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Calderys

Provides customized refractory solutions and services

Technicien d’intervention et d’application réfractaire

Building TradesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSézanne, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience with refractory work or in an industrial environment such as foundry, cement, petrochemical, or aluminum industries.
  • Experience cutting with an oxygen lance.
  • Knowledge of refractory application techniques and ability to read plans.
  • Ability to supervise a team and work independently.
  • Basic use of Excel and Word.
  • Ability to take initiative and communicate with clients and colleagues.
  • French proficiency; English is appreciated.
  • Organization, rigor, autonomy, sense of responsibility, and ability to work under demanding conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate, supervise, and monitor customer-site projects to meet quality and quantity objectives and deadlines.
  • Prepare job sites and verify equipment operation, product quantities, and workforce availability.
  • Install refractory materials, including concrete, bricks, and fibers, using appropriate techniques.
  • Demolish refractory linings using Brokk-type machinery and other tools.
  • Cut and clean slag or molten iron using an oxygen lance.
  • Install refractory linings within the assigned deadlines.
  • Direct and coordinate multiple teams in one area during refractory installation, including ramming, casting, gunning, and drying.
  • Manage subcontractors and site contingencies, and give instructions to the team.
  • Ensure work quality, adherence to schedules, and compliance with customer requirements.
  • Monitor available product quantities, place orders when needed, calculate consumption at project completion, and arrange the return of remaining materials and products.
  • Monitor work, write reports, and propose improvements.
  • Participate in special work in the Sézanne factory’s prefabrication workshop and install refractory materials there.
  • Manage and conduct product-application trials at customer sites and help monitor the performance of selected solutions.
  • Perform thermal measurements and assessments at customer sites and write trial reports.
  • Contribute to tracking technical ratios and analyses prepared for customers.
  • Occasionally accompany the technical sales representative on technical visits.
  • Help translate customer needs and define technical solutions based on site visits or trial follow-up.
  • Apply quality policies and procedures, ensure correct product application, meet project deadlines, and propose corrective or preventive actions.
  • Report customer complaints to the sales department.
  • Apply and enforce safety rules and EHS policies, maintain orderly and safe site conditions, prepare risk assessments and hot-work permits, participate in risk analyses, suggest safety improvements, and request hot-work permits.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience as a foundry technician or several years of foundry work, or experience with fire-related techniques and/or civil engineering.
  • English proficiency.

About the Company

Calderys

Provides customized refractory solutions and services

Calderys provides refractory solutions for industries such as iron and steel, foundries, aluminum, cement, and other thermal applications. Its offerings include monolithic and brick-based refractories, plus engineering, installation, and maintenance services. The products and services are customized to meet each client’s operational needs, with close collaboration to understand challenges and develop tailored solutions that improve performance, reduce costs, and enhance safety. Unlike competitors who offer generic products, Calderys emphasizes end-to-end, long-term service through engineering, installation, and regular maintenance contracts, creating ongoing relationships with customers. The company’s goal is to help clients optimize refractory performance, extend equipment life, lower operating costs, and maintain safe, reliable operations.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Vantaa, Finland
Founded
1929

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