Success stories

«My job allows me to make a decent living, feel confident about the future, develop myself and learn. I am 31 years old, I have achieved a lot and know, and see how many prospects and opportunities I have, which I will fulfil for sure».

Vladimir Bobrov joined the plant when he was 20, after he obtained the specialty of a computer-controlled machine operator at a vocational school. The young worker was employed as a coke crusher attendant at a furnace-charge crushing section in the agglomeration shop. The career of any industrial worker starts from a basic worker specialty. This is the first starting step, following which one can become a real professional and make a statement about his potential.

Vladimir worked in good faith as a crusher attendant for 5 years and at the same time studied at N.Demidov Machine-building Vocational College of the city of Tula for the specialty «foundry production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals». Diligence, commitment and aspiration of the young specialist did not go unnoticed by the shop’s management. In 2011, Vladimir Bobrov received an offer to get transferred to the agglomeration shop equipment repair service as a repairer.

A new sphere and new prospects. It took the young specialist a bit more than three years to achieve the highest grade 6 and become a highly professional specialist. The next stage in the career is the position of a foreman. And chances of the young promising worker to take this position in the near future are strong.

What is the secret of a successful career? How to achieve what you want to achieve as soonest as possible? Young specialists ask themselves these questions across the country, having hardly crossed the threshold of a university. The world that is full of opportunities is opening to them, but how to choose from this multeity the one that will make their professional path easy and successful? This is the path that Dmitriy Sogrin has chosen who now works at Polema in the position of a process centre deputy manager.

Dmitriy Sogrin is a physics engineer by education with the «physics of metals» specialty. Dmitriy joined Polema in 2001 when he was still a university student and took the position of a process engineer of the technical department. In 2004, he became the foreman of a hard and high-melting alloy section.

Working as a foreman on the shop floor, he actively participated in mastering technologies, demonstrated managerial potential and in 2009 was appointed as a deputy manager of the hard and high-melting alloy section.

In 2014, a process centre was created that consolidated as such metallographical, chemical and process labs and a process department, and the question of forming a personnel reserve arose. Having assessed all of Dmitry’s achievements and work experience, the management made a decision to appoint him as a deputy manager of the process centre.

Alexander started his professional life at Krontif-Centre in 2007 as a metal melter. Working as a metal melter looked hard and difficult to him, but persistence and the strong desire to achieve the set goals were above all.

Today, Alexander is one of the best specialists in his profession. Among other employees, he has proved himself as a polite and communicative employee, has authority with the co-workers and is a Mentor for younger workers.

«No one is born a leader, you should become one… by working hard and being honest, respecting co-workers and wholly devoting yourself to production!»

Zatsepin Viktor has worked in the coal industry from 1971. Working as a tunnelling machine operator, he does a lot to improve its performance and increase its service life. Having good organizing skills, he has successfully managed a tunnelling team from 1987 which has successfully fulfilled tasks with a maximum output at the most difficult and critical sections already for many years.

Viktor is a highly professional, goal-oriented worker with excellent organizing skills, a person with an economic streak. He has high authority at the mine not only for the achieved tunnelling paces, but also for the high quality of work done. Accumulated experience and acquired professionalism help him to easily find a way out of difficult production situations, which has enabled the team to successfully achieve and overachieve targets over the years.

With his good faith labour, he makes a great contribution to achieving production targets for the mine. The secret lies in well-thought-out organization of preparatory work, combining operations, increasing production concentration, upsizing the team and the human factor — high level of skills, good team-work, mutual support and mutual help of each member of his team.

For high production achievements, Viktor has become Companion of the «Miner’s glory» medal (1990, 1994, 1997), and, in 2004, he was awarded the title «Honoured Miner». In 2006, he was awarded the medal «For serving the Kuznetsk Basin», in 2004 — lapel badge «Miner’s valour», and, in 2007, he was awarded the title «Honoured miner of the Kuznets Basin».

«I have always wanted to be a miner. It is not an immediate decision, not boyhood romantic perception, but a well-informed choice», confesses drill rig operator Roman Maklakov.

Having higher education with the specialty «heat, gas supply and ventilation engineer» acquired at Gubkin branch of v. G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University, experience of work at a different mining enterprise under his belt, he completed an evening drill rig operator course of training. However, there were no job vacancies at the mine.

In the beginning of 2013, a few employees retired from the fourth section, and Roman together with other beginners were invited to fill these vacancies.

The fellows worked on probation for half a year and after that were engaged in restoring wells after blasts, and then assisted experienced drillers. Roman has worked independently for almost a year. This is a not a long period for a miner.

At 33, having 10 years of working experience with him, he is still a «fresher». Nevertheless, he is not confused over this. Everything is ahead. Now the objective is to acquire experience, achieve prominent production figures. The specificity of drillers’ work is such that they are closely tied to their partner. If you haven’t done enough drilling, this will tell on the general result. Understanding this, Roman does his best not to let his partner down. The average norm for Roman is 36 long metres. They have to be drilled. This is a law.

The goal-oriented and responsible character of Oleg Yasenovskiy is manifested not only by the fact that he was one of the first workers to whose charge mastering new mobile mining machines was entrusted. The section manager notes that Yasenovskiy demonstrates a high labour productivity. Only a few can deliver such results.

Without discontinuing work, he obtained higher education with the specialty «power supply», believing that it would come useful in work.

He has thoroughly mastered the profession of a shaft tunneling and does not want to change it for a different one. Any tunneling equipment is in his power.

«If we compare labour using mobile machines and traditional labour, it’s like driving a car and a horse cart. Notwithstanding all intelligent machines, the man, his knowledge and skills are above all».

Elena has worked at the plant for 9 years and was recognized as «The best in the profession» on the Steelworker’s Day. She has many estimable qualities: amiability, self-discipline and, most importantly, responsibility.

«My responsibilities include keeping records of work shifts at the mine for each miner, employees who get back from a vacation, recording sick-leave certificates and donor certificates, as well as closing job orders, using 1 °C computer program.

This job is labour consuming, requires attentiveness, accurate actions. But I like it, and that is why everything comes easy».

This spring, Vadim Kolm won an intrashop turner competition, thereby having proved his excellence and improved its grade.

«I carried out a practical task that required especially careful consideration and accurate conformity to necessary sizes.

I’m glad that I have proven to be the best. I should say that many things are done at our enterprise for improving the employees’ motivation and labour results. Here you can exert creativity, intelligence and ingenuity. I especially welcome the TPO (Total Production Optimization program) that has already delivered certain results».