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Austin Smith

Moraine

Summary


Professional with strong background in inspection, ready to ensure quality and compliance. Skilled in identifying issues, maintaining safety standards, and utilizing precision tools effectively. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing requirements. Reliable, results-driven, with keen eye for detail and commitment to excellence.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Process Inspector

Nucor Steel
01.2025 - Current
  • Created work instruction to ensure team member compliance with regulations and work expectations.
  • Inspected and examined materials and finished parts and products for defects and wear to verify conformance with blueprints, diagrams, and template specifications.
  • Enhanced company safety standards by conducting thorough inspections of equipment and facilities.
  • Mentored junior inspectors, sharing industry expertise to enhance their skills and abilities in performing thorough inspections.
  • Utilized over head cranes and other mobile equipment to help with different job duties.
  • Conducted detailed building structure inspections to identify and resolve potential risks.
  • Managed multiple concurrent projects successfully while adhering strictly to deadlines.

Operation Manager - Cold Mill

Cleveland-Cliffs
07.2022 - 12.2025
  • Overseeing the process of cold rolling steel coils by making gauge to match customer specifications.
  • Audits of team members annealing coils to ensure a good burn is applied to head and tail of coil.
  • Working with and directing supporting groups such as maintenance and TR to resolve issues with the mill that would cause delays.
  • Maintaining a 24 hour report to identify delays and different production matters such as tonnage, tons per hour, run efficiency and total production time.
  • Daily and monthly safety meeting to get important information from the previous and upcoming shift out.
  • Working with team members to provide a safe working environment where we run efficiently while looking out for each other and meeting production quotas.
  • Resolved conflicts between employees by providing guidance on company policies and procedures.
  • Conducted performance reviews for team members.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Shift Manager - Green Coil Storage

Cleveland-Cliffs
04.2021 - 07.2022
  • Oversaw the production and storage of hot rolled coils.
  • Audits of team members to ensure compliance with company policy.
  • Daily safety briefings before shift to go over safety and task needed to be preformed throughout the shift.
  • Verification of coils with micrometer before shipping out.
  • Monthly safety meetings.
  • Oversaw the distribution of coils to other buildings via coil tractor.
  • Ensured coils were being loaded onto railcars in a timely manner to meet the daily material movement quota.
  • Preformed incident reports due to accidents happening on the job.
  • Keeping team members safe by making sure proper ppe was being worn at all times.

Steel Worker

Cleveland-Cliffs
02.2020 - 04.2021
  • Tractor operator responsible for the loading of trucks & railcars and the re-location and distribution of hot rolled steel coils
  • Bander operator responsible for the banding of coils that were getting shipped out.
  • Torch operator responsible for the burning and removal of defects on steel coils to meet customer & operation specs.
  • Downender operator responsible for the marking of fresh hot rolled coils to ensure proper identification so the coil could be properly identified for its next step operation such as shipping to other steel mils or movement to internal operations like pickler or cold mill operations.

Forklift Operator

Holland Trucking
07.2019 - 02.2020
  • Operated powered industrial trucks in accordance with OSHA regulations.
  • Loading & unloading of shipping materials to their designated locations.
  • Worked as part of a team to ensure a safe , quick and efficient work environment.
  • Adhered strictly to company policies concerning operation of material handling equipment.
  • Used handheld scanners for warehouse management system compliance.

12w

Army Reserve
08.2016 - 08.2024
  • Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
  • Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Leader of construction operations
  • Managed inventory and supplies to ensure materials were available when needed.
  • Operated a variety of machinery and tools safely and efficiently.

Education

High School Diploma -

Charleston Job Corp.
04-2013

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Workforce Management
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Time Management
  • Product Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Operations Management
  • Quality control
  • Visual inspections
  • Inspection reporting
  • Training and mentoring

Timeline

Process Inspector

Nucor Steel
01.2025 - Current

Operation Manager - Cold Mill

Cleveland-Cliffs
07.2022 - 12.2025

Shift Manager - Green Coil Storage

Cleveland-Cliffs
04.2021 - 07.2022

Steel Worker

Cleveland-Cliffs
02.2020 - 04.2021

Forklift Operator

Holland Trucking
07.2019 - 02.2020

12w

Army Reserve
08.2016 - 08.2024

High School Diploma -

Charleston Job Corp.

Education and Training

other

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