Voices of BlueScope

We meet Rachael Robinson and Letitia Sutherland Napaltjarri, two interns with the CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program: an Australian non-profit organisation that supports Indigenous young adults to attend and graduate from university. Letitia and Rachael share their own stories of joining the program and working with us at BlueScope. They're joined in the episode by Horace Cavallaro,...

2020 has been a transformative year. At BlueScope, like many others, we have adapted the way that we work. One key example is our 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held entirely online between two studios in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. This episode reflects on these changes and includes excerpts from the AGM, as we look ahead to 2021. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 John Bevan: 1:08...

Located in Sydney, Australia, this site produces a range of flat steel products for use by various customers in building and construction. Alex Buckoski and Mandi Kumar, who work at the site, were kind enough to show us around and tell us about what goes on there in two dedicated interviews. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Alex Buckoski: 0:46 Mandi Kumar: 6:19 Conclusion: 13:51 Links Read a transcript...

This time, we meet Craig Roadcap, Branch Manager at Batemans Bay in Australia. He was recognised with a BlueScope Living Safety Award in 2020, after he and his close-knit team kept their site safe and running during the devastating bushfires that hit the area late in 2019. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Craig Roadcap: 1:05 Safety and Working at BlueScope: 9:41 Conclusion: 12:30 Links Watch the accomp...

In this episode, we meet three modern-day pioneers at the Port Kembla Steelworks's BOS facility: Ruby O’Driscoll, Kiana Rodgers and Gillian Smillie. On 7 October 2020, they were the first to constitute an all-female team in the BOS control-room—a crucial point in our manufacturing process. They explain the role of the BOS, their own career backgrounds and how they feel about this historic mom...

We speak with Justin Tierney (General Manager at BlueScope Fiji) and Bhavesh Kumar (Director of RC Manubhai Group of Companies) about their B2B relationship and what it's like to work with people from diverse cultures in Fiji and make a difference to building standards in the country. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Interview with Justin and Bhavesh: 1:09 A Customer's Perspective: 4:26 On Bu...

We speak with Shaun Yeo, Hung Dang and Maharany (Nikki) Putri about the various corporate social responsibility programmes that are happening at NS BlueScope in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on work at their respective locations in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Shaun Yeo: 0:34 Hung Dang: 8:39 Maharany Putri (Nikki): 16:12 Conclusion: 24:13 Links NS BlueSco...

In 2020, BlueScope repeated its successful competition for a VIP tour of The Block , giving one lucky employee the opportunity to visit the property displayed on the Australian television show. The winner was John Conran from Port Kembla, who stunned the judges with a poetic entry. In this episode, we speak with John about his competition victory and career with BlueScope. (There is a little surpr...

Visiting a lesser-known section of the Port Kembla Steelworks, the Skin Pass Mill, we meet three BlueScope employees who offer their own perspectives on this important part of the steelmaking process. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Exploring the Skin Pass Mill: 0:23 Mick Cecil: 0:57 Kate McGlew: 5:49 Steven Smith: 10:07 Conclusion: 17:03 Links A crane carries a coil through the mill. Kate walks past...

We hear from Jill Harmon, Foundation Director at The BlueScope Foundation in the United States. She speaks about the work that the foundation does to support charities in local communities, along with her own career and personal interests. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 Introducing Jill Harmon: 0:21 Joining BlueScope: 1:57 Projects: 3:16 Getting Involved: 6:26 Promoting the Arts: 8:48 The Challenge o...

We meet four individuals who are part of the team that constructed a new coil plate line at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia—from the ground up. Chapters Introduction: 0:00 A New Coil Plate Line: 0:23 Ashley Becker: 1:42 William Alexander: 5:40 Kiel Pemberton: 10:44 Andrew Jovanovski: 13:03 Conclusion: 17:09 Links FocusOn a New Coil Plate Line (TVBlueScope video) Connect with Us Corporate w...

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast, Voices of BlueScope . Stay tuned for interviews with BlueScope people! Connect with Us Corporate website LinkedIn page TVBlueScope on YouTube Credits Recorded and edited by Martin Feld