John Defore
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** *****
City: Augusta
State: KS
Zip: 67010
Country: USA
Phone: 316-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $40,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Summary
Talented sheet metal assembler with 12 years experience fabricating and
assembling structural metal products, including frameworks or shells for aircraft.
Responsible and hardworking sheet metal assembler who can collaborate with a
team and produce quality work on tight deadlines.
Positive attitude and a commitment to safety, quality, customer service and
lean manufacturing.
Highlights
Sheet metal installations Metal working ability
Crane/hoist expert Skilled in reworking discrepant parts
Initiative to work independently in accordance with quality control
Repair damaged parts, composite and engineering requirements
and sheet metal Installation and testing of fuel
plumbing
Accomplishments
Used operational knowledge of systems, parts and components to solve
problems that arose during assembly.
Personally managed production activities to guarantee orders were shipped on-
time.
Promoted to crew chief over final line
Experience
December 2000 to Hawker Beechcraft
June 2012 Wichita, Kansas
Sheet metal assembler
Assembled small parts and major assemblies
Installed and tested fuel bladders and plumbing
Assembled and installed landing gear
Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer
specifications.
Planned and laid out work to meet production and schedule requirements.
Calibrated or adjusted equipment to ensure quality production using tools such
as calipers, micrometers, go-nogo gages, scales and pressure gages.
Worked with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.
Interpreted blue prints, work orders, drawings, process and/or engineering
specifications, and various related technical documentation required to
fabricate parts.
Installed solid rivets and fasteners utilizing tools like rivet gun and squeeze
tools
Education
Augusta High School
Augusta, Kansas
GED
Sheet metal, sealer, electrical bond, foe, torque, blue print, crimping, scissor lift,
overhead crane and composite layup training, all provided by Hawker Beechcraft in
Wichita Kansas.