Team Lead Leader, welder and fitter

Michael McFarland

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

West Point, MS 39773

Cell Phone: 662-***-****

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

Job objective: I am a detailed-oriented Certified welder with over 20 years specializing in Arc, MIG, GWAW, SMAW, and FCAW welding. Adept at analyzing blueprints to ensure measurememts for a variety of welding activities to include metal fabrication, soldering and pipe welding. I would like to use my expertise to benefit the company's growth and productivity.

Cerifications:

West Point High School May 1981-May 1985

Diploma

Education:

East Mississippi Communty College August 1985 to May 1987

Diesal Mechanic

Manufacturing skills basic certification

Gold Certification

TIG welding

Stick welding

MIG welding

Wire wheel welding

Experience:

NauticStar Boats January 2020-April 2023

Team Leader/Offshore Assemnbly (Tornado, reduced production)

Armory, MS

·Team Lead in offshore department

·Assisted team members with performing tasks

·Insured product was built within standards

·Assured tools & parts were available

·Overseeing of shop helpers

·Finished and inspected products for quality

·Inspected materials and structures

Experience: January 2017-June 2017

Ellis Steel

Welder/Fabricator

West Point, MS

·Assembled pieces of metal together

·Repaired damaged metal components using heavy machiney

·Melted meteal into shape

·Reviewed blueprints

·Cut metal into appropiate shape and smooth molten metal

·Monitor processes while staying aware of overheating levels

·Metal forming, bending and finishing

·Repair, design, layout and estimation

Experience: July 2017-August 2017

BK Edwards

Welder/Fabricator

Maben, MS

·Machining fabrication materials and components

·Fitting, setting and installing fabricated structues

·Cut and welded with a variety of processes

·Metal forming, bending, and finishing

·Repair, design, layout and estimation

·Set up metalwork machinery, including rollers, drill presses, flame cutters, brakes and shears

·Design and produce new parts according to BUCYRUS specifications

·Provide assistance to production process and mould various fixtures

Expereince:

Babcock & Wilcox January 1998-Dec 2016

Fitted Welder/Orbital Welder

West Point, MS

·Welded pressure parts, tube-to-tube, lug and atachments

·Read blueprints, drawings and taking measurements to plan layout and procedures

·Serves as team lead for 8 years.

·Completely daily reports

·Handled process controls to ensure timely production

·Trained newly hired employes

·Participated in job related/upgraded training such as Lean

·Maufacturing and 6S Teams

Expereince:

Fisher Marine May 1987-May 1998

Welder

West Point, MS

·Used a spool gun to feed wire through a MIG machine using MIG, TIG and ARC welding techniques

·Weld, cut and grind aluminum of different widths

·Interpret blueprints for specifications

·Monitor machinery for appropiate usage and temperature

·Weld small and large components such as copper plumbing, beams and piplines

·Weld components in flat, vertical and overhead positions

·Measure meticulously and plan well to reduce waste

·Grind and finish completed products

*Employment gap years-August 2017 to Jan 2020(work related injury)

*References available upon request

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