Professional Profile
A multi skilled, pragmatic and experienced Trainer, Welder and Fabricator with a proven track record in the project-focused, heavy manufacturing environment, with a commitment to the successful management and delivery of multiple projects within set client / internal timeframes and to a high quality standard. Works well autonomously with a high level of self responsibility, plays an instrumental role within a successful and productive team and is a strong leader, capable of motivating and training individuals to achieve their own potential and to make a significant contribution to the full delivery of common and cohesive goals. Possesses exceptional decision making, problem resolution, organisation, time / workload management, planning and interpersonal skills, utilising superb communicative abilities to build, develop and maintain beneficial relationships at all levels. Remains calm when under pressure and thrives in a challenging working environment
Key Areas of Expertise:
Welding Codes, Procedures & Processes
TIG / MIG & Stick Welding
Interpretation of Blueprints / Drawings
ERP Systems
Arc & Gas Welding Equipment
Project Management
Fault Diagnosis, Repair and Testing of Hydraulic Systems and Machinery
Marking Work Piece Bending and Cutting Lines
Cutting Steel / Chequer Plate & Drilling Rigs
Metal Working Techniques
Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Blast Furnace
Health & Safety
Objective
Currently looking to secure a challenging and rewarding new role, where skills, knowledge and expertise gained throughout successful career to date can be applied and further development achieved on a professional platform.
Career Summary
2015 – to date
Technical Trainer (Welding Fabrication)
TUV Rheinland (Saudi Arabia)
• Ensuring the efficient transfer of knowledge when providing high quality training in Welding Fabrication
• Working 3rd party to Saudi Armaco oil & gas
2008 – 2015
Welder
Tata Steel
• Undertaking a multi skilled role with a variety of duties and responsibilities, including working in the workshop, sub-arc on rolls, 6G codings in flux core and MMA
• Working in the plant and carrying out repairs through two daily shifts, utilising profile cutter to sever steel plate 12 – 100mm
• Personally responsible for welding set oxy propane acetylene, cutting flames, handling MIG flux core welding and heavy duty welding up to 50mm thick hard ox toughen plate for utilisation on the plate machine
• Working closely with carpenters on shuttering putting mesh when carrying coding test on the welding BS 4872 stairs handrails and HD bolts for machinery and column beams
• Utilising 12mm plate of steel and channelizing to make the body flame by cutting guillotine with straight line cutter arc when converting dump truck to water bowser for quarry sites
• Making plate hard ox redundant when carrying out MIG flux core welding, using various flame cutters, including burning lamps and arc gouging rods measuring between 4mm–6mm low hydrogen
• Constructing small scale bridges / buildings and conducting flame cutting and drilling of guillotine and welding
• Repairing plant machinery on quarry plant in South Wales through TIG / MIG Welding and basic fabrication to fire escapes
• Carrying out repairs of whole quarry plant and mobile crusher plant when working across multiple quarries, including Hanson and Machan quarries as well as most tarmac quarries located in South Wales
• Using angle iron 6mm gauge when putting in false floor and cutting cheque plate for the associated HD bolts
• Conducting expansions for Buildings Bridge work, utilising 3mm-10mm thick flat plate from 1.0mm–300mm thick columns 8mmm–24mm burning and using pug straight line cutter gouging arc / flame cutting
2007 – 2008
Welder
Bend Tech
• Fabricating decks for drilling rigs, hard facing, pipe work and stairways when working in Canada in Lloydminster
• Additionally carrying out TIG, MIG and stick welding
2004 – 2007
Workshop Welder Fabricator
Multiserv
• Personally responsible for carrying out repairs to plant facilitating a new bucket for loading shovels and other stairways, walkways and handrails
• Successfully completing multiple projects within set timeframes and to a high quality standard
2002 – 2004
Onsite Welder And Fabricator
Andrew Scott
2001 – 2002
Workshop Fabricator
Humphrey International
2000 – 2001
Workshop Fabricator
Margam Engineering
1998 – 2000
Site Welder /Fitter
RDJ Quarry Maintenance
1996 – 1997
Welder/Fabricator
Tech Metal
1993- 1996
Site Welder (Tin Steel Works),
BIS Welding
Previous:
Full Apprentice,
Andrew Scott
Education
NVQs 1 – 4 Welding & Fabricating 1993
Diploma Metal Work / Wood Work 1989
Other
First Aid, Manual Handling
Key I.T Skills
• Computer literate to a high standard with a wide range of applications and software packages
Driver; full, clean licence
Interests
Hiking, surfing, riding motorbike
