1. Curriculum Vitae
Antony Smith
tonysmithx@icloud.com Tel:07815196103
38 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

2.  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-UK
April 2012 – October 2015
This 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- UK
Jan 2011- March 2012
Working 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.

3. Handyman /Caretaker
West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust
February 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 TCP
Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Plant
2000 – February 2010
This 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 / Corus
Lackenby site
1989 - 2000
Supervising 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

4. consumables, etc. Managing time keeping,
training, holidays & discipline of the work group.
Reporting into, and deputising for the
Maintenance Engineer.
Maintenance Welder
British Steel
BOS Plant
1980 – 1989
Carried 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 Steel
Hartlepool training centre
1975 – 1979
Undertaken 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 Chudley
Senior Site Engineer
SSI-UK
Redcar
TS10 5QW
nigel.chudley@ssi-steel.co.uk
07917 849224
Mr Liam Booth
Operations Director
Doncasters Paralloy
1 CasselCourt
Haverton Hill Road
Billingham
TS23 1RB
liam.booth@ntlw orld.com
07813468626
Mr Paul Wales
Operations Director
ACTES
99 Acklam Road
Middlesbrough
TS5 5HR
01642 856030
Mr Peter Sharp
Managing Director
Leven Bridge Engineering
50/56 Perry Avenue
Teesside Industrial Estate
Thornaby
TS18 9LN
01642 750456