Joe De La O
Lubbock,Texas
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive experience in welding supervision and team training. Known for optimizing workflows, enhancing weld quality, and maintaining safety protocols to drive productivity and reduce downtime.
Adaptable and reliable individual with strong attention to safety and team collaboration. Understanding of welding techniques and quality control standards, coupled with hands-on skills in blueprint reading and equipment maintenance. Capable of driving project success and ensuring high standards of workmanship.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welding Supervisor
Ozone Industries
Lubbock, TX
08.2025 - Current
- Supervised daily welding operations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
- Trained new team members on welding techniques and equipment handling.
- Coordinated workflow among welders to optimize productivity and minimize downtime.
- Conducted inspections of finished products for compliance with specifications and industry standards.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance efficiency in welding tasks.
- Maintained inventory of welding supplies, ensuring availability for ongoing projects.
- Assisted in troubleshooting equipment malfunctions to maintain operational continuity.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to review project designs and provide feedback on manufacturability.
- Supervised welding projects for timely completion, ensuring adherence to blueprints and specifications.
- Enhanced welding quality by implementing and enforcing strict safety and procedural guidelines.
- Ensured consistent weld quality through frequent visual inspections and non-destructive testing methods.
- Mentored junior welders, sharing industry expertise to improve their skill sets and productivity levels.
- Increased production efficiency, closely monitoring welder performance and providing timely feedback.
- Implemented cost-saving measures by optimizing material usage and minimizing welding defects.
- Reduced workplace accidents by conducting regular safety training sessions and equipment inspections.
- Created a positive work environment that encouraged collaboration among team members while maintaining focus on meeting project deadlines.
- Regularly reviewed performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement in both individual welders'' skills and broader operational processes.
- Conducted pre-production meetings to discuss upcoming projects'' requirements, ensuring all team members were prepared before starting work assignments.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
- Coordinated with engineering teams on design modifications, reducing potential issues during fabrication stages.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Supervised ongoing daily production phases.
- Located and resolved problems with team production and performance to maintain consistent quality levels.
- Oversaw inventory and product stock to develop and maintain inventory controls resulting in cost savings and reduced overages.
- Coordinated project workflows for departments.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Conducted performance reviews each quarter, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
- Oversaw loading and unloading of packages in warehouse.
- Built relationships with customers and managed accounts to drive revenue and profit.
Education
BTJ (building Trades Journeyman Pipe Fitter) - Welding/Pipefitter
Lubbock 404 JATC Program
Lubbock, TX08-2020
High School Diploma -
Friona High School
Friona, TX05-2004
Skills
- Stick welding
- Welding supervision
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Plasma cutting
- Oxy-fuel cutting
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Welding symbols
- Welding equipment maintenance
- Welding standards
- Gas metal arc welding
Accomplishments
- Fabricated precision custom products and completed technical welding at a large-scale metal sign manufacturing company.
- Supervised team of 8 staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 3-8 personal in the development of Academic Science Building (ASB) Weeks Hall, Honers dorms, Chemistry building, J.T Margret Tarkington Hall, the Agricultural Annex Both south end zone and Womble of the stadium, multiple phases of UMC and Covenant Hospitals i have also made repair's in tunnels and fabricated spool pieces for shutdowns.
Certification
- Licensed plumbing and welding/pipe fitter Forman - 7 years
- Welding and fabrication 20 years
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
I have always had an act for tinkering with just about everything but i would have to say that the one thing i favor the most is being able to turn a pile of materials and turning it into something weather of its a simple stand or somthing as complicated as a whole heating and chill water system i have always loved to work with my hands and doing something i love
Timeline
Welding Supervisor
Ozone Industries
08.2025 - Current
BTJ (building Trades Journeyman Pipe Fitter) - Welding/Pipefitter
Lubbock 404 JATC Program
High School Diploma -
Friona High School