Josh Dockins
Mountain Home,AR
Summary
Quality control and assurance professional with proven expertise in maintaining high standards and ensuring scope and code compliance. Adept at identifying and resolving issues to uphold quality benchmarks. Known for collaboration, reliability, and adaptability to changing requirements, with strong analytical and inspection skills. Possess keen attention to detail, excellent problem-solving abilities, and commitment to team success. Reliable and flexible, consistently delivering high-quality results amidst changing requirements and environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA/QC Inspector Piping and Mechanical
UPS Industrial Services
08.2017 - Current
- Build packages to determine location of work per scope determined by client operations and 3rd party.
- Identified defects and implemented corrective actions to enhance product standards.
- Conducted thorough inspections of materials and products for quality compliance.
- Inspect work performed to determine if job has been completed per job scope.
- Maintained accurate documentation of inspection results and compliance reports.
- Ensure work performed is completed per client and 3rd party specifications.
- Sell completed packages to Client and 3rd party Inspections.
- Performed visual inspections and coordinated non-destructive tests where appropriate.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
Union Pipefitter, Journeyman
UA Local 155
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Follow P&ID and Iso diagrams to repair, replace, or install piping, valves, instrumentation, etc.
- Hire and train all new crew members in day to day operations and safe work practices.
- Ability to complete production based work in a safe and timely manner
Mechanical Foreman, General Foreman
Universal Plant Services, Piping Enterprise Company, Elite Turnaround Specialists, Turner Industries, Danos, Industrial Piping Company
01.2009 - 01.2017
- Supervised large crews of craftsmen during shutdowns/turnarounds
- Delegate work on daily/nightly basis with attention to schedule, critical path, and consideration of experience level of craftsmen
- Plan work during pre-down by walking down packages using P&ID’s and location data
- Stage equipment and material ahead of crews
- Coordinate with operations on a regular basis about work to be performed
- Pull permits and walk down EIP’s prior to start of shift
Boilermaker, Pipefitter
PECO, ETS, Bilfinger Westcon, JVIC, P2S, Starcon
01.2005 - 01.2011
- Perform assigned job tasks using a multitude of hand tools, pneumatic, hydraulic, and power tools
- Setup and perform hydrostatic and nitrogen tests on piping, exchangers, and drums
- Align and bolt-up flanges to meet requirements for high-low, smile, and/or gasket alignment and roll
- Visually inspect flange surfaces for debris, corrosion, or gouging/pitting
- Torque bolted flanges to specifications using a plethora of equipment
- New Construction- used Iso’s and piping diagrams to fly and install piping and equipment into/on pipe rack and structure
Project Manager/Heavy Equipment Operator
Tim Dockins Plumbing
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Operation of earth moving equipment to assist with installation of: sewer, water, and natural gas piping
- Installation of septic systems, underground pools, cellars, etc
- Rough-In layout for residential and commercial builds
- Installation of tubs, sinks, commodes, and all associated supply and drain lines to finish out project
- Management of Plumbing crews on multiple projects including residential and commercial
- Assisting in estimates and job bids
2W0X1, Munitions Systems
United States Air Force
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Assembly, Testing, and Maintaining of Munitions in USAF Arsenal. Guided Munitions specialty.
Education
High School Diploma -
Izard County Consolidated High School
Brockwell, AR05-2002
Skills
- Visual inspection
- Defect identification
- Inspection documentation
- Quality control planning
- Production experience
- Training and mentorship
- Recordkeeping
- Blueprint reading
- Fabrication inspection
- Inspection and testing reports
- Inspection procedures
- Reporting and analysis
Certification
- Industrial Boilermaker (Maintenance) NCCER Certified #16588400
- OSHA-10 Certified #36-002683601
- VT Level 2 Cert from UPS Industrial Services
- PT Cert from UPS Industrial Services
Timeline
Union Pipefitter, Journeyman
UA Local 155
01.2019 - 01.2020
QA/QC Inspector Piping and Mechanical
UPS Industrial Services
08.2017 - Current
Mechanical Foreman, General Foreman
Universal Plant Services, Piping Enterprise Company, Elite Turnaround Specialists, Turner Industries, Danos, Industrial Piping Company
01.2009 - 01.2017
Boilermaker, Pipefitter
PECO, ETS, Bilfinger Westcon, JVIC, P2S, Starcon
01.2005 - 01.2011
Project Manager/Heavy Equipment Operator
Tim Dockins Plumbing
01.2003 - 01.2007
2W0X1, Munitions Systems
United States Air Force
01.2002 - 01.2003
High School Diploma -
Izard County Consolidated High School