Warehouse Operations Forklift Operator

Resume of Clyde Westfall

Work Experience-

**+ years of welding and fabricating – MIG, TIG, stick, and submerged Arc

20+ years of facilities maintenance & 2+ years of industrial maintenance

Maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems

Working on gearboxes, conveyors, industrial tanks, mixers, ovens, sensors, etc.

Working with up to 480V and rewiring AC/DC motors

Minor troubleshooting on VFDs and Allen Bradley PLCs

Minor exposure to working with anhydrous systems

Interpreting blueprints and wiring schematics

Using various hand and power tools

Minor machining experience

Leadership

Employment History-

Aldez Containers (RFL: 1st time – COVID19 layoffs; 2nd time – internal conflict)

Forklift Operator 03/2024 – 05/2024 & 12/2019 – 03/2020

• Responsible for loading and unloading trailers

• Provided supplies and parts to production

• Operated forklift

Lewis Bakeries Inc. (RFL: management)

Maintenance Technician 03/2021 – 2023

• Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial food-grade equipment and machinery

• Performed maintenance on industrial ovens (drives), conveyors (chain driven and belt driven), bread tie machines, industrial mixers, etc.

• Worked on gear boxes, replaced and rebuilt motors (AC & DC), replaced and troubleshot sensors/photo eyes, re-timed drives on grids, etc.

• Performed light troubleshooting on VFDs and Allen Bradley PLCs

• Performed light machinist and welding work as needed

• Worked with hydraulics

• Worked from wiring schematics as needed

• Used various hand and power tools

Wagway/Birdeye Inc. (RFL: lack of management/organization)

Welder/Fabricator 04/2020 – 03/2021

• Responsible for fabricating and welding numerous types and sizes of excavation buckets and hydraulic attachments

• Performed a variety of hydraulic repairs – installed hydraulic kits in Louisiana

• Responsible for cutting 8” thick steel into required shapes

• Used various hand and power tools

Dibble Trucking (RFL: was brought in to build workforce/modernize shop & left once completed)

QC Manager/Welding Shop Manager 06/2018 – 11/2019

• Oversaw and supervised repairs and rebuilds on high pressure tankers

• Managed R-stamp welding and met with customers as needed

• Wrote welding procedures and personnel certifications

• Purchased supplies, tools, and machinery as needed for shop

CRW Fabrication

Owner/Operator 02/2002 – 03/2018

• Owned, maintained, and operated a welding and fabrication shop

• Performed different welding processes as needed

• Used various hand and power tools

Mississippi Tank Company (RFL: management/divorce)

Asst. DIV Mgr./Shop Mgr./QC Mgr. 10/1997 – 04/2016

• Managed and maintained up to 30-50 employees depending on time period

• Completed DOT and R-Stamp paperwork on daily basis (DOT certified inspector)

• Responsible for completing sales calls and purchasing welding equipment as needed

• Responsible for reviewing, printing, and explaining blueprint drawings

• Handled vendors for sub-contracted work as needed

• Provided in house maintenance as required

• Worked on anhydrous systems as needed

Military Experience-

• United States Army 1987 – 1991

o Welder

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