Curriculum Vitae

Antony Smith tonysmithx@icloud.com Tel: 0781519610338 Evergreen Way, Marton, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, TS8 9ZD

Personal Profile

I have worked for many years in the Steel Industry, with extensive Managerial/Supervisory experience. I am a highly motivated, multi-skilled, honest, hardworking person with excellent Fabrication, Mechanical, Safety Management skills. I am used to working within high pressure environments ensuring given tasks, deadlines and requirements are completed safely and effectively to timescales and deadlines without compromising performance.

If you’re seeking a Fabrication/Maintenance Engineer to improve the reliability and development of your company’s operations then my experience in managing Fabrication/maintenance personnel on a COMAH Tier 1 plant will prove invaluable, troubleshooting, support and loyalty come as second nature meaning fewer breakdowns to keep operations safely to its maximum potential.

Key Skills

Technical Skills I have excellent Management and Team

Leading skills and work well as part of a team or on my own.

I am proficient in IT. My current role requires daily access onto engineering/process databases for logs/spares/feedback etc.

Always use my own Initiative but am never afraid to ask if unsure.

I am fully conversant with the many Permit to work systems found in heavy industry

I am always extremely safety conscious and ensure all personnel comply with company health and safety procedures on a highly volatile plant, and am always aware of what can go wrong.

Personal Skills Excellent communication and technical

skills within my scope and am not only good at talking to people whether it be small or large groups but am a good listener and always willing to hear everyone’s point.

Excel in the role as manager / supervisor, but also flexible enough to be hands on when required and able to challenge whatever duty is required.

I am very passionate about getting designated job completed whether breakdown or planned, whilst still ensuring safety and efficiency are not compromised.

Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills

Competencies and Training

Several Safety Management courses Several Team Building / working courses Confined Space Authorised Permit Issuer Daily Permit to work Authorised Issuer Introduction to Risk Based Inspection (API 581 and API 570) COMAH Management of Change Authorised person CITB Crane appointed person (BS7121 pt1) Gas Awareness Working at Heights Regulations / safety harness trained Risk Assessment proficient Manual Handling training

MPI trained Industrial Relations for engineers / supervisors 8 Key Principles (Supervisors Roles and Requirements) Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Proficient in several SAP applications Alcohol and Substance abuse champion Full Clean UK Driving License Inspection and testing of electrical equipment (PAT) ECITB Site Passport ECITB Leading A Team Safely

Education

Longlands College, Middlesbrough

City and Guilds Structural and Thick plate City and Guilds Welding technology City and Guilds Materials technology Bertram Ramsey Secondary school, Middlesbrough CSE Grades in English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Engineering drawing

Employment

Fabrication Engineer

SSI-UKApril 2012 – October 2015This role involved managing a group of Fabrication and Mechanical Team Leaders carrying out the daily maintenance of the Steel plant, utilising Platers, Welders, Fitters, Pipefitters, Riggers and Cleaners, ensuring these teams carry out their duties safely and effectively. Ensuring Daily Permits to Work, Risk assessments and SWP for all tasks carried out. Also responsible for ensuring Safety Critical, COMAH and routine inspections are carried out on a specified basis as part of the SAP workflow to ensure the plant operates not only safely but also to its full potential. Also managing the personnel, training, pay and discipline for the work group. PICO responsibilities during planned shutdown / outage periods.

Consultant Engineer

SSI- UKJan 2011- March 2012Working within Project Engineering team on main start up programme for Steel plant. PICO for large section Focusing mainly on ‘Loose Assets’, fabrication designated items on BOS and Concast plants. Also major fabrication tasks on BOS Primary. Also the Scaffolding co-ordinator for the Steel plant.

Key Achievements:

Managed Fabrication contracts with external suppliers, maintaining / repairing all items of plant beyond normal scope of our teams.

Reduced the number of plant breakdowns / stoppages to a minimum by driving the supervisors to work to highest standards, employing a dedicated Welding QA to deliver quality packs for guidance.

Represented the company on a number of visits to suppliers in China, as part of a multi million pound project to replace the BOS Vessel Hood systems. Identifying Scope of Supply, standards to conform to EN, PED and CE marking etc.

Key Achievements:

Project completed successfully and Plant returned to an operational state.

Handyman /Caretaker

West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood TrustFebruary 2010 – Jan 2011 (Part time)Tasks included carrying out routine maintenance tasks to the company’s buildings, i.e. small repairs, cutting grass, painting and generally any tasks within my skill capability. Working in the community to improve the local area for residents, i.e. taking part in ‘alleyway’ improvement programme. Caretaker duties within the company’s Resource Centre, this includes setting up of the various halls / meeting rooms for the customers. General upkeep of the centre, i.e. window cleaning, floor and room cleaning, roof and gutter cleaning. There is also requirement to drive the company’s vehicle, moving items as required for others, also assisting others in collection / delivery of items to further their work. I was also the registered person for PAT testing of the company’s electrical equipment.

