LEE WILLIS
HELPER,UT
Summary
I have experience on the a surface mine. Operations of the surface and production, maintenance of operation
Knowledgeable Maintenance with strong background in overseeing mining operations and ensuring safety compliance. Successfully led teams to optimize productivity and maintain operational efficiency.
Experienced metalworking professional with strong background in fabrication and assembly. Skilled in welding, cutting, and shaping metal to precise specifications. Known for reliability and flexibility in meeting changing project needs. Strong focus on teamwork and achieving results, ensuring high standards and quality in every task.
Overview
2016
2016
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Superintendent
Gentry mountain mining
03 2015 - 11 2025
- Maintained clean and organized work area to prevent workplace accidents.
- Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Operated stick and mig welding equipment to join metal components with precision and quality.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste. rebuilding of hammers and crusher rolls. With multiple weld passes. building up as much as 1" to 6"
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Repairing of loader buckets, coal chute, and mine equipment as of shields, pans
- WELDING = mild steel, Ar, chrome molybdenum liners and much
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
- Coordinated workflows among team members to optimize productivity and efficiency on-site.
Lead man / Maintenance
Bowie Refined Coal LLC.
01.2013 - 05.2015
- Lead man of a Surface running a dry wash coal plant.
- MSHA daily exam's and maintain safe production of crew and plant.
- Daily shift production and reports, run a crew of 3 to 4 men.
- Plant maintenance and rebuilding of plant belt line, chutes, crusher, screen decks, jigs, bag house, samplers and much more.
- Weekly safety meeting and monthly safety exam's.
- Running heavy equipment. 980h 988g catD9 bobcats.
- Welding and fabrication maintenance.
- Also including scheduled maintenance.
- Led project teams in achieving timely completion of fabrication tasks.
- Advanced skills in various welding techniques including MIG, TIG, stick welding, and plasma cutting.
- Performed routine maintenance on fabrication equipment, prolonging the life of machinery and preventing costly repairs or downtime.
Education
High School Diploma -
Carbon High
Price, UT10.1992
Skills
- Carbon steel welding
- Mechanic Tools
- Welding Tool
- Power tool proficiency
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Structural steel fabrication
- Heavy lifting
- Welding and fabrication
- Repair work
- Rebuild of crusher
- Plasma cutting
- Hand tool proficiency
Certification
Msha Surface forman papers.
Additional Accomplishments
Utah surface mine foreman papers.
Timeline
Lead man / Maintenance
Bowie Refined Coal LLC.
01.2013 - 05.2015
High School Diploma -
Carbon High
Superintendent
Gentry mountain mining
03 2015 - 11 2025