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Abel Rangel

Mission,TX

Summary

My name is Abel Rangel Jr. i currently work in Brownsville Texas, I've been there for a couple of months now as a heavy equipment operator. I am a highly self-motivated person, i have previous supervisor experience, my main background is in scaffolding in refinery's i previously working 9 years doing scaffolding for a handful of companies, I've worked at Dow sites, Phillips 66 (Sweeny, Tx) XTO (Exxon Mobile Hobbs, New Mexico). I have a previous background as well as a water treatment operator for a plant back home in Mcallen TX (Sharyland Water Supply) which is where got my plant operator experience while working there having my hands on training for running the water departments chemicals for the city i lived in. I know how to use heavy machinery as well and fluent in both English and Spanish written and spoken. I am vary familiar with opening and closing permits and LOTO operations as well and vary safety orientated. Im currently intrested in joining the RGLNG Project due to its longevity and great benefits i could bring to the table due to my 14 years of plant work experince both in a refinery and commerical back home doing water treatment aswell

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Heavy Equipment Operator Material Handler

Bechtel
Brownsville, Texas
11.2024 - Current
  • Loaded, unloaded, transported and stacked materials through careful operation of various warehouse equipment.
  • Loaded pallets onto trailers for shipment.
  • Followed standard work instructions accurately when picking, sorting, staging and scanning products.
  • Performed daily equipment checks to verify proper operation and minimize downtime.
  • Perform Prestart meeting and interact with coworkers make it a perfect good culture safety environment

General Laborer

PMI
Port Lavaca, Texas
09.2024 - 11.2024
  • My duties for this job include me driving a forklift, bobcat, and flatbed truck
  • I also walk out jobs prior to execution of Turnarounds at Dow Seadrift
  • Speaking during meetings aswell constantly having to give speeches or doing presentations during a turnaround weather it be turnarounds or just basic maintenance to the plant needs

Demolition

Brandenburg Industries
Seadrift, Texas
08.2023 - 09.2024
  • My roles during this job included getting permits issued to me to start the jobs for the company, walking out prior to job execution
  • Demoing structure's and grating that were no longer in service in Dow La Porte and Dow Seadrift
  • I was also the driver to transport people in and outside the plant to get to the jobsites
  • I drove the bobcat, forklift, industrial and warehouse one as well, frontloader

Scaffold Builder Forman

Brandsafway
Dow Freeport, Tx
04.2017 - 08.2023
  • My duties here consisted of having to get permits issued to me to have my crew start working, having to walk out jobs with other departments as well weather it consisted of having to change the job scope due to other hazards coming out during the process weather it be working to close to power lines, or working above water and having to let Emergency Response crews know prior to us performing work
  • Scoping out jobs and walking them out and finding hazards regarding confined spaces, or engulfment potentials
  • I would also use the forklift to move scaffold material when needed

  • Trained new employees on company policies, job duties, and performance expectations.
  • Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
  • Organized meetings with clients to discuss project specifications.
  • Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
  • Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.

Water Treatment Plant Operator

Sharyland Water Supply Corperation
McAllen, Texas
03.2011 - 04.2017
  • My duties for this job included me pulling samples for ph balances, turbidity testing and flocculation testing as well
  • I would hourly grab samples and take them to our testing lab and record results by hand and email them to the state of Texas to show our results
  • Our schedule consisted of 3 shifts as well changing constantly every month
  • Injecting liquid ammonia into raw water in lines for the city
  • Changing out chlorine tanks using SCBA to insure safe work practices

Education

High school or equivalent - General Basics

Options Academy
Mission, Texas
02.2012

Skills

  • Forklift operator
  • Water Treatment Operator
  • Scaffold Builder Forman
  • Demolition Operator
  • General Plant Laborer
  • Speaking English
  • Speaking Spanish
  • Driving flatbeds
  • Osha 10 Certified
  • Scaffold NCCER Certified
  • Maintenance procedures
  • Pre-operational equipment inspections

Timeline

Heavy Equipment Operator Material Handler

Bechtel
11.2024 - Current

General Laborer

PMI
09.2024 - 11.2024

Demolition

Brandenburg Industries
08.2023 - 09.2024

Scaffold Builder Forman

Brandsafway
04.2017 - 08.2023

Water Treatment Plant Operator

Sharyland Water Supply Corperation
03.2011 - 04.2017

High school or equivalent - General Basics

Options Academy
Abel Rangel