CV

1. Andrew Mitchell
24 Nicolson Ave.
Whyalla Playford
5600
Home phone: (08) 86441163
Mobile: 0455544633
Personal
Profile
Qualifications
and Licences
I have an easy going nature and can work well alone or as
part of a team. I have a strong work ethic with safety as a
core value & find no project to big to handle with a can do
attitude. I do not shy away from a new challenge & always
maintain good relationships with workforce & sub-contractors
while still achieving milestones & goals. 20 years trade
experience heavy and light fabrication, pipe welding
experience with MIG and Stick, pipefitting and site project
installation/construction. I have worked as a Site
Supervisor /Manager for the last 10 years.
 Confined Space trained
 BHP Billiton permit acceptor induction
 Working at heights
 White card
 JLG high risk license
 Senior First Aid
 Computer literate
 Santos, Fluor & McConnell Dowell inductions for Hub 2,
Roma, QLD.
 Supervisory, Planning and Scheduling experience
 SANTOS 4WD Training

2.  HYLC induction
Experience Aug 2015 – Present Ottoway Fabrication
Senior Workshop Manager
Responsibilities
 Overseeing Fabrication, fitout & painting of 1st
Solar
tower in Australia
 Day to day maintenance of workshop cranes,
paint/blast facilities, rolls, subarcs etc
 Running of all fabrication projects.
May 2015 – Aug 2015 BSA
Site Manager
new Royal Adelaide Hospital
Responsibilities
 Overseeing installation of pipework, cooling towers,
degassers & pressurising units installed by
subcontractors
Aug 2014 - May 2015 Gadaleta Steel Fabrication
Operations Manager
Responsibilities
 Workshop fabrication of Santos Moomba upgrade project
valued at $6 million.
 Oversee site maintenance/projects.
Nov 2010 – Aug 2014 Ottoway Eng/ E&A
Contractors - Whyalla
Site Manager
Achievements
 Piping Supervisor Roma hub 2 project for Ottoway eng.
 Piping Supervisor of Hydrogen peroxide piping at BHPB
2013 for Ottoway eng.
 Execution of 2009,11, & 13 Pellet Plant cold shuts,

3. delivered on time with no injuries or accidents.
 Execution of 2012 Smelter shut for BHPB at Roxby
Downs with Ottoway Engineering
 Project controller of 2013 Building extension for wind
farms at Ottoway/E&A.
 Project manager of Baulderstone provisioning facility Fuel
& Air pipe work Fab & installation.
 Awarded best JSA (job safety analysis) on site
 Execution of numerous hot shuts, under budget and
incident free.
 Nominated for Safety award by Onesteel upon installation
of swinging arm lifting device .
Responsibilities
 Execution of site based work including labour hire and
workshop work required for site.
 Supervised Tank & pipe work installation on November
Smelter shut in Roxby Downs for BHPB. Supervised pipe
installation of hydrogen peroxide line for BHPB in Roxby
Downs.
 Approval of quotes up to $200,000.00.
 Quotes ranging from $10,000.00 - $766,000.00
including Pellet plant cold shut ($400,000) ,Salt water pipe
for Pt Augusta power station( $70,000) and Dividing walls
($170,000)OST Power House Rebuild( $766,000.00.)
 Managing the day to day operations of the site crews &
sub-contractors.
 Review tradesmen’s work for quality prior to hand over to
the client.
 Provide direction to tradesmen and other supervisors.
 Labour allocation & scheduling.
 Ensure jobs are completed within established timeframes.
 Marketing and liaising with new & old clients.
 Weekly progress reports to allow invoicing.
 Timesheet and record management.
 Assist in managing the customer interface during works in
progress.
 Ensure high OH&S standards are met.
 Project Controller duties for the Power house rebuild &
the $8 million E&A building upgrade for the wind towers.
 Staff meetings.

4. Jan 2010 to Nov 2010 Vawn Engineering
Workshop Manager
Achievements
 Supervision of major projects.
 Organising appropriate safety training & site inductions.
 Development of spreadsheets to stream-line activities to
meet deadlines.
Responsibilities
 Weekly Maintaince Plan and resource management.
 Maintained all buildings and equipment in yard.
 Monthly safety audits.
 Order parts/equipment, organise and monitor delivery.
 Organise, plan and schedule jobs on a weekly basis.
 Organise, plan and schedule all preventative
maintenance.
 Organise and schedule labour for shutdowns.
 Weekly management meetings.
 Organising and planning for external resources, including
processing payments, site inspections and documentation
including JSA’s and Safe work Method statements.
 Managing workflow, verifying completion of work and
getting Purchase Orders amended.
Sept 2008 to Dec 2010 E & A Contractors/Whyalla
Fabrication
Site Supervisor
Achievements
 Departmental inductions
 Co-ordinated BOS Campaigns
 Co-ordinated Pellet Plant Cold Shut
 Project Controller for the total fabrication of Tundish for
NALCO
 Project Controller of Salt Water pipe Removal and Install
at Pt Augusta Power Station
 Nomination for Stack Cap project during Cold Shut

