Dustin Hill
Summary
Hardworking senior maintenance technician bringing 5+ years of experience performing diverse maintenance and repair duties. Dedicated to maintaining optimal equipment functionality by managing routine and complex equipment and facility matters. Safety-oriented team player with strong attendance record.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician III
Thunderbird Cylinders
01.2022 - Current
- Maintain an extrusion facility making high-pressure air and gas cylinders.
- Complete work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision and reduction in downtime.
- Maintaining High- and Low-pressure hydraulic systems, air and water systems, troubleshooting electrical systems (110, 277,480,24volt) checking fuses and motors and replacing them as needed.
- Inspected and maintained equipment to keep items in top working condition.
- Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Successfully completed complex repair tasks within tight deadlines, minimizing disruptions to daily operations.
- Operating and maintaining ABB and Fanuc robots.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Trained new employees on proper use and care of tools, machinery, and safety protocols.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve maintenance processes.
- Assisted management in developing long-term plans for equipment upgrades and replacements.
- Supported inventory management efforts, tracking spare parts usage and reordering as necessary.
- Operating forklift, man lift and scissor lift when needed.
- Followed safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents.
- Routinely Weld mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum as needed.
Welder/Custom Fabricator/Mechanic
Rendeq
11.2020 - 01.2022
- Delivered high-quality customer service as a reliable and skilled welder, contributing to a positive company reputation and repeat business.
- Examples of equipment built during my time at Rendeq include auger screw trough conveyors, sealed ductwork, condensers, tanks, and scrubber.
- Reading and interpreting blueprints so everything is built to correct size.
- Demonstrated versatility in various welding methods including MIG, TIG, Stick Welding techniques.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Lay out drilled and tapped holes using drill press precisely according to prints, using metal shear, band saw, and metal roller to cut and shape the metal to correct size
- Maintained fleet of fork trucks, field equipment and truck maintenance
- Traveled with road crews to participate in the removal and installation of new equipment.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Troubleshot technical issues during the welding process, minimizing downtime on projects.
- Mentored junior welders, sharing knowledge to enhance their skill sets and career development.
- Addressed potential hazards or equipment malfunctions to prevent serious problems.
- Facilitated cross-department communication, ensuring projects stayed on schedule with clear updates and coordination.
Maintenance Technician I
Luxfur Gas Cylinders
01.2020 - 11.2020
- Maintain an extrusion facility making high-pressure air and gas cylinders.
- Complete work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision and reduction in downtime.
- Maintaining High- and Low-pressure hydraulic systems, air and water systems, troubleshooting electrical systems (110, 277,480,24volt) checking fuses and motors and replacing them as needed.
- Inspected and maintained equipment to keep items in top working condition.
- Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Supported inventory management efforts, tracking spare parts usage.
- Operating forklift, man lift and scissor lift when needed.
- Followed safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents.
- Routinely Weld mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum as needed.
Shop Lead, Welder/Fabricator
Carolina Chemstrip
02.2018 - 12.2019
- Distribute orders to crew members and answer questions along the process and review finished products to ensure good quality
- Training and orientation of new hire employees within the Fabrication shop
- Interpret blueprints and build customers requested racks, table, sinks, baskets, tanks, industrial ovens etc
- Lay out drilled and taped holes using drill press precisely according to prints, using metal sheer, band saw, CNC plasma table and manual plasma cutter and acetylene torch to cut all kinds of metal to correct size, press brake to put all bends in place, sand blast parts if needed, weld (mig,tig and stick) and fabricate all parts, paint and assemble per request
- Operate forklifts to move material and loading and unloading materials.
Lead Weld Cell Senior Manufacturing Technician
GKN of America Mebane
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Doing inventory and ordering materials that are needed for daily shifts and coordinate change overs as needed
- Mentored and answered any operator's questions and needs
- Check and set up all gauges to ensure all parts ran are correct size.
