Justin Poindexter
Snellville,GA
Summary
Certified welder and fabricator with hands-on experience in structural steel, pipe repair and fitting, and offline assembly production. Reads blueprints, work orders, and layouts to complete accurate welds, quality checks, and safe material handling while supporting efficient shop operations.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
WELDER
Olympic Steel
Winder, GA
05.2024 - 01.2026
WAREHOUSE SELECTOR/ LOADER
McLane
Athens, GA
11.2023 - 03.2024
MATERIAL COORDINTOR
Solmax
Pendergrass, GA
01.2023 - 11.2023
PRODUCTION WELDER
Kubota
Jefferson, GA
01.2022 - 10.2023
STRUCTURAL WELDER
IEW
Hampton, NJ
11.2019 - 03.2020
STRUCTURAL WELDER
System One
Edison, NJ
03.2019 - 11.2019
WELDER/FABRICATOR
Nucor Corp
Morrisville, PA
08.2018 - 02.2019
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSOCIATE
U-Haul Moving and Storage
Warminster, PA
04.2008 - 07.2009
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSOCIATE
Merchandising Services
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02.2007 - 04.2008
MAIL SORTER
Vertis
Chalfont, PA
02.2006 - 01.2007
Education
Technician Training -
Philadelphia Technical Training Institute
Philadelphia, PA01-2018
Skills
- Structural Welding
- Pipe Repair/Fitting
- Fabrication
- Manual dexterity
- Blueprints and schematics
- Shaping and cutting
- Strong verbal communication
- Able to weld single and double bevel, corner joints, T joints, lap joints, and butt joints
- Fillet welds 1F - 4F and 1G - 6G
- Acetylene Torch
- Arc Plasma Cutting
- Overhead Crane Safety Training (Overhead Gantry Crane) Powered Industrial Truck Safety Training (Sit-Down Forklift) Miller Coolmate 13 Miller Diversion 180 Lincoln Square Wave 200
- ESAB -3 in 1 Fabricator 252i
- TWECO - 3 in 1 Fabricator 252i
- Proficient in gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance, and submerged arc welding
- Welded backing rings, bands, shoes, and cones using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc, and gas welding equipment
- Positioned and configured components by clamping, holding, tack-welding, heat-bending, grinding, and bolting them
- Followed project and material layouts and specifications to cut, contour, and bevel metal and structural shapes
- Inspected completed welds and checked critical measurements for compliance with specifications
- Used air arc equipment and a grinder to remove and repair unacceptable welds to meet quality guidelines
- Restored manufactured products to working condition by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts
- Maintained machine performance by removing debris, inspecting welding leads and wiring, and replacing filters
Warehouse Skills
- Forklift Operation
- Reach Forklift Operation
- Sideload Forklift Operation
- Clamp Forklift Operation
- Pallet Jack Operation
- Pole Forklift Operation
- Long Forklift Operation
- Double Forklift Operation
- Quality control consolidation staging
- Packaged and labeled merchandise to streamline loading and customer shipments.
- Picked and prepared multiple shipments daily in a controlled-atmosphere warehouse.
- Received deliveries, scanned packages, and updated the internal order database for accurate tracking.
- Inspected packages and goods for damage and alerted vendors when replacements were needed.
- Used warehouse management systems and handheld scanners to update inventory and production records.
- Received warehouse merchandise, moved products with forklifts and pallet jacks, and processed shipping orders.
- Used computer-generated move tickets, put-away labels, and delivery labels to move merchandise accurately.
Certification
- OSHA
- AWS D1.1 GMAW ER70S6
- AWS D1.1 SMAW ER7018
- AWS D1.1 FCAW NR211
- AWS D1.1 GTAW ER70S6
- AWS D1.1 GTAW ER308
- AWS D1.1 GTAW ER4043
- AWS D1.5 SMAW UNLIMITED
- AWS D1.5 FCAW UNLIMITED
Timeline
WELDER
Olympic Steel
05.2024 - 01.2026
WAREHOUSE SELECTOR/ LOADER
McLane
11.2023 - 03.2024
MATERIAL COORDINTOR
Solmax
01.2023 - 11.2023
PRODUCTION WELDER
Kubota
01.2022 - 10.2023
STRUCTURAL WELDER
IEW
11.2019 - 03.2020
STRUCTURAL WELDER
System One
03.2019 - 11.2019
WELDER/FABRICATOR
Nucor Corp
08.2018 - 02.2019
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSOCIATE
U-Haul Moving and Storage
04.2008 - 07.2009
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSOCIATE
Merchandising Services
02.2007 - 04.2008
MAIL SORTER
Vertis
02.2006 - 01.2007
Technician Training -
Philadelphia Technical Training Institute