Wilbert Stephens
Cell: 912-***-****
Email: ****************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking to obtain a Heavy Equipment Operator position where my skills, experience and knowledge can be effectively and fully utilized in the industry. I am goal driven, motivated, consistent, and hard working with a strong safety value.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
National Certification on Backhoe, and Front-End Loader
Operational techniques, including preventative maintenance and safety procedures of heavy equipment.
Utility and power source procedures.
Knowledge of soils and relative compaction requirements
Case 580N Backhoe; John Deere 524L Loader
JCB 3cx 4 2 backhoe
Cat 420 Backhoe
Caterpillar 400 Backhoe
WLS 555-wheel loader
Case 321E loader
Caterpillar 928G
Skid Steer
Welding
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
King and Prince Seafood 07/2021-01/2022
Plant Maintenance
Evaluated equipment conditions and made recommendations to Managers prior to repairs, worked with Operations Manager to ensure machines accurately at peak efficiencies: moisture probe operations, batch accuracy & speed, truck loading speed & consistency, replaced motors and gearboxes, and repaired belts, bearings, rollers, head, and pulley trays, performed or oversaw fabrication of plant parts and equipment welding, other duties or special projects as assigned by management., operated forklift.
Sanders Landscaping 11/2018-07/2021
Maintenance Technician
Cared for grass, trees, plants, and hedges by mowing, pruning, or trimming them, as needed, watering and monitoring growth, extracting, and disposing of invasive plants and weeds, designing, and creating walkways that do not compromise the lawn or its contents., cleared the area of trash.
M H Welding 05/2011-11/2018
Welder
Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures, determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements, set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. cut material with powered saws to match measurements), operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welded, align components using calipers, rulers etc. and clamp pieces, weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead), repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps, test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws, maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety.
EDUCATION
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America 2022
ADEPT- Adaptable Equipment Proficiency Testing: Backhoe, Wheel Loader