- Set up/operate friction Welders, change tooling, and adjust tooling and parameters in programs to correct size to blueprints on all the different parts and maintain all 6 friction welders such as pneumatics, hydraulic, and clearing electrical faults in drives, changing and adjusting electronic prox switches and photo eyes
- Fix broken shock sensors, valves, repair air lines and set up robots also modify programs to load and unload parts from machine efficiently in all 6 cells for all the different parts
- All cells have 2 or more robots
- Setup/operate a mig welder automated spool gun pulse welding a flange to bell for certified United States Hummer Axle shaft parts then turn the part in a turning lathe to get the right height size to fit stage drawings specifications
- Completed arch flash training.
TULIPS Operator
GKN of America Mebane
05.2016 - 10.2016
- Operate machines such as CNC turning lathes, spline roller, TOCCO (harden induction process), and finish grinders
- All while keeping parts in tolerance with stage drawings/blueprints specifications using manual tree gauges and a laser Hummel gage and handheld gauges
- Setup/changer overturning lathes and was learning how to set up Spline roller when I was promoted to SMT in the weld cell department.
Gang Saw Operator
New South Lumber Company
01.2013 - 05.2016
- Required maintenance on machines each day at end of shift
- Such as changing multiple saw blades, lubing air cylinders, chains, bearings, saw box slides and hydraulic motors
- Checking and repairing all equipment to ensure machines are in proper working condition for next shift.
Saw filer/Fitter/Guide Machinist
New South Lumber Company
01.2013 - 05.2016
- Responsible for Saws daily maintenance including but not limited to, Leveling, properly tensioning and sharpening circle saws and band saws
- Also replacing teeth, tips and welding broken saws on as needed basis
- Machining guide pads to the required tolerance indicated by management maintaining necessary measurements with various tools and replacing guide pads every 40 hours or as needed
- Also responsible for maintenance and maintaining band mills and band mill alignment.
Machine Operator
Edwards Wood Products
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Lumbar Stacker Operator and Scragg Saw Operator - Required maintenance on machines each day at end of shift
- Such as lubing air cylinders, chains, bearings, changing band saws and hydraulic motors
- Checking and repairing all equipment to ensure machines are in proper working condition for next shift.
Welder/Fabricator
Quality Mechanical
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Interpret blueprints and build machines and holding tanks
- Lay out drilled and taped holes in the side panels precisely according to prints, using press brake to put all bends, weld (mig and tig) and fabricate machine grind all visible welds smooth, sand blast all parts of machines, paint motor and gear box and then assemble, wire, plum, and test machines before shipment date
- Also operating forklift to move material and loading and unloading materials.
Education
High School Diploma -
Southern High School
Graham, NC06.2004
Skills
- Industrial Equipment
- Preventive Maintenance
- Problem-solving ability
- Training/Mentoring
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Mechanical Repair
- Hand and Power Tools Expertise
- Hydraulic systems
- Equipment Installation
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Blueprint and schematic understanding
Timeline
Maintenance Technician III
Thunderbird Cylinders
01.2022 - Current
Welder/Custom Fabricator/Mechanic
Rendeq
11.2020 - 01.2022
Maintenance Technician I
Luxfur Gas Cylinders
01.2020 - 11.2020
Shop Lead, Welder/Fabricator
Carolina Chemstrip
02.2018 - 12.2019
Lead Weld Cell Senior Manufacturing Technician
GKN of America Mebane
10.2016 - 01.2018
TULIPS Operator
GKN of America Mebane
05.2016 - 10.2016
Gang Saw Operator
New South Lumber Company
01.2013 - 05.2016
Saw filer/Fitter/Guide Machinist
New South Lumber Company
01.2013 - 05.2016
Machine Operator
Edwards Wood Products
01.2011 - 01.2013
Welder/Fabricator
Quality Mechanical
01.2010 - 01.2011
High School Diploma -
Southern High School