Mark Blount

Experience

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  ArcelorMittal USA

  May 2015 - Dec 2020

  • Responsible for safety, work schedules, and daily work assignments of 13 union employees at the 80” Hot Strip Mill industrial walking beam furnaces• Responsible for production levels, delay time, safety compliance, environmental compliance, equipment reliability, and improvement projects of the furnaces• Served as a member of middle management by leading a team of 8 employees while driving upper management’s vision and direction down to the floor level of the operation, while still adding value as an individual contributor of the organization• Championed a diverse and inclusive workplace by building employee engagement through recruiting, training, coaching, and new-hire on-boarding• Promoted a culture of safety, collaboration, positivity, accountability, and dignity and respect • Individually selected by Senior Management to represent our plant at the “Leaders of the Future” conference• Recruited prospective employees from the Purdue West Lafayette campus for Mechanical Engineers• Conducted interviews and give recommendations for both new and experienced hires • Mentored and coached new associates preparing them for promotability Show less • Team leader of 9 management personnel composed of mechanical, electrical, automation, production, and engineering personnel in an industrial steel mill environment• Lead meetings of root cause failure analysis; develop and delegate actions items and drive to completion• Manage daily activities of the finishing mill which is the central hub of the department• Responsible for safety, work schedules, and daily work assignments of 6 union millwrights• Collaborate across disciplines to efficiently plan all stakeholders’ work to ensure everyone is successful• Manage 20 union workers composed of millwrights, ironworkers, electricians, pipefitters, and technicians • Identify, plan, and supervise mechanical maintenance work and improvement projects on critical quality and production equipment, mechanical infrastructure, and environmental compliance equipment• Solicit work from design engineering companies, machine/fabrication shops, and union craft workers to design, generate issue for construction blueprints, fabricate, and install equipment• Reduce delay time and increase reliability of equipment in the finishing mill• On call 24/7/365 Show less

  • Production Process Manager

    Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Area Supervisor - Mechanical

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Project Engineer

    Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Associate Engineer

    May 2015 - Apr 2016
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  ERIKS North America

  Dec 2020 - Jan 2022

  Fabrication Center Manager

  • General Manager of the Chicago (Sauk Village) Fabrication Center, responsible for all things related to production, customer satisfaction, safety compliance, quality, and personnel• Improved the Chicago Fabrication Center’s “On Time Delivery” key metric from 85.2% to 95.6% • Successfully hired 3 production employees and 1 Fabrication Supervisor at the Fabrication Center and trained, coached, and mentored them to develop into key members and leaders of our team• Develop and implement process improvements to enhance the production efficiency and profitability Show less

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  PierceGray

  Jan 2022 - now

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  • Engagement Manager

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2024