CHAD HOOBLER
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SUMMARY
Tenacious and resourceful professional with more than 9 years’ experience in areas of welding, fabrication, electrical and maintenance. Exceptional leadership and organization skills that generate a productive work environment. Demonstrated ability to supervise and coach a team of skilled laborers effectively to high quality service outcomes.
Areas Of Expertise
-Fabrication Fitting - Welding (mig,tig,stick,fluxcore) - Pipe Fitting – Pipe Welding - Custom Fabrication - Welding Alloys, Carbon - Layout - Log Reporting - Scheduling - Project Coordination – Staff Supervision – Safety – ISO 9001 – lean manufacturing – six sigma – electric installation: 110v, 220v, 480v, - bending and install of pvc and conduit – troubleshooting and repair - knowledge in PLC, motor installation and repair - NEC code
EXPERIENCE
Gaspar Inc.
Shop Foreman September 2015 - Present
Responsibilities:
Supervise daily construction operations including welding, fitting, machining, forming
Maintain records of daily progress and hold regular meetings for project coordination
Motivate the team and ensure all tasks are being done in accordance with blueprints
Create SPO’s, KPI, Matric
Ensure correct weld procedures are used in conjunction with the blueprint and materials
Conducted welding training and welding tests
Preformed all welding duties when able
Shop electrician
Key Accomplishments:
Introduced the RMD procedure into production
Utilized the sub arc machine in more processes
Introduced 6S into the shop along with Kaizen
Changed our shell rolling procedure to include a “peak” in the long seam therefore bringing it back into tolerance after welding cutting down on having to re-roll shells
Pride Of The Hills MFG.
Shop Manager June 2013 – September 2015
Supervise daily construction operations including welding, fitting, machining, forming
Maintain records of daily progress and hold regular meetings for project coordination
Motivate the team and ensure all tasks are being done in accordance with blueprints
Create SPO’s, KPI, Matrix
Ensure correct weld procedures are used in conjunction with the blueprint and materials
Conducted welding training and weld tests
Preformed all welding duties when able
Shop Electrician
Shop electrician and maintenance – installed, repaired, troubleshoot, all electrical, mechanical needs
Ran power to all welding machines and robots, outlets, lighting
Changed ballasts, laid out for new construction
Consulted with 3rd party when needed for maintenance needs
Key Accomplishments:
Grew business by 300% in first year – Wayne County fastest growing business in 2014
Introduced automated welding
Kicked off code welding side of business
Worked with Lincoln Electric to bring in Weld Score and welding information database to the shop. We were the second shop in Ohio to trial this
Re-wired new shop for all welders, robot, lighting, outlets
Wooster Tool
Code Welder March 2011 – June 2013
Welded oil and gas products
Pressure vessels, drips, coils, pipe, high pressure pipe and other various oil field products to API 1104 and AWS B31.3 codes
Utilized the GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, FCAW processes
6G certified
98% pass rate (x-ray, UT)
JLG Industries
Team Leader March 2008 – March 2011
Supervise daily construction operations including welding, fitting, machining, forming
Maintain records of daily progress and hold regular meetings for project coordination
Motivate the team and ensure all tasks are being done in accordance with blueprints
Updated SPO’s, KPI, Matrix, AS400
Ensure correct weld procedures are used in conjunction with the blueprint and materials
Conducted weld tests and welding training
Welded daily
MAINTENNANCE TECHNICIAN 2009 – 2011
Installed, repaired, maintained electrical, machine, robot needs for shop
Preformed welding and fabrication when needed
Installed new blower system on wash bay
Repaired machine centers: PLC’s, motors, hydraulics, shoots, conveyors,
Preformed all electrical needs for shop and grounds
Moved machines and robots as required
Preformed maintenance and electrical to overhead cranes
Operated man lifts, scissor lifts
Key Accomplishments:
R&D on new product line
I was in charge of the Military welding projects in the shop
Created fixturing to help with weld time efficiencies
Ran time studies and calculated ROI on the addition of a new Peck welder
Member of safety team
Installed new blower system for wash bay start to finish
Huberty Electric
Electrician July 2006 – March 2008
Repaired, ran new, updated all electrical systems
Residential, commercial, industrial
Troubleshoot, measure, lay out, ran conduit and wire
Single phase, 220v, 3 phase
Read prints
Laid out for new construction
Installed EMT, rigid, PVC
Service changes
new construction, existing construction
NEC Code
EDUCATION
Carrollton High School Carrollton, Ohio 2000-2004
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Construction Systems Management 2004-2006
QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA 10 Hr
HILTI GUN certified
JATC apprenticeship
Conduit bending
NEC Code
6G certified in multiple shops (gmaw, gtaw, smaw)
Experience welding and fabricating variety of metals and alloy’s: Carbon, Stainless, Duplex, Super Duplex, Titanium, Chromoly, Zirconium, Tantalum, Inconel, Haines 235, Hastelloy c22 and c276, Aluminum, Nickel, Monel
Experienced in pipe welding and fitting
Experience with welding codes
Experienced with all welding processes and gasses
Supervisor/Leader experience
Six Sigma Green Belt
Motivated, Hard worker