Nicholas Smith

• Diagnosed and recommended appropriate treatment for sick fish and marine life.
• Exercised appropriate safety and environmental protocols when cleaning and maintaining ponds and tanks.
• Kept restocking tanks pH balanced for aquatic livestock.
• Oversaw feeding, watering and health monitoring of fish stock, prioritizing health and wellness.

• Utilized specialized tools and machinery to complete repairs and installation.
• Tightened or replaced bolts and gaskets to repair leaks.
• Inspected and lubricated valves; removed, replaced, or installed components to correct operating deficiencies.
• Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
• Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
• Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
• Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
• Collaborated with engineers and designers to create new parts and assemblies.

• Completed minor repairs and basic upkeep work with minimal supervision.
• Repaired lighting, brake and hydraulic systems adjacent to diesel engines.
• Cleaned shop, stored new supplies and put away tools to maintain organized work area.
• Worked according to safety procedures for chemicals, tool use and protective equipment use.
• Documented parts used and time for repairs to support accurate billing.
• Ran diagnostic tests on equipment and vehicles submitted with malfunctions.
• Serviced and maintained engines by performing regular oil and filter changes.
• Handled repairs, replacing broken components and inspecting engines for wear and tear.
• Used specialized tools and equipment to diagnose and repair issues with diesel engines.
• Organized test drives in buses and trucks to identify needed repairs.
• Executed tune-ups on diesel engines by adjusting valves and setting engine timing.
• Assessed equipment for damage, wear, battery life, and fluid levels.
• Ordered new parts for broken belts, hoses and filters, resupplying inventory.
• Changed faulty or damaged fuel injectors, air filters in diesel engines.

• Moved equipment between job locations, following traffic rules to prevent incidents and quickly reach new sites.
• Operated hydraulic and mechanical controls to expertly move and control powerful attachments.
• Repaired tractors and mechanical equipment.
• Used large tractors to cut and plow land according to job specifications, consistently meeting deadlines with quick, accurate work.
• Maintaining tractors in good working order and regularly inspected and cleaned attachments.
• Cross-trained in machinery to be useful year-round.
• Maintained turf with professional mowing, maintenance and upkeep services with tractors.
• Completed rock and stump removal at job sites.
• Performed routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment by recharging batteries, lubricating parts and refueling.
• Used strapping and bracing techniques combined with proper balancing to prevent load shifting.
• Hooked tow trucks to trailer hitches and fastened attachments with hitchpins.

Tractors which I operated

• John Deere 6140 M
• John Deere 7215 R
• New Holland 8030
• New Holland 6610 Turbo

Overseeing Cattle

• Managed feed and inventory of facility.
• Planned, directed, delegated and performed daily chores for farm.
• Kept pens, stalls and farm equipment clean and sterilized to support animal wellbeing.
• Observed animals and notified supervisor of signs of illness.
• Herded livestock.
• Rotated animals between grazing areas to provide enough access to food.

Overseeing laying & rearing chicken runs

• Monitored flock for signs of disease or physical distress and culled infirm individuals.
• Maintained proper chicken house temperature and ventilation.
• Loaded poultry on trucks for transfer to processing plants.
• Supervised poultry farm employees, business accounts and hatchery.

Overseeing sugar cane crop

• Utilized chemical and non-chemical methods to protect crops from weeds and pests.