Tata Steel has deployed four female employees as stacker-cum-reclaimer (SCR) operators for the first time at its Meramandali plant in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district.
The female operators will work in the raw material handling system through a vendor partner, Tata Steel said in a release on Thursday.
The female SCR operators, who have a diploma in mechanical engineering, underwent safety induction and on-the-job training prior to their induction for stacking and reclaiming operation, considered mostly as a male-only job.
Tata Steel Meramandali vice president Subodh Pandey said it marked a “monumental milestone on gender balance among the workforce in the plant”
“While accelerating our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, this measure will also encourage more girls to look for such jobs,” he said.
Earlier in December 2021, as part of its sustained efforts to enable a diverse and inclusive culture, Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division has onboarded 14 transgenders as Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) Operators at its mines.
The initiative did not only aim to break the glass ceiling but also targets mainstream transgenders in society, it said the company.
The company said,” We’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, safe, and fair workplace across the globe and continues to embrace new identities including the transgender community to enable more inclusive industrial growth.”
Tata Steel has set a target of 25 percent diverse workforce by 2025. With PTI Inputs
