Joshua Johnson
Albemarle,NC
Summary
Certified Welding Inspector and former Plant Manager at Kraftsman Trailers with expertise in quality assurance and production management. Demonstrated ability to lead teams in improving operational efficiency and profitability. Proficient in non-destructive testing and communication, maintaining high manufacturing standards and ensuring successful project outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR
CWI
Locust, US
12.2017 - Current
- CWI Certified Weld Inspector Certification through the American Welding Society since 2017.
- Familiar with the techniques and visual checks for quality control from years as a welder and employee.
- Knowledgeable use of dye penetrant testing, magnetic particle Testing.
- Knowledgeable of macro etching and borescopes.
- Spent the last 6 years doing visual inspection on millions of dollars of products that before the go to the end user.
Plant Manager
Kraftsman Trailers
Albemarle, US
11.2019 - 05.2025
- This position was a challenge that yielded small profits in the beginning of 2019 at the Albemarle location but bloomed to be very profitable by the end of my time with them in 2025.
- I oversaw all operational activities on the shop floor including Personnel, Equipment such as CNC Plasma table, and Press Brakes.
- I wore many hats with many responsibilities.
- Oversaw the operation turn key from inception of raw steel to stacking of final production for shipment.
- Responsibilities included:
- Oversaw welding and fabrication
- Oversaw production and contract deadlines
- Oversaw plasma table and press break
- Inventory control and ordering
- Personnel hires, fires, and training
- Safety Implementation
- Equipment Maintenance
- Scheduling paint and finish department
- Paint shop order schedules
- Set production schedules
- Coordinating all actions of plant
- Pre-inspection and Final Inspections at hold points
- Supervision
- Project Management
- Ordering of raw materials and inventory management
Welder/Fabricator
CHICAGO TUBE & IRON
Locust, US
05.2012 - 11.2019
- Read and interpreted blueprints.
- Read and use of Weld Procedure Specifications for contracts.
- Use of overhead cranes, forklifts, jigs and tables, measuring tapes, calipers, micrometers, fillet weld gauges, bridge cam gauge, v-wac gauge, butt reinforcement gauge and Rockwell Hardness Testing equipment.
- Daily utilized one of the welding processes to manufacture Superheaters, Economizers, Elements, and Water Wall Panels etc.
- My main duties were to make pressure weld butt welds to be x-rayed.
- Use of welding processes include Shielded Metal Arc, Tungsten Inert Gas, Gas Metal Arc, and Flux Core Welding as well as the use of many different pneumatic, electric tools, and torches for cutting, grinding, and polishing.
- A 6g Pressure Welder with the lowest X-Ray failure rate in the facility.
- Former Laser operator and fin calibrator operator.
- Certified sub-arc operator.
- Some hydraulic tube bending experience.
Education
Welding -
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC05.2012
Welding -
Stanly Community College
Albemarle, NC12.2011
Bachelors in Business Admininstration - Marketing/Management
Univeristy of North Carolina Pembroke
Pembroke, NC05.2004
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - GENERAL EDUCATION
Cape Fear High School
Fayetteville, NC01.2000
Skills
- Assembly
- Quality Inspection
- CALIPERS
- ASME Codes & Standards
- EXCEL
- Purchasing
- Tube Bending
- Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Certified Weld Inspector
- Welder Fabricator
- Communication skills
- ERP systems
- Lean Manufacturing
- Non-destructive Testing
- Fabrication
- WELDING
- Micrometer
- TIG welding
- Sheet metal
- Robotic
- Microsoft Word
- Robotics
- Manufacturing
- CNC
- MIG
- MIG welding
- Quality Assurance
- Blueprint Reading
- Manufacturing management
- Organizational skills
- Supervising experience
- Production planning
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Plasma Cutting
- Management
- CWI
- Robot
- DATA ENTRY
- Flux
- Plant Management
- Team management
- Budgeting
- Lean
- Continuous improvement
- Calibration
- Production Management
- Customer service
Certification
- NC Driver's License
- Certified Welding Inspector CWI, 12/01/17, 12/01/26
- AWS CWI
- Welding Certification
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Albemarle, NC
Timeline
Plant Manager
Kraftsman Trailers
11.2019 - 05.2025
CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR
CWI
12.2017 - Current
Welder/Fabricator
CHICAGO TUBE & IRON
05.2012 - 11.2019
Welding -
Central Piedmont Community College
Welding -
Stanly Community College
Bachelors in Business Admininstration - Marketing/Management
Univeristy of North Carolina Pembroke
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - GENERAL EDUCATION
Cape Fear High School
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