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Chris Ventrca

Palo Pinto,Texas

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Fork Lift Operator

Garner Pipe And Supply
01.2022 - Current
  • Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
  • Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
  • Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
  • Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
  • Received cargo by lifting and moving it using hand trucks and pallet jacks.
  • Communicated with floor managers to determine merchandise placement.
  • Used strapping and bracing techniques combined with proper balancing to prevent load shifting.

Welder

Self Employed
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
  • Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
  • Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
  • Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
  • Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
  • Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
  • Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
  • Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
  • Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
  • Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
  • Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.
  • Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
  • Managed repair and maintenance schedule to organize shop and maintain equipment.
  • Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
  • Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
  • Operated robotic cells machinery.
  • Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.

Welder Foreman

SDI (903) 752-4660
08.2018 - 05.2021
  • Overseen 4 to 6 welders and crew and any given time
  • Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
  • Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
  • Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
  • Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
  • Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
  • Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
  • Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
  • Welded parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc and gas equipment.
  • Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.
  • Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.


Education

Associate of Science - Metallurgical Engineering

Texas State Technical College - Waco
Waco, TX
1999

High School Diploma -

Ennis High School
Ennis, TX
1997

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Waste Prevention
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Safe Moving Operations
  • PPE Compliance
  • Fast Reaction Time
  • Good Depth Perception
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Maintenance and Repair

Timeline

Fork Lift Operator

Garner Pipe And Supply
01.2022 - Current

Welder

Self Employed
05.2021 - 12.2021

Welder Foreman

SDI (903) 752-4660
08.2018 - 05.2021

Associate of Science - Metallurgical Engineering

Texas State Technical College - Waco

High School Diploma -

Ennis High School
Chris Ventrca