Justin Lester
MAGNOLIA,Texas
Summary
To obtain a position that utilizes my skills, allows for growth, and rewards my hard work and dedication
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Dump Truck Driver
Texas Landscape Company
Conroe, TX
08.2024 - 12.2025
- Operated dump truck for efficient transportation of materials across job sites.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance with regulations.
- Collaborated with team members to coordinate timely deliveries and optimize workflow.
- Maintained accurate logs of loads, routes, and vehicle maintenance activities.
Quality Control Inspector/Operations Manager
Surface Resistance Technologies
Conroe, Texas
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Conducted thorough quality inspections on parts to ensure compliance with specifications and standards
- Experienced in working with mud motors and downhole oil field related parts
- Monitoring and restocking consumable supplies
- Supervising time management and attendance tracking
- Shipping and receiving of raw materials and finished parts
- Supervised and led a team of employees to achieve organizational goals
- Performed precision grinding using OD/ID grinder
Quality Control Inspector
Downhole Drilling Dynamics
New Waverly, Texas
06.2018 - 09.2020
- Measured dimensions of parts and verified location of holes, grooves, and other points identified on engineered drawings
- Used precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, gages, dial indicators, optical comparators, etc
- Prepared material and parts for outside processing
- Received incoming raw material and verified for accuracy
- Assisted in maintaining assembly part numbers/purchase orders
- Maintained calibration of all gages
- Performed verification on incoming, in-process, and outgoing products
- Maintained record of inspections and prepared list of defects
CNC Lathe Machinist
United Machine Works
New Waverly, Texas
02.2017 - 04.2018
- Operated a Doosan 280L
- Produced close tolerance precision instruments for use in the oil field
- Made program edits such as feeds and speeds and depths of cut for optimal machine performance
- Maintained and cleaned machine daily
- Documented all dimensions on data sheet
CNC Machinist
Bildon Performance
Conroe, Texas
11.2011 - 02.2016
- Operated in a fast paced, job shop environment, with new and different challenging jobs weekly.
- Planned machining by studying work orders, blueprints, materials, specifications, machining parameters
- Made offsets by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, compensation, using Fanuc controls
- Set up lathes by installing and adjusting three- and four-jaw chucks, soft and hard jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers
- Determined amount of inventory required to complete a job, placing orders for stock and verifying receipt of stock when necessary
- Verified settings by measuring positions, first-run parts, and sample work pieces
- Maintained specifications within .0001 tolerance in exotic metals by observing drilling, grooving, and cuttings, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations, taking measurements; detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools
- Maintained equipment by completing preventative maintenance
- Performed all tasks in a safe manner that is consistent with corporate policies, safety procedures and regulations
- Accomplished organization goals by accepting ownership for completion of new and different requests
Shop Helper
Bildon Performance
Conroe, Texas
03.2011 - 11.2011
- Operated saw, cutting and deburring raw material
- Maintained and cleaned machines as necessary
- Pulled and ordered tools for machinists
- Cleaned shop as needed
- Loaded and unloaded materials using fork lift
Education
Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency -
09-2004
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Spring High School
Spring, Texas01-2002
Skills
- Quality control
- Visual inspection
- Packaging inspection
- Measurement techniques
- Dimensional inspection
- Forklift operation
- Shipping and receiving
Timeline
Dump Truck Driver
Texas Landscape Company
08.2024 - 12.2025
Quality Control Inspector/Operations Manager
Surface Resistance Technologies
01.2022 - 04.2024
Quality Control Inspector
Downhole Drilling Dynamics
06.2018 - 09.2020
CNC Lathe Machinist
United Machine Works
02.2017 - 04.2018
CNC Machinist
Bildon Performance
11.2011 - 02.2016
Shop Helper
Bildon Performance
03.2011 - 11.2011
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Spring High School