Kyle Mitchell

• Performed daily safety checks to achieve safe operating condition of equipment.
• Calculated appropriate size and weight distribution to safely manage load.
• Excelled under pressure by safely executing demanding lifts in challenging weather conditions and tight spaces.
• Operated large cranes to lift and move materials with precision and accuracy.
• Positioned cranes in response to hand signals and observed load hookup to determine safe load capacities.
• Used hand signals, verbal communication and radio to reduce risks in coordinating crane movements.
• Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail while operating cranes for complex lifts, ensuring minimal disruption to surroundings.

Responsible for Rolling Mill Set up and operation of Breakdown Mill, Universal Rolling Mill, Edger Mill, and Finish Mill. Also at time operation of Reheat Furnace. Monitored product quality and section quality of rolling products including NZ PZ MC L C and Wide Flange for W6-W24, while making sure product met all charpy requirements of customers. Mechanical Mill maintenance during downtime. Operation in fast paced production setting, where quick decisions are made on a daily basis. During Mill shutdowns and outages for repair assisted in supervising and planning of reheat repairs.

• Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency across the team.
• Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
• Tested systems, noting issues and completing preventive maintenance.
• Conducted root cause analyses for recurring technical issues, minimizing future disruptions.

Operation of Taylor Forklift 550M to unload random length steel from two production mills to be cut to profitable length or special cut for customer. Operated straddle crane to stack long length wide flange beams. Filled in for Yard Supervisor and Random Yard Crewleader and saw operator when needed.

Operated overhead crane, and shuttle truck to load rail cars and move steel between yards. Prepared structural product for shipping to various places. Worked as part of a team to safely load rail cars to strict railroad and Nucor requirements.

While in college at ANC I was employed by Dawson Employment to work at Nucor in various departments to gain knowledge of the steel process.

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
• Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
• Troubleshot technical issues during the welding process, minimizing downtime on projects.
• Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
• Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
• Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.