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ARUN KUMAR

ARUN KUMAR

Bhadravathi

Summary

Senior Engineer - Foundry Quality with 11.5 years of metallurgical and manufacturing experience in steel plants and SG iron foundries. Strong expertise in incoming, in-process, and final quality assurance for SG iron and grey iron castings. Proven ability to control melt chemistry, microstructure, sand systems, and mechanical properties to reduce rejections and meet customer specifications.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineer - Quality Assurance

Shanthala Spherocast Private Limited
Bhadravathi
01.2025 - Current
  • Incoming inspection of scrap, pig iron, alloys, coke, and sand.
  • In-process quality monitoring across melting, moulding, and casting.
  • Microstructure analysis of SG iron and grey iron.
  • Sand testing for green sand and no-bake systems.
  • Mechanical testing and spectrometer-based chemistry verification.

Senior Engineer - Steel Melting Shop

JSW Steel Limited
Bellary
01.2007 - 01.2018
  • Hot metal desulphurisation and chemistry control.
  • Ladle Refining Furnace operations and alloy management.
  • Coordination with quality and lab teams.
  • Safe operation and process optimisation.

Education

PUC -

Silver Jubilee PU College
Bhadravathi
04-2017

Diploma in Metallurgy -

VISSJ Government Polytechnic
Bhadravathi
03-2007

SSLC -

GHSK Karanagiri
Hosanagar
04-2002

Skills

  • Foundry quality assurance and control
  • SG iron and gray iron metallurgy
  • Microstructure analysis
  • Melt chemistry control using a spectrometer
  • Green sand and no-bake sand testing
  • Mechanical testing
  • Incoming raw material inspection
  • Rejection reduction
  • Root cause analysis
  • ISO 9001 practices
  • Safety and SOP compliance

Disclaimer

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Timeline

Engineer - Quality Assurance

Shanthala Spherocast Private Limited
01.2025 - Current

Senior Engineer - Steel Melting Shop

JSW Steel Limited
01.2007 - 01.2018

PUC -

Silver Jubilee PU College

Diploma in Metallurgy -

VISSJ Government Polytechnic

SSLC -

GHSK Karanagiri
ARUN KUMAR