McCord Grimes
Niagara, WI *****
*******@*****.***
Work Experience
Aluminum Welder
PDS Tech Commercial, Inc.-Green Bay, WI
March 2024 to Present
Cut, tack, fit, and weld into place aluminum pieces into ships using aluminum MIG welding process. Remove imperfections in welds using air tools. Help coworkers with large or difficult jobs. Welder
Boss Snowplow-Iron Mountain, MI
May 2023 to Present
Build snowplow blades using a setup jig and cut/stamped pieces. Tack/ weld in to place with MIG welding process and make sure there are no defects. Load and unload blades and blade parts from robot welder. Set blade into cleaning jig and use angle grinders, die grinders, and scaling/needle gun to remove defects and have uniform welds throughout blade. Practiced proper housekeeping to keep work area clean and free of fire and tripping hazards. Keep tools and equipment in proper working order and fix/ replace if not in working order.
Structural Welder
huntington Ingalls shipbuilding-Pascagoula, MS
October 2014 to April 2023
Welded in multiple positions to complete foundations, assemblies, and unit blocks of ships. Used pulse-arc, flux core, and stick welding to complete jobs and used angle grinders, die grinders, and needle/ scaling guns to fix any imperfections for a uniform weld. Practiced line control to keep welding leads and air lines out of walk ways to avoid tripping hazards and practiced good house keeping to keep work areas clean of debris, fire hazards, and tripping hazards. Wore proper PPE and used the right equipment to complete jobs in confined spaces. Used man-lift to reach areas to be welded on outside of the ship and units of the ship. Maintained tools and welding equipment to proper working order and fixed or replaced when not working right. As a crew lead man I helped with setup of equipment, equipment issues, checking work for imperfections and completion.
Education
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Gulfport, MS August 2008 to December 2009
Skills
• Blueprint Reading
• Welding
• Cutting/heating torch
• Aluminum MIG welding
• Stainless steel flux core welding
• Stainless steel stick welding
• Fabrication
• FCAW
• Stick welding
• Hand tools
• Power tools
• Assembly
• Plasma Cutting