Joseph Bird
Newfield
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Exceptional experience with plumbing and traffic control along with personal experience from living on a farm. I work well with other people and I'm quick to learn new skills. I work well in the outdoors and harsh weather won't be a problem. Much of my time in Traffic plan involved driving a van all over Gloucester county and I've never had an incident while driving.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Plumbing Helper
Bird Family Plumbing
08.2021 - Current
- Participated in ongoing training and professional development opportunities to stay current with industry trends and best practices.
- Reduced project delays by maintaining an organized inventory of tools and supplies needed for each job.
- Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot complex plumbing issues and develop innovative solutions that addressed clients'' unique needs.
- Upheld compliance with local codes and regulations while performing assigned tasks, ensuring adherence to proper safety measures throughout each project phase.
- Assisted plumbers in assembling pipe sections, tubing, and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, or soldering equipment.
- Ran stainless, aluminum, steel and PVC piping.
- Performed rough-ins, repairing, or replacing fixtures and water heaters and located or removed leaking or broken pipes.
- Installed valves, hangers, supports, and flanges inside piping systems.
- Measured, cut and assembled new pipe and placed assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Responded to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns.
Traffic Control Flagger
Traffic Plan
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Calmly managed clearing of path during passage of emergency vehicles.
- Provided essential instructions to foremen, crew chiefs and other flaggers.
- Demonstrated strong decision-making skills when determining appropriate actions in response to changing conditions or emergencies within the work zone.
- Maintained constant communication with fellow flaggers to ensure smooth coordination of traffic control efforts.
- Collaborated with construction crews and project managers to establish optimal traffic flow patterns during roadwork operations.
- Used flagging tools such as stop and slow paddle and red flag.
- Patiently directed motorists towards detours and alternate routes.
- Familiar with use of hand signaling procedures.
- Actively alerted construction crew about vehicles failing to obey signals, preventing accident and injury.
- Managed work zones using large signs and hand signals to direct traffic.
- Spoke clearly and confidently to drivers to provide detour routes and direct around work areas.
- Controlled drivers' speed, movement and routes with hand signals and signs.
Education
No Degree - Criminal Justice
RCSJ
Sewell, NJ05.2026
High School Diploma -
Delsea Regional High School
Franklinville, NJ06.2018
Skills
- Pipe threading
- Power Tool Operation
- Pipe Measuring
- Soldering Pipes
- Drain Cleaning
- Plumbing Troubleshooting
- Pressure testing
- Pipe installation
- Valve Replacement
- Fixture Installation
- Power tool use
- Stress Tolerance
- Quick Learner
- Work Zone Safety
- Leadership Qualities
- Traffic Management
- Pedestrian safety
- Incident Management
- Civilian management
- Accident Prevention
Timeline
Plumbing Helper
Bird Family Plumbing
08.2021 - Current
Traffic Control Flagger
Traffic Plan
10.2020 - 07.2021
No Degree - Criminal Justice
RCSJ
High School Diploma -
Delsea Regional High School
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