a community…it’s like a whole different world in here and it’s cool to see that and learn about it. I never thought I’d be so interested in it. It’s amazing,” Carly says of her summer job.
Devyn Clement is a Mechanical Engineering student at McMaster University currently on an intern assignment with ArcelorMittal Dofasco. He spent one year in Steelmaking as a Reliability Coordinator and will finish his 15 month assignment with the Energy Department.
Kyle Hobbs (left) is spending his summer working in Employee Relations with Manager Roseanne Lasowski. Kyle was a two year casual employee in tubular before going back to school to study Human Resources Management at George Brown College. He will graduate from his program after completing his four month co-op placement at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Family skatingFamily Skating – 2014-15 Season – Cashiers and Patrollers
Cashiers and patrollers are needed for the 2014-15 family skating season. ArcelorMittal Dofasco dependents ages 13 and up are eligible to apply for these jobs. Those interested in applying must send a resume and cover letter to the Recreation Centre. Resumes are to be received no later than Friday, September 12th.
Babysitting CourseSunday, October 19th, 20149:00am-5:00pmRecreation CentreOpen to students ages 11 and upRegistration forms available at the Recreation Centre - for further information, contact the office at 905-560-5886, then press “0”
In June, ArcelorMittal Canada was named one of Canada’s Top Foreign Corporate Citizens for 2013. The award, from Corporate Knights, is presented to corporations with substantial operations in Canada. Our company was recognized for its leadership on social responsibility and corporate citizenship.
Stephen Daeyoung Chung (Steelmaking Technology), Joydeep Sengupta (Research and Development), and Mehrnoosh Afnan (World Class Manufacturing) were recently awarded the Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s 2014 Continuous Casting Best Paper Award. Their paper was titled “Stopper Rod Dithering Trials at ArcelorMittal Dofasco No. 1 Continuous Caster” and
applied a preventive measure to keep the refractory channel at the caster free from clogging with alumina inclusions. After successful implementation of the dithering strategy, caster operational performance was improved significantly. For example, controlled declogging events were reduced by 75 per cent and breakout alarms were reduced by 44 per cent. Slab downgrades were also reduced by 33 percent, resulting in approximately one additional slab per heat going to prime auto-exposed orders.
Sarodha Rajkumar (Environment) was named the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC) 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award at BARC’s AGM on Monday, June 23. Sarodha was
recognized for her outstanding service to BARC as a member of the Board of Directors and as chair of the Monitoring Committee for the past six years, overseeing production of BARC’s annual Toward Safe Harbours report on the progress of the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. BARC is a community not-for-profit group that assesses and promotes clean-up projects in Hamilton Harbour and its watershed. Learn more at www.hamiltonharbour.ca.
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ArcelorMittal Dofasco Ladies’ 59th Annual Golf Tournament“SCRAMBLE FORMAT” Friday, September 12th, 2014 • Chippewa Golf & Country Club$60.00 / 9 HOLES (only) – includes Golf / Cart / Dinner / PrizesShotgun start at 3:00 p.m.Deadline for applications – Friday, August 29th, 2014Registration forms available at the Recreation Centre – for further details, contact the office at 905-560-5886, then press “0”
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Snapshots!The people, places and events of ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Pathways to Education end of year celebration
Team Orange volunteers fired up the grill at a community barbecue event to help celebrate the end of another successful school year for the Pathways to Education program, which provides various educational support and mentoring services to youth in Hamilton. The program, with help from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Corporate Community Investment Fund, removes barriers to education by providing leadership, expertise and community programs to young people in need. Team Orange prepared and distributed food during the event. Demonstrating their barbecue skills, (left to right) Don Holdridge (Steelmaking Technology), Hannah Bergen (Purchasing), Martin Peckham (Volunteer), Jacqueline Cote (Rewind Line) and Ed Thomson (Retiree), prepare food for the celebration.
