Thomas McGahagan Jr.

**** ****** ****

Littlestown, PA. 17340

717-***-****

Job Objective: Production Manager

Summary: I am a highly motivated self starter Manager with over 20 years

of experience in steel fabrication and welding. I have experience in all

phases of fabrication and welding to AWS D1.1.

I worked in the shop fitting and welding before moving into supervision. I

bring the shop knowledge along with the management experience with me. I

have extensive knowledge of all the fabrication equipment. I have managed

many different projects ranging from structural steel to plate duct work

for power plants and industrial. The projects have range from small to

large using different grades of steel. I managed the 100,000 square foot

fabrication shop that fabricated and assembled multipliable projects at the

same. I take projects from beginning to end meeting project schedules and

budgets. I managed the plant performance thru out the shop, overseeing

material purchasing, quality, safety and subcontractors.

Experience:

2008 to 2009 DovcoFab Baltimore, Maryland (formally Dovco Industrial

Fabricators)

1992 to 2008 Dovco Industrial Fabricators Baltimore, MD

Shop Manager from 2006 to March 2009

- Oversee all work performed including the production supervisors,

purchasing, quality control,

fabrication, fit-weld, shipping and maintenance departments

- Create and maintain a safe work environment

- Plan all work in the departments to achieve schedules and cost

- Interview and hire all shop employees

Production Supervisor from 1992 to 2006

- Supervise union employees including fitters, welders, machine

operators, stores attendant, electrician

and maintenance mechanic

- Train employees to interpret blue prints and to operate saw, shear,

brake, burn, punch equipment

- Direct and train employees to produce quality products safely and on

time

- Solve quality, production and maintenance problems

- Develop tooling and fixtures to facilitate ease of manufacturing

- Conduct monthly safety meeting

- Perform jobs in my departments under budget

- Plot raw material for fabrication

- Develop prevented maintenance program on all fabrication equipment and

overhead cranes

- Plan loads and order trucks for shipments

- Purchase all parts for repairing fabrication equipment

Thomas McGahagan

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1989 to 1992 Derby Steel, Baltimore, MD

Structural Steel Fabricator

Shop Supervisor from 1989 to 1992

- Supervise non-union employees including fitters, welders, painter, saw

operators, and truck drivers.

- Responsible for all shop equipment, schedules, safety, cost and all

work performed in the shop.

- Interview and hire shop work force.

- Inspect all work performed.

- Solve quality, production and safety problems.

1974 to 1988 Environmental Elements Corporation, Baltimore, MD

Production Supervisor from 1982 to 1988

- Supervise 20 union employees including fitters, welders, assembly

mechanics, spray painters, shippers

and machine operators

- Train hourly work force

- Assign work to employees to achieve schedules

- Develop tooling and fixtures to facilitate ease of manufacturing

- Estimate costs to complete contracts

- Inspect all work performed

- Control department budgets

Fitter from 1974 to 1982

- Read and interpret blue prints

- Layout, fit, assemble, burn and weld on various sizes and types of

steel

- Rig and move various steel products with overhead crane

Education:

High School Diploma 1973

Management/Supervisor Classes

Accounting 101 - Essex Community College (1988)

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