Joe Valdez

• Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
• Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
• Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
• Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.

• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.

Rebild Lincoln welders and repairs on diesel fork lift trucks what ever equipment we had i work on and weld pretty good 232 and 305