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Kenneth Hudson Jr.

Woodlake,CA

Summary

Dedicated shop professional familiar with leading teams, operating equipment and managing materials to support shop and field operations. Committed to high performance and safely completing all tasks. Committed worker with strong production background. Focused on maintaining team safety and meeting challenging performance targets. Skilled in managing supplies and keeping line moving smoothly. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Reliable employee seeking positions. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Shop Lead

Grants Ac & Heating
Visalia, CA
06.2019 - 08.2021
  • Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
  • Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards.
  • Monitored employee actions for adherence to safety procedures.
  • Oversaw logistics and inventory management for storeroom.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Training for sales.

Lead Welder

KDH Welding
Woodlake, CA
06.2018 - Current
  • Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
  • Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
  • Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
  • Building custom gates, and fencing
  • Building trailers, and doing trailer repairs.
  • Learned how to bid jobs.

General Ranch Manager

Trinity Estates Ranch
Woodlake, CA
05.2014 - 02.2022
  • Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance and minimizing waste.
  • Performed repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment and property.
  • Enforced strong safety and environmental protections to support habitats while preventing harm to employees or consumers.
  • Supervised ranch hands and livestock handlers.
  • Scheduled ranch hands and other ranch workers.
  • Hired new ranch hands and livestock handlers seasonally.
  • Incorporated safety procedures into every shift to protect workers from accidents.

Lead Welder

Grants Ac & Heating
Visalia, CA
07.2019 - 08.2021
  • Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
  • Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
  • Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
  • Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
  • Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
  • Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
  • Welded parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc and gas equipment.
  • Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
  • Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
  • Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
  • Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
  • Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces.

Welder Assistant

American Incorperated
Visalia, CA
08.2018 - 05.2019
  • Maintained equipment in good working order.
  • Kept positive attitude focused on learning new processes and techniques.
  • Fetched materials, equipment and tools for welding professionals.
  • Learned to read blue prints, and properly measure jobs.
  • Learned basics on multiple different jobs.

Education

High School Diploma -

Visalia Technical Early College
Visalia, CA
06.2018

Skills

  • Structural welding
  • Pipe fitting
  • Tool repair and maintenance
  • Wire feed machines
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Training and Development
  • Critical Thinking
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Leading and Managing

Timeline

Lead Welder

Grants Ac & Heating
07.2019 - 08.2021

Shop Lead

Grants Ac & Heating
06.2019 - 08.2021

Welder Assistant

American Incorperated
08.2018 - 05.2019

Lead Welder

KDH Welding
06.2018 - Current

General Ranch Manager

Trinity Estates Ranch
05.2014 - 02.2022

High School Diploma -

Visalia Technical Early College
Kenneth Hudson Jr.