Leroy Bennett
Indian Wells,AZ
Summary
Seasoned journeymen with over 20 years of experience in fast-paced shutdown work.
Excellent fabricating and
torch cutting skills. Track record of achieving exceptional results in getting the job done
on time and keeping
employers satisfied.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Millwright
MMI Industrial & Steel
Mesa, Arizona
11.2023 - 03.2025
- Read blueprints and sketches to start layouts on setting tanks and skids.
- Using forklifts to transport tanks and skids before setting them in their proper places at the correct positions.
- Use hammer drills to drill holes around the tanks and skids to anchor them to the floor with anchor bolts.
- Signaled the crane operator after rigging up the conveyors to set them in their proper places.
- Cut steel to fabricate parts needed for handrails, walkways, and supports for welders to weld them on conveyors.
Rigger/millwright
Tradesmen International
Tempe, AZ
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Set Tanks, skids, an pumps'
- Receiving tanks, set on skates move to lay down area.
- Reading blueprint do layouts for tanks to set pads
- Move tanks on skates to set pads an position on pads to layout.
- Using forklift to move skids an set in place on layouts then anchor down to pad.
- Rig up tanks to stand up for transport on skates to set pads then anchor down to pads. Install ladders to top then set handrails on top of tanks.
Millwright
Midwest Construction Services
Kalamazoo, MI
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Install new conveyor system for new Fedex building.
- Reading blueprint start layout for new conveyor an table with rollers.
- Start setting tables and an anchoring them down to floor.
- Set conveyor an start bolting an welding them together
- Set 3 hydraulic lift tables after layouts to set position on floor then anchor down.
Millwright
Millwright 4 Hire LLC
Lancaster, KY
04.2022 - 05.2022
- Demo Railing system set up for walmart freezer distribution center. Unbolt entire rail from floor then start cutting 20 ft pieces while pulling them out after each cut.
- Unbolt entire rail from floor then start cutting 20 ft section while pulling them out after each cut, 200 ft long pieces.
- start pulling in new rail section 40 ft section at a time. Align 2 section 1 inch apart before welding them together.
- 5 rows completely demo an replaced with new rails.
Millwright
Graywolf Intergrated Construction Company
Owensboro, KY
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Maintained clean and environmentally safe work area.
- Signaled crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate and aligned unit to centerline.
- Read blueprints and sketches to fabricate equipment, make modifications and establish work procedures.
- Observed required safety measures when using blowtorches, wrenches and forklifts to maintain high standards.
Millwright
Tradesmen Internatinal
Phoenix, Az
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Install brand new conveyance system
- Set an square up new table to start the line then set railing before installing the belt
- I was also going back to do our own punchlist when we finished a line while others started anew line.
Foreman
Southern Environmentalist Inc
Tampa, FL
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Planned and delegated work to meet planned project and production goals
- Delegated duties to each welder, Iron worker, and helper based upon his or her skills set and monitored progress daily
- Gut out precipitator and replace with all new materials from top to bottom.
Forklift operator, Millwright
Colonial Staffing Group
Richmond, KY
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Installed stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment according to layout plans with accuracy
- Repaired and lubricated machines and equipment and assembled and installed equipment using hand tools and power tools., Off loaded trucks and loaded trucks when parts came in or dismantled
- Cleaned all construction areas to avoid hazards.
Millwright
Alpharetta, GA
09.2019 - 09.2019
- Dismantle conveyor railing before installing new ones
- LB
- Esponsible for promoting safe and clean working environment.
Maintenance Mechanic
Southern Environmental Inc
Pensacola, FL
05.2019 - 05.2019
- Dismantle worned out expansion joint in 4 areas before installing new ones on duct system at a coal power plant.
Maintenance Millwright
Lee Mechanical Inc
Park Hills, MO
01.2019 - 04.2019
- We demo a precipitator all the way down to the hopper an built a bag house to replace it
- They had me running the forklift to haul old an new materials away an to the jobsite
- Used the torch to cut up old materialto be hauled away on trucks.
Maintenance Millwright
Tradesmen International
Tempe, AZ
11.2018 - 11.2018
- Applied changes requested by designers, owners or inspectors to optimize work.
Maintenance Millwright
Lee Mechanical Inc
Park Hills, MO
09.2018 - 10.2018
- Helped finish detail work on sand plant
- Replace hand rails, conveyor rollers and covers
- Also painted over weld spots and install ladders.
Millwright
Tradesmen International
Tempe, AZ
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Dismantle old conveyor system before installing new conveyor system
- Also did Iron working erecting and bolting up columns, beams, girders, and purlins for maintenance shop.
Crane Rigger
Woods Group
Houston, TX
03.2018 - 05.2018
- Sorted and erected steel, bolt-up and torque connections
- Safely and efficiently rigged steel members for connectors and pre-assembled bent sections.
Construction Laborer
Tradesmen International
Tempe, AZ
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Install metal frames to install solar panels
- Bolt up and torqued cross braces and purlins to spec.
Millwright
Tradesmen International
Tempe, AZ
09.2017 - 12.2017
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools
- Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
Maintenance Mechanic
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
05.2017 - 06.2017
- Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
02.2017 - 04.2017
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools
- Worked the shutdown repairing and replacing the bottom of the flyash pit.
Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
08.2016 - 09.2016
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes
- Worked the shutdown in North Dakota repairing an replacing worn out parts in the precipitator.
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
01.2016 - 04.2016
- Repair an replace worn out coal pipes that were feeding coal to the boiler
- Attach rigging an signal crane to lift pipes an other material that were trashed an new materials that needed to be replaced.
