Justin Abate
Putnam
Summary
Dynamic Welder/Fabricator with five years at Morgan Truck Body, excelling in MIG welding and custom installations. Proven leadership in overseeing production lines and enhancing workflows. Skilled in quality assurance and critical thinking, consistently delivering high-quality results while ensuring safety and efficiency in all operations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder/Fabricator
Morgan Truck Body
Plainfield
04.2019 - Current
- Accumulated five years of experience as Welder/Fabricator specializing in MIG welding for steel and Galvanneal materials.
- Achieved company-wide certification as Weld-Tech, ensuring high-quality standards.
- Demonstrated general automotive wiring knowledge to support production operations.
- Installed and troubleshot lift gates, applying five years of relevant expertise.
- Executed hydraulics installation and troubleshooting with five years of dedicated experience.
- Specialized in custom product installations tailored to specific client requirements.
- Conducted custom fabrication tasks utilizing plasma cutting, shear table, and bend press equipment.
- Led a team for two years, overseeing production lines and ensuring efficient workflows.
STORE MANAGER
GALLERY STORE LLC
Plainfield
03.2017 - 04.2019
- Regularly open and close all aspects and department of the main sales floor and retail space
- Regularly maintain inventory and accurate counts of products, including back-stock areas.
- Proficient knowledge in all departments.
- Created weekly work schedules for store personnel.
- Recruited, trained and supervised new employees.
- Organized promotional events to increase product awareness.
- Planned special promotions or discounts based on market trends.
- Developed relationships with suppliers to negotiate better prices.
- Generated repeat business by responding to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
- Manage staff and job task delegation
- Face-to-face and over-the-phone customer service interaction.
- Regular upkeep and maintenance of retail space
MACHINE OPERATOR
LOOSE & COMPANY
Pomfret
02.2013 - 03.2017
- Safely and efficiently, use B62 strand machines to transform stainless steel wire material into a high-quality finished wire strand.
- Consistently maintain a neat workspace, free of foreign objects and debris.
- Routinely perform preventative maintenance tasks to ensure the proper function of equipment.
- Tracked and recorded information pertaining to work order specifications.
- Comply with company policies regarding quality control procedures.
- Load raw materials into machines according to specified measurements.
- Observe machine operations to detect any problems or defects in the finished product.
- Ensure that safety guidelines are followed at all times while operating machinery.
- Check products for accuracy using measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, gauges.
- Inspect finished work pieces to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Unload finished products from machines onto conveyors or other transport systems.
Potter
FIBEROPTICS TECHNOLOGY INC
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Used epoxy to secure raw fiberglass bundles to the end tips of parts
- Applied grinding and polishing to epoxied ends of fiber-optic parts
- Performed laser engraving
- Maintained safety and quality specifications
Education
High School Diploma -
Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. High School
Charlton, MA05-2011
Skills
- Fire prevention
- Welding safety
- Weld tacking
- Crane operation
- Tool operation
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Blueprint reading
- Wire feed machines
- First aid training
- Parts fabrication
- Equipment Repair
- Overhead welding
- Product welding
- Supply management
- Welding position proficiency
- Worksite organization
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Torch cutting
- Gas metal arc welding
- Quality assurance
- Tool repair and maintenance
- MIG welding professional
- Vertical welding
- Reweld application
- Cutting techniques
- Fabrication
- Project management
- Brake press operation
- Machine adjustment
- Safety equipment usage
- Attention to detail
- Steel fabrication
- Hand-eye coordination
- Critical thinking
- Location layout
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Welder/Fabricator
Morgan Truck Body
04.2019 - Current
STORE MANAGER
GALLERY STORE LLC
03.2017 - 04.2019
MACHINE OPERATOR
LOOSE & COMPANY
02.2013 - 03.2017
Potter
FIBEROPTICS TECHNOLOGY INC
03.2012 - 02.2013
High School Diploma -
Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. High School
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