Joseph Miller
Welder
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Mill Operator
SICPA
Springfield, VA
07.2022 - Current
- Protected team members and boosted performance by safely operating equipment in accordance with company compliance measures.
- Delivered finished products that met quality control standards and customer requirements.
- Monitored machine operations to identify malfunctions and troubleshoot accordingly.
- Updated daily logs and discussed activities such as output, materials usage and equipment concerns to address and resolve problems affecting production.
- Trained and supervised junior colleagues on proper machine operations.
Receiving Team Member
Lamb Weston
American Falls, ID
07.2020 - 10.2022
- Moved loads with correct and safe use of forklifts and pallet jacks.
- Supported preventive maintenance efforts by regularly inspecting equipment and handling basic upkeep.
- Assisted shipping team by helping prepare loads and move to waiting trailers.
- Adhered to storage plans with proper product placement and organization.
- Maintained accurate computer inventory by entering data from incoming and new shipments.
- Staged, down stacked and transported items pulled off trucks to facilitate immediate use.
- Verified shipment contents against paperwork and noted discrepancies.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to identify discrepancies with records.
- Utilized forklift or pallet truck to load, unload, transport and store goods.
- Verified orders by comparing names and quantity of items packaged with shipping documents.
- Moved shipment materials to and from designated areas using lift and hand trucks.
Underground Miner
Jenmar Services
Canonsburg, PA
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Used Gas Detector tool to test areas for safety before setting up drills and drilling machines.
- Reached 365 days without accidental explosion by effectively treating mine walls and floors with limestone.
- Inspected work areas for hazards and successfully performed over 730 methane gas checks.
- Closely monitored and recorded locations, mining progress and safety conditions.
- Serviced earth moving systems to promote safe and proper functioning.
- Checked machinery for safety, protecting personnel and equipment from harm.
- Distributed loads evenly to reduce safety risks.
- Guided and stopped cars by switching, applying brakes, or placing scotches between wheels and rails.
- Stayed alert to hand signals, markings and grade stakes while operating machinery to prevent incidents.
- Checked equipment regularly for upkeep needs or signs of malfunction.
- Performed repairs, replacements and general maintenance on mining equipment.
- Followed safety guides and signals to prevent injuries or accidents.
- Moved materials using equipment to transfer to different workstations.
- Used crowbars and pickaxes to remove materials from rock faces.
- Cleaned off build-up or excess materials blocking pathways and machinery operation.
Warehouse Associate
Wirtgen Group
Antioch, TN
12.2016 - 07.2020
- Inspected work areas for cleanliness and obstacles and removed cartons and boxes to keep work areas organized and hazard-free.
- Prepared orders for shipment by picking, packing, and labeling merchandise.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to verify accuracy and prevent errors.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 50 pounds.
- Used hand-held devices and computers to record and monitor inventory levels and completed audits to uncover and address inaccuracies.
- Checked packages and merchandise for damage and notified vendors.
- Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting, and stocking merchandise.
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Recorded daily incoming delivery information and obtained vendor signature on delivery tickets.
- Confirmed accuracy, quality and quantity of materials received and listed on BOL.
- Maintained warehouse accessibility and safety for customer traffic by discarding empty boxes and removing obstacles from aisles.
- Labeled and accurately moved customer orders to meet shipment timetables and minimize errors.
- Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
- Operated pallet jacks and material moving equipment to receive and transport items from various warehouse locations.
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Conducted regular inspections and audits to check quality and verify inventory levels.
- Operated forklift to safely move and safeguard stock and supplies in warehouse.
- Completed cycle counts and monthly inventory.
- Collaborated with various departments to manage timely delivery of orders and avoid delays.
- Trained and supervised new employees to apply best practices and comply with health and safety procedures and regulations.
Assembly Line Worker
Nissan North Amer Inc Smyrna
Smyrna, TN
06.2013 - 11.2016
- Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
- Assisted quality assurance by inspecting items and removing defective parts.
- Used established assembly instructions to complete jobs quickly, accurately, and with zero errors.
- Completed durable assemblies and subassemblies with hand and power tools.
- Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones.
- Streamlined production process to maximize safety and productivity.
- Troubleshot assembly line to repair malfunctions and avoid disruptions.
- Conducted quality assurance inspections on finished components and identified issues.
- Trained and mentored new employees to apply best practices on assembly line operations and comply with procedures and regulations.
- Followed protocols to enhance protection and maintain safe work environment.
- Documented production data and output to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Performed visual and functional inspection of components to determine quality and identify defects.
- Monitored production to determine adherence to schedule and minimize delays.
- Assembled products and components and made proactive adjustments to settings to produce work within tight tolerances.
- Installed, adjusted and repaired automated machines and robots.
- Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
- Monitored production processes to identify and address potential issues.
- Operated various machines used in production processes.
- Trained new employees, instructing each in use of machinery, standard operating procedures and company policies.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to improve production efficiency.
- Completed daily inspection of machines and equipment.
- Continuously checked products for quality assurance according to strict guidelines.
Welder
Trinity Marine
Ashland City, TN
05.2011 - 06.2016
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Developed welding processes to improve coherence, accuracy and precision of welds.
- Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
- Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
Fabrication Welder
Accurate Staging
Nashville, TN
04.2007 - 10.2008
- Resolved weld-related problems by researching and using appropriate repair practices.
- Checked cut length frequently for deviations in cut length specs.
- Documented welding on specified work order.
- Made steel form parts using various cutting equipment and welded part together per specifications.
- Read and followed blueprints and weld diagrams.
- Finished welding and fabrication projects using grinders.
- Maintained clean and organized work area to prevent workplace accidents.
- Prepared surfaces for welding by smoothing and removing debris to achieve proper adhesion and weld quality.
- Used cutting torches to shape and cut metal for fabrication projects.
- Measured and cut metal pieces to correct length and angle to attain proper fit and alignment of pieces.
- Communicated with supervisors and engineers to verify quality of finished work met specifications.
- Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
- Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
- Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
- Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
- Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
- Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Welding Technologies
Miller-Motte Technical College - Clarksville
Clarksville, TN 06.2006 - 06.2023
Skills
Operation monitoring
Milling machine operations
Measurement gauges
Basic mathematical calculations
Grinding skills
Planing abilities
Self-Motivated
Dependable and Responsible
First Aid/CPR
Production output documentation
Manufacturing specifications
Planning machine operations
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Mill Operator
SICPA
07.2022 - Current
Underground Miner
Jenmar Services
10.2021 - 07.2022
Receiving Team Member
Lamb Weston
07.2020 - 10.2022
Warehouse Associate
Wirtgen Group
12.2016 - 07.2020
Assembly Line Worker
Nissan North Amer Inc Smyrna
06.2013 - 11.2016
Welder
Trinity Marine
05.2011 - 06.2016
Fabrication Welder
Accurate Staging
04.2007 - 10.2008
Associate of Applied Science - Welding Technologies
Miller-Motte Technical College - Clarksville
06.2006 - 06.2023