PJSC “Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol” provides employment assistance to young citizens of Mariupol

PJSC “Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol” continues to create job places for young specialists. This year, the Personnel department invited 23 college graduates of Priazovskii State Technical University of Mariupol for an interview. 8 graduates were provided with job placement in various production facilities of the plant.

Mr. Igor Safronov, chief of the Personnel Department:

- We stand face to face before requirements of the current labor market and our goal is to select the best young specialists hunger for their progress and growth. Currently, our demands to the applicants are rather severe. The job candidates were interviewed by the members of the commission. They were asked questions on their specialty and their academic average was also taken into account. The students hobby, if any, was also considered – for example, we appreciated, if a student attended radio engineering or radio electronic sessions.

The commission decided that the work places for the graduates could be provided at the Bureau of Automation, the rolling plate mill “1700”, the converter shop, the blast furnace shop and the cold rolling mill. According to mr. Igor Safronov, the Personnel department already received a positive feedback from the facilities: the newcomers confirmed their good knowledge when re-examined at site.

“I know that Ilyich Iron and Steel Works is a large, stabile industrial company where I always wished to work at. Of course, I was a little bit anxious before the interview, because I was seeking for the very first workplace in my life. But everything was okey and I have got a job at the converter shop. I have already had a conversation with the chief of the converter shop, the deputy chief and the foreman. I hope that I will work there as an electrician, besides this work status corresponds to my specialty,” – Sergii Shala, a graduate of the Priazovskii State Technical University college said.

Vladislav Kozlov, another graduate was proposed even two appointments and now he can join either the team of the Bureau of Automation or the personnel of the Blast Furnace Shop. However, the young man’s intention is to work at the shop where the production process is taking place. “I would like to be closer to the production process because it seems more interesting to me. I hope I would be proposed to work as an adjuster or a mechanic. I was a straight A student at the college. My plan is to get a workplace at the steel plant, then I would like to became a student of a correspondent college and advance my skill simultaneously. May be, in future, I will promote to position of a foreman or a chief”, – Vladislav said.

A one year probation will be arranged for all graduates and each of them will be provided with a tutor by whom all professional ins and outs will be revealed to the young people.

Mr. Yurii Zinchenko, General Director of PJSC “Ilyich Iron and Steel Works”:

- Today, our youth possesses ambitions and it is great! The young people are active and ambitious.  Educated, competent professionals – such people are in great demand with our company. We understand that young people is our future. Therefore, despite difficult current economic circumstances our company still continues its policy of employment assistance to young graduates, providing them with their first work places.