Gavin Hughes
New Brockton
Summary
Welder skilled in MIG, flux and stick welding. Strong background in welding and metal fabrication. Willing to travel and show up on time.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Welder
Contractor
New Brockton
07.2024 - Current
- Operated welding equipment to join metal components safely and accurately.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine specifications for welding tasks.
- Monitored welding processes to maintain quality and safety standards.
- Maintained tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance during operations.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline workflow on projects.
- Assisted in training new welders on proper techniques and safety protocols.
- Conducted routine inspections on welds to detect defects or inconsistencies.
- Followed safety regulations to minimize hazards in the work environment.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Inspected completed work for conformance to specifications using various instruments.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Adjusted settings on machines such as current level so it matches the specifications outlined in blueprints and drawings.
- Trained apprentices in safety procedures and use of tools, equipment used during fabrication, welding operations.
- Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Determined appropriate filler metal type based on joint design and material being joined together.
- Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
- Installed new plant equipment per manufacturer's instructions while adhering to safety protocols.
- Selected and installed torches, filler rods and flux according to welding chart specifications.
- Marked or tagged material with job number, piece marks and other identifying marks.
- Connected and turned regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure and obtain desired flames.
- Recognized, set up, and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Safely ignited torches and monitored surroundings to proactively identify hazards.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notified supervisors.
- Cleaned and inspected parts and assemblies at each production stage and documented production defects.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors regarding progress updates on assigned tasks.
Education
Certified Welder - Welding
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
Opp, AL 01.2022 - 07.2023
Skills
- Work well with co-workers to efficiently and safely get job done
- Can cut/weld metal (Smaw/Gmaw/Fcaw)
- Boilermaker/Welder in powerplants
- Can work well under pressure and in tight spaces
- Read blueprints
Timeline
Welder
Contractor
07.2024 - Current
Certified Welder - Welding
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
01.2022 - 07.2023