Burlington Sound of Music Festival’s ‘Sweet Seats’ raises money for the RBG
In mid-June, ArcelorMittal Dofasco partnered with the Sound of Music Festival to raise money for the local Green Angels Fund. Through the festival’s “Sweet Seats” program, the general public purchased and enjoyed premium seating and hospitality services for stage shows. All proceeds raised from these ticket sales were donated to the Green Angels Fund at The Royal Botanical Gardens. The fund aims to give every child an opportunity to fall in love with nature, especially disadvantaged and special needs children. Donations to the fund subsidize admission passes, memberships, school and children’s programming (including day camps), and transportation costs to The Royal Botanical Gardens. This year, over 3,700 local children will participate in the Green Angels program thanks, in part, to the $10,500 donated by ArcelorMittal Dofasco.Laura Oliver, New Grad Development Program, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, greets guest as they arrive to the sweet seats area and offers them orange juice.
(From left to right) Darlene Bennett-Howes of the Royal Botanical Gardens receives a cheque for $10,500 from Rob Parker, VP, Corporate Administration and Human Resources and Terry Sims and Andy Porecki of the Burlington Sound of Music Festival.
Team Orange goes green for gardens
At the end of May, Team Orange volunteers tested their green thumbs as they prepared vegetable beds for the Neighbour to Neighbour Centre’s local “Giving Garden.” The volunteers helped ready the soil to receive vegetable seeds. Later this year, fresh vegetables harvested from the garden will be distributed by the Neighbour to Neighbour Centre’s foodbank program. Here, Team Orange volunteers are hard at work digging earth and planting seeds. From left: Mike Maiesciuk (I.T. Communications Field Services), Bernard Buchanan (I.T.), Kathleen Steadman (Hot Mill Technology), Helen Mijic (I.T. Logistics Systems), Perry Furlotte (Coke & Iron Tech.), Denise Hicks (Hot Mill Control Systems), Ed Thomson (Retiree), Gregory Mcfarlane (Cold Roll and Tin Technology).
‘Big Bike’ raises big bucks with help of ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees
In early summer, residents in the east end of Hamilton were treated to quite a sight as 30 ArcelorMittal Dofasco employees rode a “big bike” around the area. Each year, 30 enthusiastic employees commit to each raise $50 or more for heart and stroke research and hop on the bike. This year, the team cycled 2km around the local community and raised more than $4,000. Pictured are: Caroline Anderson (Procurement & I.T.), Nella Andreoli (I.T. Solutions), Hannah Bergen (Purchasing), Andrew Blashkiw (No. 2 Coke Plant), Kevin Bowen (Information Systems – West), Bernard Buchanan (I.T.), Scott Chen (Metallurgy), Renato De Tina (Procurement & I.T.), Dianne Edwards (Executive Area), Cheryl Hill (I.T. Intel Security Email Services), Adrianne Kolich (Purchasing), Krystal Legge (Automotive), Danielle Lewis (Purchasing), Frank Miceli (Security), Helen Mijic (I.T. Logistics Systems), John O’Grady (I.T. Solutions), Janice O’Hoski (Purchasing), Jennifer Passalent (Purchasing), Laurence Petitinis (Corporate - ArcelorMittal Sourcing), Kristin Raab (Information Systems – West), Mark Radey (It Services), Liz Richardson (I.T. Business Management Systems), Tony Robinson (Purchasing), Cody Smit (Purchasing), Marilyn Stothart (Purchasing), Crystal Thompson (Marketing), Mickey Walker (Organization Development) and Kim Woods (Distribution Sales).
ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s annual Canada Day celebrations drew thousands of employees, family and friends to the F.H. Sherman Recreation and Learning Centre. The day featured entertainment, activities for the kids, a citizenship court ceremony as well as food and refreshments. This was the 30th annual Canada Day event for the company and was capped off by what some say are “the best fireworks in the city!.”President and CEO Jim Baske (far right) joins other dignitaries at the citizenship court ceremony including (l to r) Councillor Brad Clark, Canadian Military Service Veteran and Dofasco retiree Ken Griffith, RCMP Constable Dave O’Hara and Citizenship Court Judge Dr. Gary Warner. The citizenship ceremony was the first hosted by ArcelorMittal Dofasco and saw 40 new Canadians take the oath of citizenship.
