Rocco Lamanna

• Welding and fitting pipe and structural components
• Cutting, cleaning, and preparing materials
• Assisting journeymen and foremen with various tasks
• Setting up and taking down equipment
• Measuring and marking materials for fabrication
• Moving between projects as needed
• Cleaning and organizing tools, materials, and supplies
• Refueling generators and maintaining equipment
• Assisting with rigging materials and equipment
• Helping maintain tools and machinery
• Ensuring OSHA compliance and reporting any incidents or safety concerns
• Promoting a safe and organized work environment
• Fabricating custom tools and assisting with side projects

· Demonstrate industry practices, attitudes, and procedures to students in daily welding operations.

· Monitor and enforce safety practices, such as the use of PPE, lock-out/tag-out, hazardous material handling, and proper tool/machine use.

· Provide leadership in maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly lab/shop environment, including during instructor absences.

· Maintain, repair, and clean welding/shop equipment; follow calibration and maintenance schedules.

· Assist with monitoring students to ensure safe and appropriate use of machines, materials, and time.

· Model professional behavior and personal safety standards, including appropriate attire and speech.

· Support planning and supervision of labs, field trips, visitors, and special events, with a focus on safety.

• Load and unload parts and weldments with a variety of welding fixtures, based on customer demand.
• Review and interpret blueprints and other schematic drawings to ensure proper weld sizes and lengths are used on weldments.
• Prepare welding equipment with proper settings, set up appropriate fixtures, and prepare the layout of material as per assembly routings and drawings.
• Assure that welds conform to internal quality standards and product specifications.
• Participate in Kaizen events to determine and implement process improvements.
• Work in a team environment, as well as individually, to achieve quality, delivery, and productivity targets.