Andrew Blair
Bremen,GA
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Equipment Operator
HydroGreen Erosion Control
Opelika, Alabama
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Operated a variety of heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers and cranes to move earth and materials.
- Maintained daily logs of machine operations and reported any mechanical or safety issues to supervisor.
- Performed preventative maintenance on equipment, including greasing, oiling, servicing engines and changing filters.
- Loaded and unloaded trucks with excavated material for transport to designated areas.
- Assisted in the setup of job sites by laying out stakes, flags. per project specifications.
- Performed routine cleaning tasks on assigned equipment before returning it back into service.
- Trained new employees in proper operation of heavy machinery according to company guidelines.
- Used equipment to complete jobs quickly and correctly.
- Checked equipment for defects before and after shift and submitted report indicating equipment condition.
- Performed grading of site land and smoothed surfaces as part of projects or finish work.
- Steered forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts and other equipment to move materials around work sites.
- Operated earthmoving machines to move soil and other material on heavy construction sites in preparation for further building.
- Maintained machinery by repairing and replacing broken and malfunctioning components.
- Followed signals from ground crew and other operators to safely move materials and prevent dangerous interactions or missed cues.
- Located and marked underground pipes and wires to identify safe digging locations.
- Operated equipment to remove debris, snow or other equipment from streets and work areas.
Pipe Fitter/Welder Foreman
Local 72
Atlanta , GA
01.2017 - 01.2024
- Assembled and installed a variety of mechanical components, including pumps, motors, fans, valves and compressors.
- Performed preventative maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operation.
- Inspected machines and identified any potential issues or malfunctions.
- Welded in position using SMAW, GTAW and GMAW processes.
- Layed out pipe and fit up in position.
- Accessed problems with chillers, air handlers and cooling towers and made plans to fix the damage.
- Installed chillers, air handlers and cooling towers on new construction and ran piping to them.
- Worked on existing chillers, air handlers and cooling towers.
- Welded on chill water, condensed water, hot water and gas piping.
- Soldered and brazed copper joints.
- Installed screw pipe.
- Replaced worn out bearings, seals and gaskets in engines and related equipment.
- Used hand tools such as hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers to complete tasks efficiently.
- Aligned machines properly for efficient operation.
- Operated heavy machinery such as cranes in a safe manner.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
- Read and interpreted complex blueprints and drawings.
- Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
- Assembled and disassembled boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
- Fit and welded piping to prevent leakage.
- Used welding and soldering equipment to join sheet metal components following blueprints and job specifications.
- Installed, maintained and repaired gas meters, regulator, gas lines and gas appliances.
- Read and interpreted construction blueprints for various projects.
- Directed the installation of new equipment, machines, and tools to improve production efficiency.
- Installed piping systems for water, gas, steam and other liquids according to blueprints.
- Fabricated metal components using welding and cutting tools.
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Trades Institute
Atlanta , GA08-2022
Skills
- Easy to work with
- Not scared to work overtime
- Won’t complain about any task given to me
- Torch cutting
- Stick Welding
- Blueprint Reading
- Weld tacking
- Equipment Operation
- Fabrication
- Pipe fitting
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Valve repairs
- Overhead welding
- Vertical Welding
- Pipe welding
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Materials Handling
- Efficient multitasking
- Commercial construction experience
- Hand and Foot Coordination
- HVAC Systems
- Problem-Solving
- Work Scheduling
- Attention to Detail
- Machine Operation
Timeline
Equipment Operator
HydroGreen Erosion Control
01.2024 - 10.2024
Pipe Fitter/Welder Foreman
Local 72
01.2017 - 01.2024
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Trades Institute