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Auston Staver

Lebanon,Missouri

Summary

Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Foreman

Caldwell Tanks
Louisville, Kentucky
07.2025 - Current
  • Directed steel tank erection work through supervision of crew
  • Coordinated daily jobsite activities across superintendents, welders, and rigging teams.
  • Verified blueprints and drawing review before tank assembly and installation.
  • Managed inventory levels of supplies necessary for job completion.
  • Maintained safe, organized work areas to support reliable jobsite operations.
  • Monitored job progress and ensured completion within budget constraints.
  • Planned and managed manpower and resource requirements to support project activities.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to improve team productivity.
  • Created detailed reports on job progress and submitted them to management on time.

Foreman

Specialty Tank Services
Pasadena, Texas
06.2024 - 07.2025
  • Supervised a field crew during steel tank erection work.
  • Coordinated daily jobsite tasks with superintendents, welders, and rigging teams.
  • Reviewed blueprints and drawings to guide tank assembly and installation.
  • Enforced safety procedures and maintained clean, organized work areas.
  • Inspected welds, fittings, and connections for proper tank installation.
  • Provided timely progress updates and identified job needs to management and customers, facilitating clear communication and project alignment.
  • Assessed work area conditions for potential hazards or risks.
  • Managed sites by focusing on safety, operations and productivity.
  • Compiled and submitted detailed reports on job progress to management, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Pusher

Specialty Tank Services
Pasadena, Texas
03.2023 - 06.2024
  • Coordinated daily work assignments for field welders and riggers to ensure efficient project execution.
  • Enforced safety procedures during elevated tank construction sites.
  • Reviewed blueprints and drawings for tank assembly accuracy.
  • Trained crew members in welding, rigging, and fabrication practices to enhance skill levels and safety adherence.
  • Directed lift planning, staging, and field operations for tank builds, optimizing workflow and resource allocation.
  • Assessed work area conditions for potential hazards or risks.
  • Inspected tools, materials, and equipment to ensure quality standards were met.

  • Planned and managed manpower and resource requirements to support project activities.

Pusher

ATEC Steel
Baxter Springs, Kansas
07.2022 - 03.2023
  • Followed safety procedures around confined spaces, tanks, and heavy mobile equipment.
  • Coordinated daily work assignments for field welders and riggers to optimize workflow.
  • Directed lift planning, staging, and field operations for tank builds.
  • Communicated site progress and crew needs to project managers, facilitating timely decision-making.
  • Inspected tools, materials, and equipment to ensure quality standards were met.
  • Assessed work area conditions for potential hazards or risks.
  • Maintained daily logs of labor and equipment used on-site.
  • Established clear expectations and motivated crews to achieve performance goals.
  • Checked project details to verify job site materials and equipment.

Welder/Pusher

Smith Tank & Steel
Gonzales, Louisiana
11.2021 - 07.2022

Inspected welds for cracks, gaps, and alignment issues to ensure structural integrity of finished products.

  • Ground, cleaned, and prepared surfaces for strong weld joints.
  • Ground and cleaned surfaces using appropriate tools to ensure strong weld joints.
  • Maintained welding tools and organized materials to support streamlined production.
  • Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
  • Set up welding machines carefully based on specifications for each job.
  • Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
  • Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.

Welder

ATEC Steel
Baxter Springs, Kansas
03.2019 - 11.2021
  • Prepared metal surfaces through grinding, cleaning, and fitting joints to ensure optimal weld quality.
  • Inspected welds for quality, alignment, and code compliance.
  • Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection method.
  • Inspected welds for quality, alignment, and code compliance, contributing to overall project safety and integrity.
  • Maintained welding machines, torches, cables, and protective equipment.
  • Prepared metal surfaces by grinding, cleaning, and fitting joints.
  • Measured, cut, and assembled steel parts using hand tools.
  • Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
  • Ensured that all welds met code requirements through a visual inspection method.

Education

High School Diploma -

Lebanon Senior High
Lebanon, MO

Skills

  • Tank erection
  • Blueprint
  • Lift planning
  • Rigging coordination
  • Weld inspection
  • Rigging inspection
  • Crane operation
  • Equipment inspection
  • Heavy machinery operation
  • Crew supervision
  • Project management
  • NCCER advanced rigger
  • NCCO certified

Timeline

Foreman

Caldwell Tanks
07.2025 - Current

Foreman

Specialty Tank Services
06.2024 - 07.2025

Pusher

Specialty Tank Services
03.2023 - 06.2024

Pusher

ATEC Steel
07.2022 - 03.2023

Welder/Pusher

Smith Tank & Steel
11.2021 - 07.2022

Welder

ATEC Steel
03.2019 - 11.2021

High School Diploma -

Lebanon Senior High
Auston Staver