James Mitchell

Renovation and repairs on existing equipment. Installing piping systems, valves, expansion joints, structural supports, and pumps, from .5” to 30” in diameter. Read blueprints, layout and weld structural supports for piping systems, install and tie in new pipe.

New construction and renovations on an operating aluminum mill. Fabricate, draw isometric blueprints, install natural gas, water, compressed air, argon, and nitrogen piping systems. Layout and weld structural supports for piping. Install spray bars and filter system for cooling water and exhaust.

Contracted maintenance welder and fitter at Big River Steel. Demo furnaces and shells to rebuild and maintenance. Reinstall spray bars for water cooling and install new furnaces back into operating positions.

Fabricating custom sawmill equipment and machinery. Read blueprints, fabricate, fit, and weld structural components of various types of equipment. Travel with finished product to install in operating sawmills across multiple states.