James Johnson
Foreman,AR
Summary
Safety-oriented millwright with several years of experience planning and categorizing equipment while maintaining consistent production. Dedicated employee offering skills in mechanical maintenance and issue troubleshooting. Adaptable worker skilled in building and dismantling equipment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Millwright
Little River construction
Wilton, AR
06.2018 - Current
- Installed, aligned, and maintained heavy equipment for ash grove, lumber yards, and Texarkana aluminum.
- Read blueprints and equipment manuals to guide mechanical assembly work.
- Used hand tools, power tools, and rigging gear for equipment setup.
- Lubricated moving parts and replaced worn components during scheduled maintenance.
- Collaborated with crews on shutdowns, installations, and site repairs to ensure timely project completion.
- Followed safety procedures and lockout tagout rules on Little River construction projects.
- Aligned motors, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors and other mechanical systems.
- Repaired broken or worn parts by welding, grinding, machining, or fabricating replacement parts.
- Installed new equipment according to manufacturer specifications.
- Fabricated spare parts from raw materials such as steel bars or plates.
- Ensured safety regulations were followed while performing tasks.
- Completed routine preventive maintenance on heavy equipment to minimize machinery downtime and enhance operational reliability.
- Assembled industrial machines using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Ran tests on newly installed machines to verify their optimal functioning.
- Adjusted machine controls to optimize performance and ensure precise functionality during operations. machine settings to optimize performance and reduce downtime.
- Read diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
- Removed old equipment from facilities in an efficient manner.
- Signaled crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate and aligned unit to centerline.
- Inspected machinery for wear, damage, and safe operating conditions.
- Repaired pumps, conveyors, motors, and hydraulic systems in field settings.
- Adjusted controls such as levers, pedals, throttles, brakes, switches and buttons to control crane movement or functions such as hoisting and lowering booms, slewing and traversing cranes on rails, swinging loads horizontally and vertically, extending outriggers, setting up jibs and activating auxiliary hoists.
- Monitored loads for stability during lifting operations.
- Maintained cranes by inspecting for defects or wear, lubricated ropes and winches and replaced worn out cables.
- Ensured adherence to safety regulations at all times while operating the crane.
Education
James Bowie
Sims, TxSkills
- Blueprint reading
- Precision alignment
- Preventive maintenance
- Rigging operations
- Hydraulic repair
- Equipment inspection
- Welding fabrication
- Parts fabrication
- Safety compliance
- Shutdown support
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Clear communication
- Time management
- Equipment inspections
- Equipment set up
- Lubrication procedures
- Blueprint interpretation
- Mechanical alignment
- Rigging techniques
- Schematic reading
- Mechanical tool usage
- Machinery installation
- Seal replacement
- Pump maintenance
- Conveyor systems
- Conveyor assembly
- Pneumatic systems
- Parts installation
- Fusing and cutting
- Power tool operation
- Vibration analysis
- Industrial mechanics
- Coupling installation
- Power tools operation
- Material needs determination
- Root-cause analysis
- Mechanical tools
- Technical reading
- Systems troubleshooting
- Fastener selection
- Foundation building
- Structural welding
- Repair work
- Problem resolution
- Torque specifications
- Valve maintenance
- Shaft alignment
- Equipment Repair
- Fabrication
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Machinery dismantling
- Hand tools proficiency
- Safety procedures
- Machinery assembly
- Pneumatic controls
- Equipment assembly
- Parts repair
- Motor alignment
- Work planning
- Welding expertise
- Heavy lifting
- Soldering
- Malfunction diagnosis
- Hydraulic systems
- Maintenance recordkeeping
Certification
- Crane operator certification
- Pipe and structural welding
Timeline
Millwright
Little River construction
06.2018 - Current
James Bowie