John Arnold
Ponca City,OK
Summary
Focused Welder with well-rounded welding experience and knowledge. Skilled at MIG and TIG welding with heavy stainless and carbon experience. Talented at reading blueprints and meeting deadline requirements. Welder with 10+ years experience in fabrication production and assembly. Expert at teamwork to meet or exceed quality standards. Well-rounded work history with experience in various areas including but not limited to operating various equipment, forklifts, drill press, reach truck, scissor lift, overhead crane lifting 10+ tons, etc.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder/Fabricator
CSE Bliss Manufacturing
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
Shipping Associate
Continental Carbon
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Utilized forklift or pallet truck to load, unload, transport and store goods.
- Monitored switching operations, providing safe movement of freight cars.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Operated yard truck to move empty and loaded trailers safely throughout yard.
- Loaded trailers to support government regulations for volume, weight and transportation safety.
Multiple Line Operator
Mid America Door
12.2021 - 02.2023
- Followed best manufacturing practices for operation of production equipment.
- Followed job order for product specifications, dimensions, tolerances and sequence of operations.
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Reduced accidents and injuries by observing safety policies and procedures.
- Loaded and unloaded product on and off conveyor line by routinely lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Adjusted machine feed and speed to correct machine malfunctions.
Welder
Mertz Manufacturing LLC
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- 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.
Maintenance Mechanic
Tyson Foods
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Diagnosed malfunctions and troubleshot issues.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
- Responded immediately to mechanical breakdowns and developed timely repair plan to minimize downtime.
- Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
Education
Completion of 2 Year Program - Welding Technology
Pioneer Technology Center
Ponca City, OK05.2011
High School Diploma -
Ponca City High School
Ponca City, OK05.2010
Skills
- Item Transport
- Production Documentation
- Performance Goals
- Line Work
- Reading and Determining Measurements
- Active Listening
- Machinery Setup
- Quality Inspections and Reporting
- Teamwork and Communication
- Safe Machine Operation
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
Certification
SMAW Structural Certified
GMAW Structural Certified
Timeline
Welder/Fabricator
CSE Bliss Manufacturing
08.2023 - 01.2024
Shipping Associate
Continental Carbon
02.2023 - 07.2023
Multiple Line Operator
Mid America Door
12.2021 - 02.2023
Welder
Mertz Manufacturing LLC
03.2019 - 10.2021
Maintenance Mechanic
Tyson Foods
11.2016 - 01.2019
Completion of 2 Year Program - Welding Technology
Pioneer Technology Center
High School Diploma -
Ponca City High School
SMAW Structural Certified
GMAW Structural Certified
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