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SteelCast episodes

  • Women of Steel S1 E4 - Lyndsay Penn
    As the first female Technical Manager and one of three women on the Tata Steel Colors (Shotton site) management team, Lyndsay Penn is ambitious and driven, but what inspired her to pursue a career in manufacturing?
     
    After enjoying an immersive 'Girls into Engineering' week while at school, Lyndsay later went on to study Process Technology & Management degree in Loughborough, but it was during her sandwich year at uni she really discovered her passion for manufacturing in particular the operations side.
     
    Lyndsay's career to date, is an example of the power in finding out what you enjoy, not being held back by the assumptions placed upon you because of gender and taking the opportunities offered.
     
    Insightful and inspiring, Lyndsay is a true #womanofsteel
    24 min
  • Women of Steel S1 E3 - Deirdre Fox
    In this week's episode we talk with Deirdre Fox, Director Strategic Business Development for Tata Steel.Deirdre joined the business as a HR graduate and little could she have imagined the journey her career would take her on. A senior leader, in a male dominated environment, Deirdre is uplifting and motivational. Talking about the challenges that came with being a woman working and living alone abroad, how she faced up to the 'boys club' mentality across the industry and how she has been able to develop a career on her own terms.
     
    A successful working mother, Deirdre appreciates the power in diversity across the board in business and makes a compelling argument for a flexible workplace that will benefit us all. 
     
    Deirdre really is a woman of steel. Optimistic about the future, and determined to succeed.
    35 min
  • Women of Steel S1 E2 - Dr. Laura Baker
    In this episode we speak to Dr Laura Baker, a steel veteran with 19 years of experience under her belt.
     
    Laura is currently head of product management and development for Tata Steel Strip Products. She was the first female president of the metallurgical society in Swansea, heavily involved in the Institute of Materials, minerals and mining (IOM3) and a staunch advocate for women in industry – Laura takes her position as a senior leader in steel seriously.
     
    Laura talks us through her career in steel, what motivates her, the importance of "finding your gang" and believing in the value we each can bring to the table.
    26 min
  • Women of Steel S1 E1 - Rosie, Ruth, Beth and Clover
    According to the Women’s Engineering Society, only 12% of engineers in the UK are women. Yet during schooling girls across the board do better than their male peers at STEM subjects (not including chemistry). So why is it that young girls, who have the capability to achieve, choose not to enter a career with high earning capacity and diverse opportunities across a number of sectors? Is it all to do with gender?
    In discussion with four recent graduates and relative newcomers to the steel industry, the podcast explores what it means to be a young woman in a traditionally male workplace, the barriers young girls face in choosing a career outside of the 'norm' and how being a women can have its advantages.
    32 min
  • Paddling hard

    Tata Steel’s Head of Safety, Health & Environment Governance, Ian Russon, tells the story of how experts from across the company have helped to steer it through difficult waters over recent months, and what comes next in preparing for a new kind of normality.

    25 min
  • Robots and recovery

    35% of the UK’s steel is consumed within a 30 mile radius of Tata Steel’s Distribution UK & Ireland business headquarters in Wolverhampton, from where Director Malcolm Boyles joins SteelCast. We discover that with local supply chains, high-value products, and short lead-times the business could be amongst the earliest to see some recovery.

    26 min
  • So Good, So Good, So Good

    When a shift team from Port Talbot’s Cold Mill decided they wanted to show their appreciation for the NHS and frontline care workers, they never believed their version of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline would go viral. With the song and dance routine already having reached more than 600,000 people on Facebook, SteelCast chatted with some of those who made it happen.

    20 min
  • Piping hot!

    A stagnant oil & gas sector and a stymied infrastructure building programme isn’t stopping Works Manager Andrew Ward and his team looking to a bright future with a technically-advanced operation, a driven workforce, iconic projects and loyal customers. What’s not to love about Tata Steel’s Hartlepool 20” Pipe Mill?

    26 min
  • Some things you can’t put a price on

    Tata Steel’s UK Director of Procurement Joanne Lane tells how her team are working night and day to keep people safe and the industry running by scouring the world for everything from fluxes to facemasks and gases to gloves; even finding time to support hospitals and care homes across the country with much-needed PPE.

    29 min
  • Our friends eclectic – Corby’s Tube army

    Tata Steel’s Corby Works Manager, Gary Blackman tells how the site’s workforce and community is pulling together in adversity to keep supplying tubes and hollow sections for a huge variety of end uses including emergency care units and even hospital beds.

    25 min

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Tata Steel’s UK communications team speak to the leaders and workers of Tata Steel sites across the UK. Join us as we discuss current climates and what they mean for the UK steel industry.