A Zaporizhzhia Refractories employee has been building his professional career and training young specialists for almost a quarter of a century
A refractory worker with 24 years of experience, Valerii Karmaz, works at Zaporizhzhia Refractories.A resident of Zaporizhzhia, Valerii has been working as a refractory worker for almost a quarter of a century. He says he chose this profession consciously and has never once regretted his decision. "I joined the company in 2002. Back then, I knew nothing, but the desire to work and earn a living changes everything ‒ that was exactly my case. Yes, the job is not easy, but there are no easy jobs in industry. It was a conscious choice, and I have never regretted it for a minute," says Valerii KARMAZ, refractory worker at the service centre of Zaporizhzhia Refractories. Valerii works at the section that repairs ladles and troughs of the open-hearth shop at Zaporizhstal. He says his job is diverse and interesting. For example, together with a colleague, he carries out ladle lining laying special refractory bricks that protect the vessel from high temperatures. He also dismantles worn refrac