Manager Foreman
Resume:
Michael B. Smith
(c)219-***-**** / ************@*****.*** / linkedin.com/in/mike-smith-695332190
Crown Point, Indiana
SUMMARY
Talented shift manager bringing 21 years of experience in the integrated Steelmaking industry. Driven to keep costs under control, employees safe and hardworking, and keep customers satisfied. Results-focused professional with excellent problem solving and decision making skills.
SKILLS
●Safety
●People skills
●Iron production
●Steel production
●Team development Training and mentoring
●Refractory knowledge
EXPERIENCE / TIMELINE
I Hired in at LTV in August of 1999 on their Blast Furnaces
I started out as a Laborer, shoveling raw materials in the Stockhouses, and the Highline.
Within a few months, I began training on the Casthouses, learning about refractories
and the Blast Furnace processes. Then, the company needed an hourly Foreman for
the Highline and Stockhouses, and I trained and took that job. Six months later I was
asked to train as a Casthouse “Blower” Foreman. Once I was trained on that, I was
offered a Salaried position with the company.
I was charged with making sure the Furnace was tapped on time, and the molten iron and
slag was drained from the hearth. Other duties on that job were checking and monitoring
the integrity of the Slag and Iron Runner refractory. In 2005, I was transferred to #7 Blast
Furnace in the same capacity. The following year, we went injury free for the entire year.
In the next few years, we set new production records- 13k tons a day, and 4 million tons
for the year.
In 2011, I was transferred to #4 Steel Producing and became a Shift Manager, charged
with seven areas- The Ladle make up area, the LMF, Tundish Yard, RHOB, the Caster,
Withdrawal and the Scarfer.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
●High School diploma / East Chicago Central High School May 1989
●Attended numerous Iron/Steel making courses, including McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario
●Up to date with all applicable OSHA requirements
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