Nickolas Edwards

• Inspected and tested equipment to locate worn and damaged parts.
• Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
• Performed diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures to find and identify root causes of mechanical issues.
• Performed preventative maintenance oil changes and brake jobs to preserve performance and reliability of vehicles.
• Completed full vehicle inspections to check for leaks, damage, or other issues of concern.
• Disassembled defective parts to make proper repairs.

I Installed new Industrial Equipment, and also removed old ones. Also repaired and serviced equipment that was already in operation. Coordinated with customers and salesmen on equipment location and specific set up requirements, as well as onsite safety protocols such as fire watch requirements as these continually changed from factory to factory. Was required to not only haul the equipment to site safety with CDL truck and trailer but also maintain an inventory of consumables like conduit, wire,hydraulic fluid,hydraulic hoses and fittings to name a few. Once on site and checked in, my first responsibility was to locate the disconnect and verify that it was the right voltage for the machine that we were installing. With myself being the lead my next task was to verify the disconnect worked properly and everyone on site followed lock out tag out protocol. Then depending on the job and the equipment being installed I unloaded the machines with the crane on my service truck and would place it and anchor it to the ground. The equipment ranged from refuge compactors and box bailers to large hydraulic augers and cart tippers. All of these having a wide range of safety requirements such as gates with interlocks,photo eyes to engage the machine when items pass in front of the beam and prox. switches to keep the machine from starting without packer box in place. Along with other functions like the power unit measuring amp drawl and kicking out the motor contacts on augers, all utilizing of course a plc to control these functions just to name a few. I was responsible for hooking up any and all of these functions and setting up these parameters in the plc. I also was in charge of what was often an extensive fabrication champagne pending on the specific job. I would build large steele scutes with doors and interlock switches on doors for safety depending on the height of the door. Hook up photo eyes in scutes so the machine would kick on after it seen so many breaks in the beam. I would fabricate large platforms so workers can walk up to machinery or drive on with a forklift. There was also times I would even be required to build a large enclosure over the platform so it could be used out of the weather. The welding, cutting ,and fabricating was extensive. After the machine was built and set up I would wire up the three phase power supply to the panel with the appropriate gage wire for the amperage that the machine would draw based on the voltage it would operate at, and run the conduit from panel to box. Then finally run and test machine and repair as needed. I attended several OSHA training courses, electrical safety,arc flash forklift training and manlift equipment operation. Repairs included but not limited to fixing hydraulic leaks, replacing or resealing hydraulic cylinders, resealing hydraulic valves,making hydraulic hoses,replacing motors,controls,wiring,plc's etc.

Lead a team of four people on diagnosing dissembling repairing rebuilding reassembling and testing a large verity of heavy and medium duty trucks. Trucks were built from the ground up even including replacing frame rails. I replaced engins transmissions hydraulic pumps replaced and resealed hydraulic valves and cylinders. Also diagnosed hydraulic issues, set pressures on hydraulics. I also had to diagnose pneumatic systems that controlled the hydraulic valves through Mac valves. I was responsible for replacing the wiring harness for the entire truck inside and out since they were always so damaged. I would also make harness modifications for special equipment and safety functions like relays to make lights come on when hydraulics are engaged for example. Also when installing the harnesses I made modifications to set up automation functions on front loader trucks that would pick up a dumpster curl it back but stop before it hits the cab and dump it in the hopper of truck without dropping it in the back of truck while also starting an autopack cycle using prox. switches and relays. Also did extensive welding and fabricating on trucks while always using lock out tag out procedures and confined space safety guidelines. Also used daily forklifts, rigging, 30 ton, overhead cranes, and chains.