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| Steel Division’s Specially Targeted All Rounders (STAR) programme |
The Specially Targeted All Rounders (STAR) programme for the Steel Division was mooted by our Group Chairman & CEO, Tan Sri William Cheng as part of the training and succession planning for the next generation of qualified Malaysian steel makers with knowledge gathered from the best resources to ensure sustainability and development of the Group’s steel operations.
Under this programme, a selected pool of undergraduates, diploma holders and employees are trained and developed as young engineers and supervisors and exposed to the evolving technology of iron and steel making by pursuing undergraduate studies in Bachelor in Metallurgical Engineering at University of Science & Technology, Beijing (USTB) in China. Apart from that, visiting steel making faculty experts are invited to provide intensive training to senior production staff in two groups; Group 1 - Iron and Steel Making covering Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Furnace and Caster; and Group 2 - Rolling Mill for both hot and cold rolled process. ญญญ USTB was selected based on its rating as one of the top universities in China that provide courses in iron and steel making. It has established collaboration with 57 universities and research organizations from 20 countries, and has received more than 3,000 international students from over 50 countries. The campus is continually being upgraded to ensure that the teaching and learning environment is one of the best in the country.
The first batch comprising 16 undergraduates, including one employee from Antara Steel spent two years in USTB from October 2007 to July 2009. Here, two graduates from the first batch, Mr Ivan Leong Kok Hoe and Ms Lim Lee Suan share with us their experience in China.
Ivan Leong Kok Hoe holds a Diploma in Mechanical and a Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He joined Megasteel on 27 July 2009 and is a Production Executive in the steel making plant. His job scope includes process control & troubleshooting of the electric arc furnace operations; process performance & data analysis and process improvement projects.
Together with the other STAR graduates, he has undergone a 2-month on-job-training covering the whole production line to help them adapt and be familiar with the plant process in all the different sections.
After the training, Ivan was assigned to do shift work for 2 months which provided him with hands-on job experience at every level of the production process including the operator’s duties. This is to help the fresh graduates build up the foundation and gain the support and cooperation of the workers in order to work well as a team.
Lim Lee Suan has a Diploma in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering and a Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering. She is currently a QA Executive with Amsteel Mills in Banting, and is responsible for the quality inspection on finished products; failure analysis and improvement projects.
Apart from the classroom lectures on iron and steel making during her two-year stint in USTB for her bachelor’s degree, she did a 2-month internship at Baotou Iron and Steel Group Company Limited in Inner Mongolia. She also had the opportunity to visit Beijing Shougang Iron & Steel United Co Ltd. |
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