Nathan Austin

Owner and Operations manager of two hostels and holiday apartments. Daily management of Operations including rosters and financial administration, and procurement of consumables. − Managed 15 full time staff and coordinated 43 volunteers from ‘Workaway’ and ‘Woofing’ programmes. − Managed construction and renovation of Sopha so good. Sourcing and negotiations with contractors and suppliers. − Hosted over 5000 guests. − Co-ordinated tours with external operators and booking agencies

Team lead -Advanced Rigger and 100t crane operator. − Coordinating heavy transport movements, supervising different professionals to undertake operations in safe and efficient manner. − Analysis of current & future work- loads and demands. Planning equipment distribution and co-ordinating with different crews and contractors onsite to ensure on time and efficient work completion. − Heavy equipment intrastate logistics and planning, operation and supervision. − Training/induction of new workers.

− Managing current and future workload throughout the workshop of 18 lathes and milling machines and team of 12 welder/fabricators to ensure minimum idle time and maximum output. − Inventory management and planning including historical trend analysis from local Pulp and Paper mill to predict upcoming work -Warehouse organisation, registration, cataloging and stock system creation with LEAN focus.

− Monitoring and reporting on Oil well drilling operations. Leading safety briefings on dangerous locations. − Taking soil and water samples to check for contamination and coordinating remediation work when needed. − Advisement and assessment of oil and chemical spill control and remediation process.

Junior Estimator position where I learn to estimate mechanical engineering work coming to the workshop. − Estimating man hours, machining, and fabrication time, getting quotes for, and ordering materials. Creating job packs with drawings and instructions for the workshop floor. Communicating with tradesmen for circular input on work times and material usage. National and International logistic management for importing raw materials and exporting finished product.