Rigger/Metal Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Built a whole new precipitator from the ground up to the penthouse
- Hoist steel beams, girders, and columns into place, using cranes, or signal hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural-steel members
- Prefabricate ducts work, hot an cold roof, an install all iron.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Replaced worn out flyash pipes under all the hoppers
- Fit up prefabricated stainless sheets to the floor of the absorber as well.
QC
Las Vegas, NV
07.2014 - 01.2015
- Prefabricate materials onto square tubing to hold in place solar panels
- Inspect the work of carpenters installing post an pouring concrete for setting the post in
- Make sure nuts an bolts are torqued to the right specs per company policy.
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
03.2014 - 05.2014
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes
- Demo worn out materials to be replaced with new one
- Rigging out lots of materials and bringing in new materials.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2014 - 03.2014
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Fabricate steel sheets needed to repair the bottom of the ducts.
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Worked a minor shutdown
- Repaired an replaced worn out plates inside the hoppers
- Did a few alignments to the plates as well.
Boilermaker
Tempe, AZ
05.2012 - 06.2012
- Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts
- Demo out tank floor using torches, chain falls, and dolly
- Install new prefab stainless sheets an fit up for welders.
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
Pensacola, FL
03.2012 - 04.2012
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using chainfalls, welding torches, and other hand tools
- Gutted out entire precipitator and install all new materials from the bottom to the top.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
01.2012 - 02.2012
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Minor shutdown on coal power plant in Page, Az.
Rigger
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
01.2011 - 05.2011
- Bull rigging heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment
- Worked the shutdown in St Johns, Az.
Glazier, Romanoski Glass and Mirror Co., Inc
Flagstaff, AZ
06.2010 - 09.2010
- Install pre-assembled metal windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools
- Demo out windows an install new window.
Millwright
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
02.2010 - 04.2010
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
Rigger
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
03.2007 - 05.2009
- Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials
- Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
Rigger
Zachry Group
Saint Johns, AZ
08.2006 - 11.2006
- Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials
- Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2006 - 04.2006
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Using torches to cut out materials that needed to be replaced.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2005 - 04.2005
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.
Ironworker
Top Flite
Tempe, AZ
06.2004 - 01.2005
- Off load I beams then shake them out before rigging them up to be connected in place using sleever bar, spud wrenches.
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2004 - 04.2004
- Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment
- Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
Rigger
Powerplant Maintenance Specialists Inc
Costa Mesa, CA
03.2001 - 10.2001
- Maintained open communication with crane and other equipment operators to smoothly and efficiently transport loads
- Safely and efficiently rigged steel members for connectors and pre-assembled bent sections.
01.1987
Education
High School Diploma -
Holbrook High School
Skills
Conveyor installation
- Rigging techniques
- Steel fabrication
- Safety compliance
- Team coordination
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Preventive Maintenance
- Machinery dismantling
- Blueprint reading
- Fabrication
Timeline
Construction Millwright
MMI Industrial & Steel
11.2023 - 03.2025
Rigger/millwright
Tradesmen International
08.2022 - 08.2023
Millwright
Midwest Construction Services
07.2022 - 08.2022
Millwright
Millwright 4 Hire LLC
04.2022 - 05.2022
Millwright
Graywolf Intergrated Construction Company
08.2021 - 12.2021
Millwright
Tradesmen Internatinal
10.2020 - 04.2021
Foreman
Southern Environmentalist Inc
01.2020 - 04.2020
Forklift operator, Millwright
Colonial Staffing Group
10.2019 - 01.2020
Millwright
09.2019 - 09.2019
Maintenance Mechanic
Southern Environmental Inc
05.2019 - 05.2019
Maintenance Millwright
Lee Mechanical Inc
01.2019 - 04.2019
Maintenance Millwright
Tradesmen International
11.2018 - 11.2018
Maintenance Millwright
Lee Mechanical Inc
09.2018 - 10.2018
Millwright
Tradesmen International
05.2018 - 07.2018
Crane Rigger
Woods Group
03.2018 - 05.2018
Construction Laborer
Tradesmen International
01.2018 - 02.2018
Millwright
Tradesmen International
09.2017 - 12.2017
Maintenance Mechanic
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
05.2017 - 06.2017
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
02.2017 - 04.2017
Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
08.2016 - 09.2016
Boilermaker
Zachry Group
01.2016 - 04.2016
Rigger/Metal Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
06.2015 - 12.2015
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2015 - 04.2015
QC
07.2014 - 01.2015
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
03.2014 - 05.2014
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2014 - 03.2014
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
01.2013 - 06.2013
Boilermaker
05.2012 - 06.2012
Steel Fabricator
Southern Erectors, Inc. / Thermal Systems Group
03.2012 - 04.2012
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2012 - 02.2012
Rigger
Zachry Group
01.2011 - 05.2011
Glazier, Romanoski Glass and Mirror Co., Inc
06.2010 - 09.2010
Millwright
Zachry Group
02.2010 - 04.2010
Rigger
Zachry Group
03.2007 - 05.2009
Rigger
Zachry Group
08.2006 - 11.2006
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2006 - 04.2006
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2005 - 04.2005
Ironworker
Top Flite
06.2004 - 01.2005
Maintenance Mechanic
Zachry Group
01.2004 - 04.2004
Rigger
Powerplant Maintenance Specialists Inc
03.2001 - 10.2001
01.1987
High School Diploma -
Holbrook High School
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