Franklin Mejias
Kenner,LA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Hardworking and reliable [Job Title] with strong ability in [Task]. Offering [Skill] and [Skill]. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Ironworker
River Parish Contractors
Reserve, LA
07.2018 - 06.2023
- Determined safety risks associated with projects and implemented precautions to address risks.
- Signaled crane operators in safe and accurate lifting and placing of reinforcing iron members and moved rebars manually into specific positions.
- Collaborated with construction foreman to establish and confirm task sequences and reinforcing requirements.
- Led and mentored less-experienced ironworkers and assisted foremen in assigning work activities.
- Managed and tracked materials and supplies needed for projects and expedited additional materials to avoid project delay.
Ironworker
Performance
Baton Rouge, LA
06.2015 - 04.2018
- Collaborated with construction foreman to establish and confirm task sequences and reinforcing requirements.
- Signaled crane operators in safe and accurate lifting and placing of reinforcing iron members and moved rebars manually into specific positions.
- Worked closely with structural ironworkers, ornamental Ironworkers, riggers and machinery movers, enabling clear and safe cross-functional operations.
- Studied and understood blueprints and specifications before beginning work on projects.
- Encouraged workers to take precautions to prevent mishaps and injuries on job sites.
- Led and mentored less-experienced ironworkers and assisted foremen in assigning work activities.
- Received structural steel and moved it to modular locations.
- Managed and tracked materials and supplies needed for projects and expedited additional materials to avoid project delay.
- Set up hoisting equipment to lift and place structural steel items.
- Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams and girders according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Aligned and connected structural components to create safe, long-lasting results.
- Performed mod assembly, erected and connected structural steel and leveled and torqued connections after steel placement.
- Positioned steel units, aligned holes and inserted temporary bolts while checking alignments and joining steel parts.
- Removed and replaced existing grating and structural steel with [Type] materials.
Ironworker
Foster steel
New Orleans, LA
01.2015 - 11.2015
Industrial Insulator
Safeway
Houston, Texas
02.2014 - 12.2014
- Kept detailed records of daily activities including time spent on jobs, materials used.
- Cleaned up job sites upon completion of projects and disposed of all waste materials properly.
- Operated scaffolding and ladders safely while installing insulation materials in hard-to-reach areas.
- Cut material to fit around obstructions or into odd shapes using hand tools or power saws.
- Measured, cut, and installed fiberglass insulation to meet customer specifications.
- Used hand tools such as knives, saws, tape measures, staplers and hammers.
- Assisted in the installation of insulation on industrial pipes and equipment.
- Repaired or replaced damaged parts or sections of insulation material as needed.
- Worked closely with other contractors to coordinate tasks during large scale projects.
- Protected insulated pipes from damage or decay by installing and securing sheet metal.
- Utilized fabricating equipment to cut, bend and straighten sheet metal for insulation projects.
- Removed and sealed off old asbestos insulation following strict remediation protocols.
- Removed old insulation and asbestos by following strict safety procedures.
Education
Franklin K Lane
New York, NYSkills
- Steel Component Alignments
- Effective Customer Communication
- Prefabricated Steel Unloading
- Job Planning
- Heavy Lifting
- Risk Management
- Blowtorches and Equipment
- Safety Protocols and Procedures
- OSHA Compliance
- Safety Measures
- Rigging Preparation
- Truck Unloading
Timeline
Structural Ironworker
River Parish Contractors
07.2018 - 06.2023
Ironworker
Performance
06.2015 - 04.2018
Ironworker
Foster steel
01.2015 - 11.2015
Industrial Insulator
Safeway
02.2014 - 12.2014
Franklin K Lane