JOSHUA SITTINGDOWN
Skilled combo welder
Alma, MI 48801
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Focused welder (MIG and TIG) with heavy stainless and carbon experience. Able to read blueprints and prioritize work to meet deadline requirements. Highly skilled Facilities/Maintenance Technician with expertise in general maintenance and repair of building equipment including: plumbing, heating/ cooling, and electrical systems. Reliable worker with strong mechanical aptitude and a willingness to learn. Combo Welder/Fitter with proven ability to fabricate structural, pipe, tanks, and vessels. Have own tools. Trustworthy Proven record of good attendance and reliable work history.Also have experance in warehouse work loading and unloading trucks, power industrial truck operations fork lift certs, inventory and shipping and recieving experance Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Combo Welder
Tradesmen International/Three Rives Corp - Midland, MI June 2022 to Present
Welded different alloys for systems being installed in DOW Chemical,HSC,and other plants,maintained different machines to assure safe and proficient production Combination Pipe Welder
Ingalls Shipbuilding - Pasagoula
December 2015 to April 2018
Welding and install copper nickel pipe, read prints and planned jobs Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers. Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Used MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpieces. Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. Combo welder
Bmwc - Wood River, IL
March 2010 to December 2015
Inspected welds and checked that critical measurements met specifications upon completion. Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools. Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
Combo welder
JE.Johnson - Midland, MI
February 2005 to May 2010
Examined the structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections. Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools. Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blue prints. Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
Combo Pipe Welder/Operator
Procter & Gamble - Pineville, LA
July 2002 to February 2005
Weld and installed SS,Carbon Steel pipe for different systems ran by the plant. Education
High school or equivalent in General
Oakdale High School - Oakdale, LA
Skills
• Welding (10+ years)
• Facilities Maintenance
• Equipment Repair
• Plumbing
• Electrical Experience
• Fabrication
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• Plasma Cutting
• Mechanic Experience
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Scissor lift
• Mechanical knowledge
• Forklift
• Load & unload
• Schematics
• English
• Industrial maintenance
• Hydraulics
• Materials handling
• Industrial equipment
• Heavy lifting
• Manufacturing
• Blueprint reading
• OSHA
• Mechanic experience
• Welding
Certifications and Licenses
Welding Certification
Journeyman License
Additional Information
Skills
forklift operation
Job shop experience
Good communication skills
Extensive experience with smaw gtaw Flux core hand tools Schematic diagram interpretation
Fast learner
Brazing experience
Equipment problem resolution
Strong mechanical skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Technical school training
Working night shift
Familiarity with weld inspection process
Good multitasker
Good judgment
Have own tools
Knowledge of manufacturing standards/regulations
MIG experience
Proficiency at reading blueprints
Pneumatic activity expert
Knowledge of manufacturing standards/regulations
General math skills
Inventory control practices