Roberto Torres
Beaumont,TX
Summary
Seasoned Welder with 11 years of hands-on experience setting up and operation welding equipment to assemble metal structures. Diligent individual focused on maintaining high productivity and safety targets. Dexterous team player comfortable working with little to no supervision.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
AP&G
Lake Charles, LA
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Installed and welded steel beams, columns, girders, and other structural elements.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations while performing welding duties.
- Maintained a clean work area by removing scraps of metal and other debris from job sites.
- Welded joints in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as required by the task at hand.
- Calibrated gauges to measure the correct amount of heat during welding operations.
- Determined the proper amperage, voltage settings, and filler metals needed for each job.
- Cleaned surfaces of metals prior to welding them together using wire brushes or grinders.
- Followed established procedures regarding pre-heating temperatures before starting a weld.
- Utilized specialized tools such as clamps, vises, tongs, when required during a project.
- Checked tools, equipment and safety gear for proper performance.
Welder
Conrad Shipyard LLC
Orange, TX
02.2014 - 11.2023
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
- Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.
- Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality.
- Prepared material surfaces for welding by removing scale, rust or other foreign matter.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Adjusted weld machines to correct settings for precision and waste reduction.
- Cut, contoured and beveled metal and structural shapes to achieve accurate dimensions.
- Recognized, set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Central High School
Beaumont, TX12-2002
Skills
- Stick Welding
- Structural welding
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Vertical Welding
- Measurement tools
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Pipe welding
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Welder
AP&G
11.2023 - 03.2024
Welder
Conrad Shipyard LLC
02.2014 - 11.2023
High School Diploma -
Central High School
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