Joseph Deshautelle

• Operated MIG and TIG welding equipment for various metal fabrication projects.
• Interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine welding requirements.
• Ensured compliance with safety standards and protocols during all welding tasks.
• Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
• Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
• Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
• Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
• Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
• Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.

Worked at food rendering plants as a pipe welder/structural welder doing anything involving welding

• Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
• Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
• Cleaned and inspected parts and assemblies at each production stage and documented production defects.
• Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
• Recognized, set up, and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• My job as a welder was getting sent out for repair/new construction at various water treatment plants across the state of Florida
• Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
• Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
• Installed new plant equipment per manufacturer's instructions while adhering to safety protocols.
• Repaired structures by dismantling, reshaping and reassembling metal components with cutting torches and hand tools.
• Produced work using appropriate welding techniques, metallurgy knowledge and engineering requirements.
• Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
• Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials.
• Determined welding strategies using metallurgy knowledge, geometry and welding techniques.
• Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools.
• Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.

• Fabricated metal components and structures according to blueprints, drawings, and written specifications.
• Welded metal pieces together using MIG, TIG, and other welding processes as required.
• Fabricated stainless and aluminum alloys using tig/mig
• Operated forklifts to move large components around the shop floor.
• Maintained clean and organized work environment to ensure safety and productivity.
• Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
• Reviewed job orders for accuracy and completeness prior to starting work on them.

• Inspected tires for defects and wear, measured tread depth and determined need for replacement.
• Replaced worn tires with new ones of the same size and type.
• Balanced wheels using electronic machines to ensure even tire wear.
• Rotated tires and reset tire pressure monitoring systems.
• Removed old tires from rims using specialized tools such as bead breakers and tire irons.