James Kornegay
Mabank,TX
Summary
Dedicated manufacturing and maintenance professional with a strong mechanical background and facilities maintenance expertise. Proven ability to enhance team performance through innovative solutions and efficient task organization, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and operational success.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Self employed
Self employment
Gun barrel city, Tx
08.2025 - Current
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Addressed customer requests and answered questions to enhance satisfaction.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Collaborated with a diverse group of coworkers to achieve goals and resolve product and service issues.
- Proposed innovative ideas and solutions that improved team performance and outcomes.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure project timelines were met.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
- Used power tools for cutting and shaping materials on job sites. for cutting, sanding, and shaping materials.
Kiln Technician
Acme Brick Company
Malakoff, USA
04.2023 - 07.2025
- Monitored gas/air settings and adjusted gas-fired burners for optimal performance.
- Ensuring a safe and efficient environment.
- Monitored gas and air settings on gas-fired burners for optimal performance.
- Operated machinery such as forklifts, skytraks, and loaders.
- Supported daily operations of brick a manufacturing facility to maintain productivity.
Production Worker
Mauser Packaging Solutions
Hutchins, USA
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Operated machinery on production line to assemble products efficiently.
- Repaired and labeled cages for chemical totes to ensure safe handling and compliance.
- Attached tops securely on chemical totes to ensure safety and compliance.
- Applied tamper seals to chemical totes to enhance security and prevent contamination.
- Operated forklifts to move totes into other areas.
Floorhand/Roughneck
C&S well service
Grosse Tete, USA
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Assisted in rig operations as a floor hand.
- Performed maintenance on oil wells to ensure optimal performance.
- Operated land and salt water wells in south Louisiana to ensure optimal performance.
Lead Carpenter/Foreman
D&J remodeling
Irving, USA
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Assisted and was foreman/lead carpenter of a 4 man crew.
- Remodeled/renovated homes throughout DFW.
- Built porches, retaining walls, fences, and custom outdoor kitchens.
Education
Welding - Trade school
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TXGED
Plaquemine Senior High School
Plaquemine, LASkills
- Compressor maintenance and repair
- Hand tools
- Building maintenance
- Power tools
- Fall protection
- Plumbing system maintenance and repair
- Maintenance, repair and operations (MRO)
- Warehouse experience
- Equipment calibration
- Warehouse team management
- Equipment cleaning
- Facilities equipment
- Computer literacy
- Confined space safety
- Forklift
- Shipping & receiving
- Site preparation
- Load & unload
- Mechanical chain maintenance
- Appliance repair
- Machine guarding
- LOTO
- Fixture installation
- Brake shoe replacement
- Order picker
- Construction
- Measuring instruments
- Interpersonal communication
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Packaging
- Heavy equipment maintenance
- Pallet jack
- Order fulfillment
- Heavy equipment operation
- Order selection
- Vehicle maintenance
- Tire service
- Operating heavy equipment
- Equipment inspection
- Worksite cleaning
- Routine facility maintenance
- Task organization
- Microsoft Office
- Assembly
- PPE compliance
- Handyman
- Facility painting
- Basic carpentry
- Conveyor belts
- Scissor lift
- Mechanic experience
- Electrical systems
- Inventory control
- PPE usage
Certification
- Forklift Certification
- LOTO certification
- Welding Certification
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction
- Fall Protection Certification
- OSHA HAZMAT Hazardous Materials Handling Certification
- OSHA Fire Safety Training Certification
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Self employed
Self employment
08.2025 - Current
Kiln Technician
Acme Brick Company
04.2023 - 07.2025
Production Worker
Mauser Packaging Solutions
04.2022 - 03.2023
Floorhand/Roughneck
C&S well service
10.2021 - 12.2022
Lead Carpenter/Foreman
D&J remodeling
02.2019 - 08.2021
Welding - Trade school
Trinity Valley Community College
GED
Plaquemine Senior High School