Jayson Jones

Modify shipping containers from fitting Walmart chassis to J.B Hunt chassis, altered chassis to easily allow welding underneath to be completed. Train new welders/fabricators on how to properly make modifications to trailers and containers.

• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
• Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
• Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
• Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
• Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
• Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
• Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
• Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
• Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
• Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
• Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
• Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
• Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
• Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.

• Became a skilled welder with proficiency in MiG and Flux Core welding. Learned to safely operate and use welding machines, sheet metal equipment, and metal cutting equipment.

•Experience in loading and unloading various load weights and sizes on larger than average work trucks, Safely delivered job materials to the job site in a timely matter, Maintain cleanliness daily around the workshop and yard in which job materials would be delivered to, and marked, sorted and organized, around the yard, inspected and took account for all deliveries made to the yard, driving trailers up to 28,000 pounds in weight, trucks with air brakes, safely operated forklifts of all sizes.

After successfully earning the title Marine by completing the crucible in boot camp I graduated from Marine Combat training (MCT) school and learned the MOS of working on electrical equipment used to communicate in the schoolhouse of Twentynine Palms, California.

•Maintained cleanliness on the lot which we stored our product, and showed displays to customers, safely drove and operated a forklift with and without an 8 foot pole attachment, cut customers orders to precise shapes and sizes and often loaded customers vehicles with there orders.