Jake Howard
Ladson,United States
Summary
Reliable Welder with over 20 years and certified in mild steel, TIG and MIG aluminum and flux core welding. Background working with stainless steel and specialized alloys in welding field. Excellent safety record.
To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Unloader Associate
Walmart
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Unloaded packages with care and placed in proper staging area.
- Handled packages with care while transporting from truck to loading dock.
- Operated pallet jacks and forklifts to aid in safe transport of heavy items.
- Loaded packages onto pallets and into staging areas as directed.
Welder
Scheck Steel Corporation
10.2014 - 03.2020
- Utilized work order and diagrams to identify and apply job requirements and quality standards to effective production planning.
- Loaded or fed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Complied with OSHA regulations and company safety standards to promote worksite safety, protect team members and prevent equipment damage.
- Pulled non-conforming materials from production queue and reported to supervisor for single or production-wide corrections.
- Verified quality of finished products against company standards, determined grades and identified defective items.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Inspected, measured and tested completed metal workpieces for conformance to specifications using measuring and testing devices.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
Welding Technician
Force Protection Industries
02.2005 - 09.2014
- Utilized work order and diagrams to identify and apply job requirements and quality standards to effective production planning.
- Loaded or fed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Monitored and maintained welding and sheer equipment to promote efficiency, safety and quality in all areas of production.
- Complied with OSHA regulations and company safety standards to promote worksite safety, protect team members and prevent equipment damage.
- Pulled non-conforming materials from production queue and reported to supervisor for single or production-wide corrections.
- Verified quality of finished products against company standards, determined grades and identified defective items.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Received and processed stock into inventory management system.
Welding Technician
Scheck Steel
07.1999 - 10.2005
- Utilized work order and diagrams to identify and apply job requirements and quality standards to effective production planning.
- Loaded or fed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Documented daily work on production logs and work orders and discussed activities with management to optimize future production.
- Monitored and maintained welding and sheer equipment to promote efficiency, safety and quality in all areas of production.
- Complied with OSHA regulations and company safety standards to promote worksite safety, protect team members and prevent equipment damage.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
Welding Technician
Jacobs Engineering
01.1999 - 07.1999
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Examined structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Material Handler
Gildan
09.2022 - Current
- Transported inventory items to appropriate locations.
- Kept storage areas organized, clean and secure to fully protect company assets.
- Packed items into appropriate containers for shipment.
Education
Elementary And High School
Cainhoy
Huger, SC05.1969
Welding Certification - Welding Technology
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC09.1970
Skills
- Structural welding
- Welding
- Shaping and cutting
- Fabrication
- MIG welding professional
- Multitasking abilities
- Organization and Time management
Timeline
Material Handler
Gildan
09.2022 - Current
Unloader Associate
Walmart
11.2021 - 04.2022
Welder
Scheck Steel Corporation
10.2014 - 03.2020
Welding Technician
Force Protection Industries
02.2005 - 09.2014
Welding Technician
Scheck Steel
07.1999 - 10.2005
Welding Technician
Jacobs Engineering
01.1999 - 07.1999
Elementary And High School
Cainhoy
Welding Certification - Welding Technology
Trident Technical College
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