Joshua Harding

I primarily take care of the beds and miscellaneous projects. I am responsible for getting the beds to rooms for housekeepers. I inspect bed frame and plugs, fixing the issues within my ability before having to send them to the bed maintenance shop. In addition, I was over smaller projects such as curtains and curtain tracks, paper towel dispensers, and setting up for events that were being held at the hospital. I have helped in projects involving maintenance; ie: flooding putting up containment for flood and installing curtain tracks. While doing this job it has given me the full knowledge of the campus here at Central. I also have the knowledge of how to interact and be professional around patients their families and the rest of the hospital staff.

Skills:

• Enhanced safety standards by ensuring proper installation of utility systems and equipment.
• Increased productivity with routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and timely repairs of utility infrastructure.
• Collaborated with other technicians to complete complex projects efficiently and within established deadlines.
• Improved system efficiency by conducting regular maintenance on utility equipment and machinery.
• Reduced downtime by promptly troubleshooting and repairing utility systems malfunctions.

At Alternative Resurfacing, my primary job was resurfacing cabinets for homes and apartments in the local areas. We would complete new home installations of cabinets. We had a 12 man crew, each individual focusing on different aspects of each home ranging from cabinets, counters tops, bathroom tubs and tile masonry. We worked as a team. As we finished our projects, we would assist another on their job getting us experience in each skill required and helping complete the overall project in a timely manner.

Skill:

• Power Driver and Drill
• Leveling
• Table Saw
• Skill Saws (Jig, Reciprocating, Circular, etc.)
• Basic Hand Tools (Hammers, Mallets, Screwdrivers)
• Putty Repair/ basic repair work
• Painting/Priming (Paint Gun, Rollers and Brushes)
• Jigs for drilling holes
• Ladders
• Masking (Containment)
• Air Compressors
• Nail/ Staple Guns
• Caulking

At Discount Tire my primary job as the Apprentice Tech is supervising and delegating shop work. Making sure cars were being worked on with safety and quality being priority. I also performed office work, after inspecting cars and working directly with customers. At Discount Tire I was promoted from basic tire tech through the three ranking, (Tire Tech, Crew Chief and Apprentice Tech) ending as the Apprentice Tech.

Skill:

• Delegating
• Sales and supervising
• Oversight in inspections
• Basic Hand Tools
• Proper installment insuring safety
• People Skills
• Leadership
• Oversight of high intensity situations
• Insuring safety of fellow employees
• Navigating through multiple vendors to get supplies or other equipment for customer and store needs.
• Impact Guns
• Jack's (Floor and Hydraulic and post hydraulic)
• Inventory

During my time at LCC I was responsible for the landscaping and general maintenance throughout the campus. They had two separate buildings on 10 acres of land. We primarily focused on groundskeeping, such as mowing, landscaping and stonework. When an issue arose inside the buildings we would evaluate the situation, either resolving, maintaining or calling the appropriate contractor to address the issue.

Skill:

• Minor AC work
• Lighting
• Repair work
• Minor plumbing
• Riding mowers and Weed Eaters (Edgers)
• Fertilizing
• Stonework
• Setting up for different events
• Installments of signing
• Shoveling/ Post hole digging
• Flooding/ Containment