5.  Received numerous positive performance reports.
Responsibilities
 Construction and fabrication of various plant and
equipment.
 Maintenance of plant equipment
 Weekly shutdowns for all three plants at Iron Duke.
 Daily safety observations
 Raising notifications for required work in the SAP system.
June 2006 to Sept 2008 Gadaleta Steel
Fabrication
Boilermaker/Welder/Site Supervisor/Relief
Workshop Supervisor
Achievements
 Successful pipe welding macro tests
 Fabrication and Installation of Wharf upgrade for
THEISS’S Project Magnet.
 Relief Workshop Supervisor
 Site Supervisor
 Pirie Smelter Shut Down
 Successful completion of several workshop projects
meeting deadlines.
Responsibilities
 Fabrication and Welding of Workshop Projects.
 Co-ordinating Workshop and Site installation jobs.
 Pressure pipe and vessel welding to Australian
Standards.
 Responsibility for those working under myself
 March 2004 to May 2006 Marand Precision
Workshop Boilermaker/Welder/Site Team Leader
Achievements
 Supervision of Roxby Downs Installation Projects
undertaken for Louminco.
 All jobs and timelines met and satisfactorily completed
 Team Leader on several projects in Onesteel.
Responsibilities
 Supervise work crew both in Onesteel and at Roxby

6. Downs.
 Coded welding and metal fabrication
 Drawing take-off to requirements for fabrication.
Sept 1997 to March 2004 Whyalla Fabrication
Leading Hand Boilermaker/welder/Shift Supervisor
Achievement
 Supervision on numerous BOS and Pellet plant
Campaigns
 Completed Shut downs in Pt Pirie Smelter and Pt
Augusta Power Station
 Re-tubing of removable Hood for BOS
 Vessel change at BOS campaign
 Kiln overhauls at both the Pellet plant and the Lime Kiln
for Phillips kiln services.
 Construction of LMF for Onesteel at BOS.
 OBP at Iron Duke for Simon Carves
 Spotlight air conditioning system
 Cheap as chips building
 Fabrication & Install of Tar & Liquor Tank
 Piping system for Grinding Mills at Pellet plant .
Responsibilities
 Interaction with Onesteel.
 General Fabrication and Welding duties in the Workshop
 Shift Supervision on various Campaigns & Shut downs.
 Campaigns and shut downs in various places including –
BOS , Pellet plant , Rolling Mills , Coke Ovens , Pt Pirie
and Pt Augusta.
Oct 1993 to June 1997 Transfield Apprentice
Boilermaker/Welder
Achievements
 Successful completion of Trade qualifications in Heavy
Fabrication to Australian standards.
 Welding experience in all forms.
 Experience in drawing interpretation.
 Extensive experience in shut downs at Onesteel.

7.  Danielli project fab & install at Rolling mills.
 6 months early release from apprenticeship.
Responsibilities
 Complete Trade school.
 MMA welding and GMA welding.
 Structural Fabrication
 Plate work
 Tank Fabrication
 Site maintenance
 Campaign and Shut down work
Dec 1989 to Sept 1993 Trak-Lok (BHP Rail Divisions)
Production Operator/Line Inspector
Achievements
 Progression through level system.
 Trained to operate all machinery.
Responsibilities
 Head up and/or assist in machinery change over’s.
 Shiftwork.
 General Maintenance.
 Production line inspector.
Education  1989 – TAFE – Electrical Pre-vocational coarse
 1988 – Year 12 – Stuart High school.
References
Matt Sloan-Gadaleta -- General Manager
0411297143
Lee Hunter – Mines And Export – Portfolio Scheduler –
Onesteel – 8644 5519 / 0427 303 177
Chris Birch – Owner/ Manager -- CBCH
0419828896
Matt Perone –Manager/Partner - Link eng.

8. Personal
Achievements
0417823221
Alain Piochard – Workshop Manager – Ottoway/E&A
Contractors
0414463479
Peter Shambrook – Capital Developments – Arrium –
Project Controller
0401712359
 Royal Life Saver -- Bronze Star.
 Indoor Soccer Champions.
 Under 12 soccer league champions coach.
 Under 16 soccer league champions coach.
 A Grade league & cup champions coach.
 Inaugural State Amateur club champion runner-up
coach 2012.
 WSA Coach of the year 2008/2012.
 Represented Spencer gulf at Rugby League.
 Junior Basketball coach.