Auster Lathon
Professional Experience
ULG Skilled Trades- Ashland City, TN October 2019 to January 2020
Welder/Fitter
Responsible for assembling ship barges.
Performed MIG, Stick, Flux Core welding.
Installed, assembled, and fitted piping systems.
Performed Structural Steel and Stainless-Steel Pipe Welding.
Gillmann Services, Inc.- Columbus, MO January 2017 to October 2019
Millwright/Welder
Contracted at Sportsman Warehouse Distribution Center.
Tore down and installed roller conveyors, belt conveyors, and storage racks.
Installed motors, gearboxes, rollers, and belts on conveyor lines.
Stainless Specialists Incorporated- Memphis, TN September 2014 to January 2017
Millwright/Welder
Performed shutdown work at various Freightliners throughout the U.S.
Installed and tore down conveyors and manufacturing equipment.
Performed Stick welding and fabricated parts for conveyor legs, kickers, handrails, guardrails, and catwalks.
Tradesman International- Memphis, TN January 2014 to July 2017
Millwright/Welder (Contractual Basis Since 2000)
Worked at various manufacturing and distribution sites such as; Hershey, Newlyweds, Dupont, Kellogg’s, Exxon, FedEx, UPS, and Amazon.
Installed and tore down conveyor lines and various manufacturing equipment such as; fillers, cappers, mixers, ovens, heat tunnels, box makers, palletizers, etc.
Performed MIG, Stick, and Flux Core welding.
Tore down, installed, and rebuild centrifugal pumps and valves.
Breckenridge Farms- Fisk, MO May 2012 to September 2013
Structural Fitter/Millwright
Performed Installation and tear downs of agriculture equipment.
Worked with conveyors, silos, spouts, drying fans, overhead conveyors, frame bins.
Performed Stick welding using steel.
Pearson Farms- Sikeston, MO September 2011 to May 2012
Performed Installation and tear downs of agriculture equipment.
Worked with conveyors, separators, grain mixers, sweep augers, silos, spouts, and frame bins.
Performed Stick welding using steel.