In 1978, Akhmetov returned to the Karmetkombinat as a turner where he was elected as a Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the Plant in 1983.
Akhemto's return to Karmetkombinat in 1978 marked his shift back to a turner role. In 1983, he took on the responsibility of being the Secretary of the Komsomol Committee at the plant.