JUAN HERNANDEZ
Sioux Falls,SD
Summary
Bilingual Pipefitter with supervisory experience and background in piping systems maintenance. Eager to apply pipefitting and repair skills to augment employer's services and market share.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pipefitter Journeyman
Brown & Root
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Utilized welding equipment and Type tools to safely complete predetermined operations .
Pipefitter Journeyman
Gemma Powers
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Contributed to development, implementation and execution of maintenance programs.
- Organized ongoing maintenance schedules to boost system performance.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Prepared Type and Type machinery for use and verified presence of sufficient parts to complete operations.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
Pipefitter Foreman
Abengoa Bioenergy
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
Pipefitter Foreman
Flour Daniels Construction
02.2020 - 12.2020
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Inspected and tested finished products for compliance with tolerances.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by motivating team members to strengthen quality and increase productivity.
- Optimized supply levels to keep stock within ideal parameters for expected needs.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Managed efficient teams of up to Number employees.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Pipefitter General Foreman
Wanzek
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures and technology systems.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
- Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapted management methods.
- Monitored workshop work flow for over 50 employees.
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
- Supported safety officer to enforce regulations, laws and established policies throughout operational stages.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Performance Contractors
02.2017 - 04.2018
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Pipefitter Foreman
Bilfinger Westcon
11.2015 - 02.2017
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Performed quality checks to verify proper lengths, widths and painted finish discrepancies.
- Utilized welding equipment and Type tools to safely complete predetermined operations .
- Inspected welded projects to verify alignment with blueprint specifications.
- Aligned and verified positioning using measuring instruments to determine reference points and compute layout dimensions.
- Supervised Number apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Eliminated risks by correctly identifying potential safety hazards.
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Located and repaired or replaced worn and broken components to enhance system functionality and durability.
- Requisitioned tools and equipment to select type and size of pipes needed for projects.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Fagen Inc.
03.2014 - 09.2015
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Utilized welding equipment and Type tools to safely complete predetermined operations .
- Identified equipment and production non-compliance issues and notified foreman to facilitate resolution.
- Measured, threaded and cut materials to correct angles.
- Eliminated risks by correctly identifying potential safety hazards.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Westcon Industries
03.2013 - 02.2014
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Mullins Mechanical
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Blackburn Construction
02.2010 - 11.2011
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Westcon Industries
03.2009 - 01.2010
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Pipefitter Apprentice
Turner Construction
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Fabricated, assembled, installed and maintained piping systems.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Education
Interim Engineer - Plumbing Technology
Universidad Autonoma De Nayarit
Tepic, NAY, MEXICO07.2006
Skills
- Hand and Power Tool Operation
- Water Pressure Assessment
- Pipe Measuring and Cutting
- Mathematical Computation
- Operating Manlifts
- Materials Requisition
- Heavy Machinery Operation
- Handling Machinery
- Structural Supports
- Fabrications Knowledge
- Job Site Evaluation
- Valve Installation
- Safety Techniques
- Project Drawings
- Safe Work Practices
- Specification Interpretation
- Crew Safety Meetings
- Drill Cutters
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Fall Protection
- Heavy Labor
- Isometric Drawing
- Line Designs
- Burning Torch
Certification
- OSHA-30.
Languages
English, Spanish.
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pipefitter Journeyman
Brown & Root
09.2022 - 05.2023
Pipefitter Journeyman
Gemma Powers
01.2022 - 08.2022
Pipefitter Foreman
Abengoa Bioenergy
01.2021 - 12.2021
Pipefitter Foreman
Flour Daniels Construction
02.2020 - 12.2020
Pipefitter General Foreman
Wanzek
05.2018 - 12.2019
Pipefitter Journeyman
Performance Contractors
02.2017 - 04.2018
Pipefitter Foreman
Bilfinger Westcon
11.2015 - 02.2017
Pipefitter Journeyman
Fagen Inc.
03.2014 - 09.2015
Pipefitter Journeyman
Westcon Industries
03.2013 - 02.2014
Pipefitter Journeyman
Mullins Mechanical
01.2012 - 01.2013
Pipefitter Journeyman
Blackburn Construction
02.2010 - 11.2011
Pipefitter Journeyman
Westcon Industries
03.2009 - 01.2010
Pipefitter Apprentice
Turner Construction
01.2004 - 01.2009
Interim Engineer - Plumbing Technology
Universidad Autonoma De Nayarit
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