Forklift Operator Self Employed

JOSEPH BORNS

Conroe, Texas ***** Cell Phone: 936-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Honorably discharged US Army Veteran with 10 years combined experience as a welder’s helper, carpet installer and forklift operator. Qualified in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G. Also, qualified in pipe welding with 6010 root and 7018 fill and cap 6G.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

WELDERS HELPER

•Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.

•Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.

•Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.

•Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.

•Weld separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.

•Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.

•Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications.

•Ignite torches and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR

•Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.

•Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.

•Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms or lifting devices.

•Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.

•Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Central Region Warehouse Forklift Operator Jun. 2013 – Mar. 2015

TDCJ Cook Apr 2009 - Mar 2013

Self Employed Carpet Installer Jan 2003 - Mar 2009

U.S. Army Cavalry Scout Dec. 1998 - Nov 2002

Computer Skills •Data Entry Terminal •EMail •Internet Browser •Peripheral Devices •Personal Computers •Presentation Software •Spreadsheet Software •Word Processing Software

Driver's License Class C - Standard Driver's License

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Lone Star College, Welding Masters 2015

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