Daniel Kersten

Coordination, production and design products needed for maintenance and all activities for estimating, designing, building, welding, and repairing components. Building custom jigs to fabricate parts needed for production. Fabricate and fit parts for machinery upgrades. Consult and prioritize and schedule machine maintenance downtime.

• Managed all on-site and off-site installation, repair, maintenance and test tasks.
• Performed annual service visits and completed preventative maintenance on all systems.
• Operated all hand tools and power equipment according to company safety procedures.
• Installed new refrigeration and equipment and explained operation and routine maintenance protocols to customers.
• Reviewed technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair.
• Demonstrated to customers proper methods for operating equipment after it had been installed.
• Maintained company field response vehicle stocked with repair and replacement parts
• Reviewed all aspects of job upon completion to alleviate equipment failure and prevent callbacks.
• Provided telephone support to customers by determining cause of issue and explaining most effective solution.
• Positively engaged with customers and maintained professional appearance at all times as company representative.
• Discussed and recommended service options with customers and explained costs involved.
• Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
• Properly completed work reports for each field visit.
• Adhered to established procedures for inspection of belts, drives and motors, performing any needed maintenance.
• Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
• Interacted with all necessary partners including vendors, upper management and peers.

• Repaired and installed bodywork such as panels and nose rails.
• Fabricated parts and welded connections.
• Documented all actions
• Used specialty equipment, standard tools, and gauges to complete assessments and repairs.
• Documented findings and all actions taken.
• Installed new systems and components in vehicles.
• Ordered parts necessary for vehicle repairs and new installations.
• Discussed repairs with customers and advocated for vehicle safety.
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
• Offered friendly and efficient service to all customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.

• Installed new wet air oxidation and waste water equipment and explained operation and routine maintenance protocols to customers.
• Investigated and troubleshot product service issues
• Provided technical support to troubleshoot, repair and maintain operational efficiencies in mechanical systems.
• Performed annual service visits and completed preventative maintenance on all systems.
• Operated all hand tools and power equipment according to company safety procedures.
• Demonstrated to customers proper methods for operating equipment after it had been installed.
• Attended workshops and team meetings to maximize technical knowledge.
• Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
• Made steel form parts using various cutting equipment and welded part together per specifications.
• Fabricated steel molds for concrete, including use of hand and power tools, welding operations and lifting equipment.
• Read and followed blueprints and weld diagrams.
• Stacked finished product on pallets according to packaging standard.
• Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
• Blew out machines, checked welding leads and wiring and changed filters for preventive maintenance.
• Removed excess slag with arc-cutting, grinding and other equipment.
• Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
• Maintained correct length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
• Skilled gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
• Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Effectively managed repair and maintenance scheduled to increase shop organization and equipment longevity.
• Inspected welds and checked whether critical measurements met specifications upon completion.
• Minimized warping by using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
• Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.