Wesley Carter
Welder/Fabricator
Waco,TX
Summary
Multitalented structural steel fabricator with 4 years in industrial and manufacturing industries. Brings top-notch welding, fabrication and materials handling abilities. Background includes preparing surfaces and setting up equipment. Driven to learn as many new welding techniques as I can, and become AWS certified.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Structural Welder
Viking Steel Fabricators
Fredericksburg, VA
12.2019 - 08.2023
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Removed excess slag with grinding and using other equipment.
- Used MIG welding on structural supports.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning, and welding techniques.
- Kept work area clean and organized.
- Calibrated flow and pressure settings to build and maintain flames.
- Tested welding and safety equipment to check performance.
- Clamped and tack-welded components to achieve desired configurations.
- Worked correctly with each material such as steel or aluminum.
- Welded, cut and bent steel as necessary with torches, metal shears, and welding equipment.
- Unloaded and positioned prefabricated steel and heavy equipment using hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks.
- Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints or instructions from site managers.
- Used appropriate safety measures and encouraged other team members to do same in effort to avoid job site injuries.
Production Welder
Virginia Steel Specialties, LLC
Ashland, VA
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Built new product assemblies according to specifications and company production standards.
- Prepared materials for welding by cleaning metal surfaces with scrapers and grinders, removing tough spots.
- Operated drill press to bore holes through metal workpieces.
- Checked drive rolls and wire spool hubs to verify adequate tension for optimal feeding performance.
- Changed wire, gas tanks and tools to meet different production demands.
- Used combination squares, straightedges and calipers to lay out and align work pieces.
- Worked with 3:1 argon-to-carbon ratio to produce welds with minimal spatter and optimum bead appearance.
- Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
- Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
- Cleaned material surfaces to remove dirt or excess acid using chemical solutions, wire brushes and grinders.
- Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
- Cut, ground and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
- Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
- Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
Education
High School Diploma -
08.2017 - 05.2018
Skills
Structural welding
Wire feed machines
Special Alloys
Steel Fabrication
Shaping and cutting
Precision measuring tools
Teamwork and Collaboration
Welding
Steel shear
CNC plasma table operation
Horizontal band saw
Timeline
Production Welder - Virginia Steel Specialties, LLC
10.2021 - 05.2022
Structural Welder - Viking Steel Fabricators
12.2019 - 08.2023
Caroline High School - High School Diploma,
08.2017 - 05.2018