James Laster

Welding

Mill maintenance

Repair busted pipe

Assist other departments to complete jobs

• Performed welding tasks as needed to repair or fabricate necessary components for machinery operation improvement.
• Assisted in training new hires on company policies, procedures, and proper use of tools and equipment.
• Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
• Repaired and replaced worn and damaged components.

Hang steel buildings

Welding structural (pearlings to rafters)(columns to base plates)

• Set up and operated shears, brakes and presses to complete jobs to required specifications.
• Installed steel cables to reinforce structures before tightening and reinforcing.
• Placed and fastened iron rods and steel mesh together using wire and spot welds.
• Cut, positioned, and bolted down steel bars, contributing to durability of structures.
• Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or instructions from site managers.