Happy 147th birthday, Canada!
(From left) Jasmine (10), Jayden (7) and Jordis (4) Gould showed off their Canada pride at the celebrations. Their dad, Alex, works at No.2 Coke Plant.
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InternationalFour sites presented with an ArcelorMittal WCM award Dabrowa Gornicza (Poland), Tailored Blanks Senica (Slovakia), Celaya (Mexico) and Tailored Blanks Liège (Belgium), were recently presented with a bronze level ArcelorMittal World Class Manufacturing (WCM) award for outstanding performance achieved through the implementation of the methodology and associated con-tinuous improvement process. The award ceremony was held on June 3 in Desvres (France), led by group chief technology officer (CTO) and global head of Health and Safety, Frank Haers. 06/10/2014
AmericasArcelorMittal Brazil donates carbon credits to offset emissions for a ‘greener’ World Cup ArcelorMittal Brazil donated 70,000 tons of carbon credits to Brazil’s environmental ministry to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions during the football World Cup. The company responded to the ministry’s public invite to reduce emissions and received a ‘low carbon seal’ from Izabella Teixeira, Brazilian environment minister. 06/13/2014
Mont-Wright mine in Canada reaches new safety milestone Our open-pit mine in Mont-Wright, Quebec, recently completed three million man-hours with no lost-time injuries. Quebec-born Welterweight mixed martial arts champion, Georges St-Pierre, joined the celebrations in May and met employees. 06/05/2014
Africa Newcastle Works undertake major blast furnace reline Newcastle Works in South Africa has recently started a major project that will see the overhaul of its blast fur-nace No. 5. The investment, estimated at R1.6bn (around US$155 million), will increase steel production at New-castle Works from 1.7 to 1.9 million tons. Once complet-ed, the project will result in a more modern furnace which will be safer to operate. 05/27/2014
Europe New investments to increase productivity and quality in ArcelorMittal Asturias Two new investments have been approved for our ArcelorMittal Asturias sites in Avilés and Gijón (Spain), totalling an aggregate amount of €13.5 million. The up-grades will increase productivity at the Avilés pickling line and improve product quality at the Gijón heavy plate mill. 06/17/2014
ArcelorMittal Europe supplies steel for the Euro 2016 football stadium in Bordeaux ArcelorMittal Europe supplied 4,200 tons of steel beams in S275 and S355J0 grades and 500 tons of steel tubes for the New Bordeaux stadium (Nouveau Stade de Bor-deaux) that will be the new home to the Girondins de Bordeaux football club, and one of the playing venues of the Euro 2016 Championship. 06/12/2014For more information, go to www.myarcelormittal.com
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Cover Image:The VAMA plant, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Co, officially started producing steels for the automotive sector on June 15, 2014. Thanks to VAMA, advanced high strength steels will be made in China for the first time, supplying international carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers in a fast-growing market.
Antonio Agliata, on May 1, 2014, at the age of 79. Antonio worked in the Cold Mill and retired in 1992 with 22 years of service.
George Ashby, on March 4, 2014, at the age of 91. George worked in Development Engineering and retired in 1988 with 15 years of service.
Milan Benkovic, on May 8, 2014, at the age of 86. Milan worked in the Foundry - Power House and retired in 1991 with 36 years of service.
Wayne Bezeau, on April 10, 2014, at the age of 70. Wayne worked in Mechanical - Steel Castings and retired in 1992 with 27 years of service.
Slobodan Bjelajac, on March 29, 2014, at the age of 76. Slobodan worked in the Foundry and retired in 2003 with 34 years of service.
Roy Bloom, on May 9, 2014, at the age of 82. Roy worked in Personnel and retired in 1992 with 41 years of service.
Fredrick Brimner, on February 11, 2011, at the age of 72. Fredrick worked in the Cold Mill - #2 Pickle Line and retired in 2004 with 41 years of service.
George Cline, on April 26, 2014, at the age of 95. George worked in the Melt Shop and retired in 1983 with 38 years of service.
Jack Cooper, on April 14, 2014, at the age of 80. Jack worked in the #1 Melt Shop and retired in 1992 with 24 years of service.
