Kelly Welch
Summary
Hardworking sheet metal mechanic successful at handling demanding projects, working quickly and minimizing errors. Proven strengths in training and mentoring junior team members to boost team performance and customer satisfaction. Offers excellent mechanical abilities and strong background with aircraft industry work.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic
Boeing
06.2012 - 04.2022
- Read blueprints and schematics correctly to complete jobs accurately and prevent rework.
- Measured installation locations with care to cut materials accurately and minimize waste.
- Repaired existing sheet metal assemblies to restore appearance and functionality.
- Met strict quality standards by inspecting and correcting work of less experienced team members.
- Helped team operate efficiently by keeping supplies, tools and equipment organized.
- Satisfied customers by completing work to exact specifications and keeping job sites clean.
- Adjusted, repaired or replaced parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.
- Followed both verbal and written instructions when setting up and fabricating mechanical assemblies to complete accurate work.
- Read blueprints, illustrations or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations or identities or relationships of parts.
- Adhered to strict safety procedures and protocols when operating heavy machinery and tools, protecting both personnel and equipment.
- Cultivated vast knowledge of aircraft systems by attending training workshops and implemented expertise in routine work and special projects.
- Dismantled, repaired and reassembled aircraft structural parts and hangar equipment to repair malfunctions and enhance functionality, performance and durability.
- Joined structural assemblies such as wings, tails or fuselage.
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Spirit AeroSystems
05.2005 - 05.2012
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Boeing
04.1989 - 05.2005
Education
High School Diploma -
Baptist Tabernacle School
Wichita, KS05.1984
Skills
- Component Fabrication
- Blueprint Reading
- Equipment Set up
- System Installation
- Hand-Forming Workpieces
- System Optimization
- Electronic Measuring Equipment
- Parts Assembly
- Layout Planning
- Component Assembly
- Aircraft Mechanical Tool Use
Additional Information
After 33 years in aircraft, I retired from Boeing in 2022 in order to return to Kansas. I enjoyed some time off and am now ready to return to the workforce and bring along my vast experience and skill to a new challenge.
Timeline
Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic
Boeing
06.2012 - 04.2022
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Spirit AeroSystems
05.2005 - 05.2012
Sheet Metal Mechanic
Boeing
04.1989 - 05.2005
High School Diploma -
Baptist Tabernacle School
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