Voices of BlueScope

On 13 July 2022, our Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) facility at the Port Kembla Steelworks celebrates its 50th anniversary! This crucial piece of our infrastructure in Australia converts liquid iron into steel. To mark this significant milestone, we spoke to people at the BOS about their experiences at the site and how things have changed.
Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. People of the BOS: 0:51
3. Kamini Wijekulasuriya and Heather Collins: 1:15
4. Fadel Elsayed: 9:46
5. Pamela Nyachoto: 16:56
6. Ramirro Berto: 24:14
7. Edward Cook: 30:12
8. Conclusion: 36:32

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Explore further video interviews in the TVBlueScope playlist: 50 Years of Basic Oxygen Steelmaking.
• FocusOn Basic Oxygen Steelmaking — the BOS (TVBlueScope video)
• 8. Modern-day Pioneers of the BOS ( podcast episode)
• Bundy cards (not a sponsored inclusion)
• A lime kiln is a kiln in which limestone is burnt or calcined to produce quicklime.
• COLORBOND® steel
• Learn more about blast furnace technology in Major Projects at the Port Kembla Steelworks (TVBlueScope video).
• Slag
• Fadel refers to the Kembla Times; instead, see him photographed as a featured employee (left) in Volume 1 Issue 010 of BHP Flat Chat (pp. 1, 6) from July 1997, which celebrated the 25th anniversary of the BOS.
• Namibia
• Blue Boots is our long-term recruitment campaign for diversity in Australia.
• Personal protective equipment
• Warrawong, New South Wales
• Boilermaker
• John Nowlan is Chief Executive at BlueScope Australian Steel Products (ASP).
• Ramirro refers to the 'iLabs at the CRM'; learn more in FocusOn BlueScope's Innovation Laboratories (TVBlueScope video).
• Andrew Collins is Product Prototyping & Evaluation Manager at ASP.
• Profilometry
• Learn more about pilot-scale hydrogen electrolyser technology in Electrical Energy into Chemical Energy (TVBlueScope video).
• Lost-time injury
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Recording and interviewing by Craig Nealon and Tim Robinson

We meet five people at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia, including Miranda Du Toit, Callum Bourke, Rosa Tran, Michael Thompson and Simon Took. They are at different stages of their careers but they all have one thing in common: they started at BlueScope as cadets. In each conversation, you'll learn about their career paths, skills and what motivates them in their work.
Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Miranda Du Toit: 1:12
3. Callum Bourke: 4:20
4. Rosa Tran: 7:30
5. Michael Thompson: 12:36
6. Simon Took: 18:10
7. Conclusion: 24:20

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• The Cadetship Experience at BlueScope (accompanying TVBlueScope video with interview excerpts)
• Chemistry
• Electrical engineering
• Materials engineering (or materials science)
• Mechanical engineering
• Faces of BlueScope: Careers in Engineering (TVBlueScope video)
• Cadet stories with Tyler Leggett, Olivia Tonitto, Ryan Jut and Elisabeth Fry (TVBlueScope videos)
• University of Wollongong
• Sustainability at BlueScope
• Learn more about our strategy and goals for climate action and sustainability in episode 25 of Voices of BlueScope.
• Safe and inclusive workplaces
• BOS = basic oxygen steelmaking
• FocusOn Basic Oxygen Steelmaking — 360-degree Tour (TVBlueScope video)
• STEM = science, technology, engineering and mathematics
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths Careers at BlueScope (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn BlueScope's Innovation Laboratories, feat. weathering lab (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn Materials Investigation at Central Lab (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn Automatic Guided Vehicles, feat. coil shots (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn Hot Strip Mill (TVBlueScope video)
• FocusOn Continuous Casting (TVBlueScope video) — see slab-casting in action!
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Recorded by Tim Robinson

In our final migration story for March 2023, Hamid Fard Aghaei (Senior Electrical Engineer / Team Leader) explains how he and his family moved from Iran to Australia in search of new opportunities and more time together. On top of this, he elaborates on feelings of culture shock and finding a greater sense of belonging.
Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Interview with Hamid Fard Aghaei: 1:12
3. Conclusion: 20:42

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Electrical engineering
• Petroleum industry in Iran (discussing oil and gas)
• BHP
• Tehran, Iran
• Shawcor (mentioning pipeline business unit Bredero Shaw)
• Wollongong, Australia
• Coke (fuel)
• To learn more about coke making, watch The Story of Steel on TVBlueScope. The video covers the entire steel-making process, however you can also jump straight to the relevant segment at 01:09.
• To learn about some of the latest digital innovation in coke making at BlueScope, watch Situational Awareness at Coke Making, Port Kembla Steelworks on TVBlueScope.
• Napthalene
• Benzene
• Xylene
• Sulphur
• Leader Essentials is a professional-development course for BlueScope people.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Recorded and edited by Martin Feld
• Interview facilitated by Sanam Sharma and Fiona Magnus

We are joined by Jagdeep Singh (Head of Strategy and Transformation), who shares his story of migrating from India to Australia, working for various major brands across the country and finally taking a role with IT and digital at BlueScope. Along the way, he asserts the importance of maintaining long-term relationships and building on your strengths in the workplace.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Interview with Jagdeep Singh: 1:10
3. Conclusion: 20:59

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• ASP = Australian Steel Products
• Melbourne, Australia
• Port Kembla, Australia
• Wesfarmers
• Bunnings Warehouse
• Coles Supermarkets
• Kmart Australia
• Officeworks
• Target Australia
• PwC
• University of Melbourne
• CIO = Chief Information Officer
• Strive to Thrive = a former change program that consisted of hundreds of projects, all of which sought to improve company performance and move to a thriving, more sustainable business model
• Avenir = a long-term project replacing legacy systems to enhance the customer experience
• Workplace (software)
• Civil engineering

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Recorded and edited by Martin Feld
• Interview facilitated by Sanam Sharma and Fiona Magnus

This episode is a recording of a live-streamed panel discussion with two representatives from NPY Women’s Council, Liza Balmer and Lynette Ross, along with two BlueScope employees, Aneta Pyzel and Yasmine Gardner, who worked with the council through the Jawun Indigenous partnership program. (The online audience consisted of employees at BlueScope Australian Steel Products.)
The panellists discuss the work of NPY Women's Council, what it’s like to participate in Jawun and how we can all educate ourselves about the history and achievements of Indigenous Peoples across Australia.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Our Panellists: 3:45
3. NPY Women's Council: 5:51
4. Jawun Experiences: 16:17
5. Legacy: 33:16
6. Educational Resources: 38:35
7. Q&A Segment: 42:21
8. Final Thoughts: 47:15
9. Conclusion: 53:34

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode, which also shows the spelling of various names of First Nations (Peoples and Countries) across Australia.
• National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC)
  • NAIDOC Week 2023 theme: For Our Elders
• NPY Women's Council
• Jawun
• Acknowledgement and Country and Welcome to Country — an explanation by Reconciliation Australia
• Australia's First Peoples — an explanation of First Nations by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
• Do you know what Aboriginal land you're on today?
• Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
• Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
• Mantatjara Wilson's call to first Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council in the Diana James collection — available from the National Library of Australia by request
• Tjanpi Desert Weavers
• Djugurba and Altjira are terms for the Dreamtime (or Dreaming).
• Ngangkari Program at NPY Women's Council
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Uluru Statement from the Heart (including information about the proposed Voice to Parliament)
• Ngapartji ngapartji translates to 'You give me something and I give you something back.'
• ABC Indigenous
• SBS NITV
• Map of Indigenous Australia
• Order of Australia

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Panel discussion organised by Jessica Thomps