John Corrigan, on March 15, 2014, at the age of 91. John worked in Central Maintenance and retired in 1986 with 29 years of service.
Ivan Crnkovic, on April 12, 2014, at the age of 89. Ivan worked in Masonry and retired in 1990 with 19 years of service.
Robert Croft, on March 23, 2014, at the age of 68. Robert worked in Cranes - #2 Melt Shop and retired in 2006 with 28 years of service.
Rade Dancuo, on May 28, 2014, at the age of 83. Rade worked in Cleaning Services and retired in 1991 with 27 years of service.
Antonio De Bellis, on March 18, 2014, at the age of 64. Antonio worked in the Blast Furnace and retired in 2009 with 36 years of service.
Alfonso Destro, on May 25, 2014, at the age of 89. Alfonso worked in Masonry and retired in 1990 with 25 years of service.
Giuseppe Di Lallo, on May 6, 2014, at the age of 81. Giuseppe worked in the Foundry and retired in 1998 with 30 years of service.
John Doise, on April 3, 2014, at the age of 67. John worked in the Foundry and retired in 2005 with 39 years of service.
Sidney Donnison, on April 6, 2014, at the age of 82. Sidney worked in Utilities and retired in 1992 with 24 years of service.
Jovan Dragas, on June 17, 2014, at the age of 87. Jovan worked in the #1 Melt Shop and retired in 1991 with 36 years of service.
Edward Fall, on May 24, 2014, at the age of 79. Edward worked in Electrical - Sheet & Galv and retired in 1991 with 32 years of service.
Michael Fiamelli, on May 2, 2014, at the age of 91. Michael worked in the Hot Mill and retired in 1989 with 41 years of service.
Michael Gigacz, on March 20, 2014, at the age of 66. Michael worked in the #4 Galvanize Team Operations and retired in 2011 with 32 years of service.
Jack Glover, on June 10, 2014, at the age of 90. Jack worked in the Hot Mill and retired in 1985 with 34 years of service.
Frederick Hallson, on April 30, 2014, at the age of 88. Frederick worked in Material Handling and retired in 1991 with 18 years of service.
Gary Heddle, on April 4, 2014, at the age of 73. Gary worked in Quality - Finishing and retired in 1992 with 30 years of service.
Zivko Juric, on May 25, 2014, at the age of 74. Zivko worked in Cranes - #2 Hot Mill and retired in 1992 with 28 years of service.
Carmine Lancia, on March 26, 2014, at the age of 69. Carmine worked in HR - Organizational Development and retired in 2007 with 37 years of service.
Arthur Linke, on April 21, 2014, at the age of 98. Arthur worked in Galvanize Operations and retired in 1983 with 47 years of service.
John Marchalewicz, on March 13, 2014, at the age of 78. John worked in Iron Production - Blast Furnace and retired in 1992 with 29 years of service.
Howard McNaughton, on April 24, 2014, at the age of 84. Howard worked in Security and retired in 1995 with 24 years of service.
Beverley Mitges, on April 28, 2014, at the age of 85. Beverley worked in the Tin Mill and retired in 1989 with 36 years of service.
Walter Nicholson, on March 8, 2014, at the age of 87. Walter worked in Mechanical Maintenance - Steelmaking and retired in 1986 with 31 years of service.
Laureano Pereira, on April 25, 2014, at the age of 70. Laureano worked in OPS - #1 Caster and retired in 2007 with 27 years of service.
John Rodrigues, on May 12, 2014, at the age of 73. John worked in the Coke Plant and retired in 2004 with 20 years of service.
William Ross, on March 30, 2014, at the age of 87. William worked in the Truck Garage and retired in 1990 with 28 years of service.
Kenneth Shields, on April 20, 2014, at the age of 73. Kenneth worked in Galvanize Maintenance and retired in 1993 with 23 years of service.
Milenko Simovic, on June 8, 2014, at the age of 79. Milenko worked in the Cold Mill and retired in 2000 with 37 years of service.
Roderick Summers, on May 10, 2014, at the age of 61. Roderick worked in Galvanize Maintenance Staff Department and retired in 2012 with 40 years of service.
