Matthew Fowler
Virginia Beach,VA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sandblasting,Blast Foreman,supervisor
Marine Specialty Painting
Portsmouth, VA
10.2015 - 08.2022
- Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Utilized standard operating procedures, effective crew resource management, communication and procedures specified in company operation manual.
- Meticulously tracked parts and equipment used on each job site.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Checked equipment to determine if maintenance was required.
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
- Set and revised production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
- Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapted management methods.
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
- Oversaw and optimized work of craftsmen performing high-quality, precision work.
- Maximized resource utilization and achieved production targets by managing day-to-day usage of department resources.
- Repaired equipment to keep jobs moving smoothly, informing maintenance department of major machinery failures.
- Supported safety officer to enforce regulations, laws and established policies throughout operational stages.
- Revitalized operational structures and procedures to successfully control turnover and waste, enhance output and boost overall quality.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for production positions.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new workers.
- Analyzed equipment breakdowns using various troubleshooting methods.
Education
No Degree -
Christian Liberty Academy
Tampa, FLSkills
Supervisor
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Job Assignments
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
- Motivating Performers
- Safe Work Methods
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Pollution Prevention
- Strategic Planning
- Supervising Employees
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
- Leadership
Blast foreman
- Shift Coverage
- marking up blasters
- making sure proper SP is achieved
- monitor steel condition
- monitor precipitation thresholds
- monitor ambient air for humidity and DH systems
- daily checks on breathing systems tags,calibration,filters and moisture
- ensuring best possible foot print for blast equipment
- making sure containment integrity is maintained rubber wrap,dog boxes,poly,drains and wood Grit recovery
- making sure the grit is removed daily from the tank or containment
- making sure final clean is done properly unwrapped,blown down and ready for government surface prep inspection
- making sure addlers or bottles dumped and maintained
- BLASTER
- remove paint,rust and scale to required SP
- maintain ppe
- doing what it takes to stay on schedule overtime,weekends and an open schedule
- following specific instruction's from blast foreman
Timeline
Sandblasting,Blast Foreman,supervisor
Marine Specialty Painting
10.2015 - 08.2022
No Degree -
Christian Liberty Academy