Maintenance Engineer

CORUS TCPBasic Oxygen Steelmaking Plant2000 – February 2010This role involved managing a group of Fabrication and Mechanical Team Leaders / MST’s carrying out the daily maintenance of the Steelplant, utilising Platers, Welders, Fitters, Pipefitters, Riggers and Cleaners, ensuring these teams carried out their duties safely and effectively. Ensuring daily permits to work, Risk assessments and SWP for all tasks carried out. Also responsible for ensuring Safety Critical and routine inspections were carried out on a daily basis as part of the T.E.M.S. engineering database to ensure the plant operated not only safely but also to its full potential. Also managing the personnel, training, pay and discipline for the work group.

Fabrication Team Leader

British Steel / CorusLackenby site1989 - 2000Supervising the team of Platers, Welders and Riggers carrying out Steelplant maintenance tasks. Ensuring that permits, R.A’s and SWP’s are in place for the working groups. Monitoring the maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance to procedures, standards and accuracy of work is achieved. Arranging spares, materials,

Key Achievements:

Gaining a working knowledge of working in the community with the general public.

Successfully undertaking general remedial tasks to buildings / offices, etc.

Passing the PAT testing course and putting this into practice.

Key Achievements:

Joint managed 1 year accident free period for the vessels major shutdown 30+ maintenance personnel working 24/7 over 4 21-day periods. 2009

Managed Fabrication contracts with external suppliers repairing specific items of plant beyond normal scope of our teams. Fixed price type work worth circa £4m p.a

Reduce the number of plant breakdowns to a minimum by ensuring daily inspections of plant and equipment were within specific tolerance and operated effectively.

Managed installation of vessel water cooled hood system, a large scale contracted out project undertaken by Mitsui Babcock with a timescale of 30 days, 24hr working, delivered on time.

Key Achievements:

Gaining excellent man management skills supervising the work group.

Learning more detailed knowledge into managing the work to the correct standards.

More in depth safety knowledge, ensuring short cuts / risks are not taken.

Supervising work that had been contracted out, working closely with contract management & ensuring they

consumables, etc. Managing time keeping, training, holidays & discipline of the work group. Reporting into, and deputising for the Maintenance Engineer.

Maintenance Welder

British SteelBOS Plant1980 – 1989Carried out primarily welding duties as part of the maintenance team. Working generally in low carbon steels, also some St.Steel, Cast iron, cast steel. The work varied from materials 3thk up to 95thk. Plate and pipe work. Generally repairing BOS vessels, Ladles, Oxygen Lances and all other items on the steelplant. Most work was with MMA, but also some TIG / MIG, proficient in Arc Air gouging. I also carried out Plating and Burning duties as required to progress the work as I was proficient in both these areas.

Apprentice Boilermaker

British SteelHartlepool training centre1975 – 1979Undertaken basic training in all fabrication trades and Engineering drawing. Studied Structural and Welding courses at college. Learnt all aspects of Plating work, Burning, Arc Air, Oxy arc gouging. Chose welding as my main career, MMA, TIG, MIG processes on plate and also pipes which were in plentiful supply at H/pool.

comply to identified internal standards. Passed CSWIP examinations for MPI,

DPI and UV inspection.

Key Achievements:

Became one of the key persons in the Fabrication group, mainly due to my quality of work and my positive attitude.

Achieved welding qualification to 6G standard.

Showed interest in improving my position and regularly covering for the Team Leader / Inspector.

Key Achievements:

Successfully completed apprenticeship. Passed college courses in Structural and

Welding disciplines. Secured a full time job on the Steelplant

at a difficult time just before the Steel strike.

Personal Interests

I enjoy sport, walking, reading, computing, driving and actively seek and participate in lifelong learning. I also like to socialise with my family and friends.

References

Mr Nigel ChudleySenior Site EngineerSSI-UKRedcarTS10 5QWnigel.chudley@ssi-steel.co.uk07917 849224

Mr Liam BoothOperations DirectorDoncasters Paralloy1 Cassel CourtHaverton Hill RoadBillinghamTS23 1RBliam.booth@ntlworld.com07813468626

Mr Paul WalesOperations DirectorACTES99 Acklam RoadMiddlesbroughTS5 5HR01642 856030

Mr Peter SharpManaging DirectorLeven Bridge Engineering50/56 Perry AvenueTeesside Industrial EstateThornabyTS18 9LN01642 750456