Bruno Tassone, on June 7, 2014, at the age of 70. Bruno worked in #3 Coke Plant Operations and retired in 2002 with 22 years of service.
Gordon Thompson, on May 12, 2014, at the age of 73. Gordon worked in the Foundry and retired in 1992 with 30 years of service.
Ugo Valentini, on June 4, 2014, at the age of 75. Ugo worked in the Weld Shop and retired in 1992 with 23 years of service.
Domenico Viola, on May 10, 2014, at the age of 75. Domenico worked in the #2 Hot Mill and retired in 1993 with 14 years of service.
Stanislaw Volk, on March 27, 2014, at the age of 88. Stanislaw worked in Masonry and retired in 1991 with 40 years of service.
Nikola Vorkapic, on April 1, 2014, at the age of 75. Nikola worked in Predictive Technology Services and retired in 1993 with 15 years of service.
Dennis Webber, on April 22, 2014, at the age of 70. Dennis worked in Coke & Iron and retired in 1992 with 27 years of service.
Joseph White, on June 5, 2014, at the age of 69. Joseph worked in Financial and retired in 2010 with 22 years of service.
Ottavio Zottarelli, on March 28, 2014, at the age of 95. Ottavio worked in the Blast Furnace and retired in 1984 with 29 years of service.
James Zuber, on May 22, 2014, at the age of 88. James worked in the Tin Mill and retired in 1986 with 35 years of service.
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John Augstman, with 37 years of service, Coke Technology
Mike Baxter, with 38 years of service, Tubular Products
Peter Bennett, with 37 years of service, DSG
Brad Capes, with 40 years of service, Pickling & Cold Rolling
James Carrol, with 39 years of service, Cokemaking
Terry Chisholm, with 40 years of service, Information Systems
Maureen Crane, with 36 years of service, Information Systems
Garry Deacon, with 37 years of service, I.T. Solutions
Bruce Dexter, with 41 years of service, Order Fullfillment
Anthony Durkin, with 40 years of service, #1&2 Galvanize Lines
Gerry Grady, with 36 years of service, CTS
Richard Gundza, with 46 years of service, Technology
Doug Hawkins, with 40 years of service, By-Products - Coke & Iron Business Unit
Dennis Head, with 40 years of service, CRP/Tin Planning
Roy Jussila, with 36 years of service, #2 Hot Mill Electrical/Instrumentation
Don Legere, with 33 years of service, Utilities
Wayne McBride, with 34 years of service, #2 Hot Mill Reheats
Russell Meskey, with 41 years of service, Hot Mill Roll Grinding
Frank Morgan, with 38 years of service, Tin Maintenance
Ken Schonberger, with 35 years of service, Hot Mill Maintenance
Ken Seibel, with 39 years of service, Coil Repair
Randy Swent, with 40 years of service, #1 CPCM Mechanical
Frank Troietto, with 30 years of service, #4 CPL
Joanne Van Bergen, with 37 years of service, Pickling & Cold Rolling
Gene Van Bergen, with 37 years of service, CTS Transportation
Merle Walker, with 40 years of service, #1&2 Galvanize Packaging
Congratulations to the following employees who recently announced their retirements:
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Steelmaking Retirement Social 2014Buffet dinner, prizes and great company!Thursday October 16, 2014Knights of Columbus Hall, HamiltonDoors open at 3:30pm • Tickets: $20Contact Dave Macintyre: 905-548-7200 ext: 2540
Would you like the opportunity to reconnect with Dofasco employees and help save lives?
We are looking for Dofasco retirees to volunteer serving refreshments, monitoring donors post donation and providing excellent customer service at the blood donor clinics held at the Dofasco Main Office. A time commitment of just a couple hours every other month is all it takes to make a big difference.
Help support Dofasco employees, the largest employee blood donor group in Ontario, who donate 750 units of blood each year and save hundreds of lives in our community.
No experience necessary and all training will be provided. Please contact Carly Watson at Canadian Blood Services (905) 304-6349 or [email protected] for more information.
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