Dofasco looks to hire 100 more workers
Part of $100m plan to fire up third blast furnace
January 06, 2010
http://www.thespec.com/Business%20News/article/698164
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is looking for 100 more good employees.
Company spokesperson Larry Meyers said today the company “is looking at between 300 and 400 new people” for the operation this year.
“Many of those people are already here. Our hiring is under way,” he told Talk 820. “We have committed to them.”
But he said “there are still about 100 more jobs out there for anybody who is looking.”
Myers said of those hired, some have commitment letters and others are hired as casual employees looking to move to permenant at some point.
“We are trying to staff ourselves so we can adjust to market conditions as readily as possible.
Dofasco is looking for university grads, college graduates and skilled tradespeople, he said.
The move is in line with the company’s stated plans to fire up a third blast furnace at its Hamilton plant as steel markets show tentative signs of improvement.
The $100-million project will see the steelmaker increase use of its electric arc furnace in a bid to hike steel production by 20 per cent.
"Our goal is to get the blast furnace up and running by next summer," Dofasco's Andrew Sloan said before Christmas. "We believe this will allow us to better serve our customers and the market."
A similar plan to expand production was shelved last year when the global economic downturn caused a dramatic decline in steel prices and demand. Markets have improved since then, in part because of government stimulus plans, such as Cash for Clunkers.