KENNETH BELLET
Fountain, Michigan 48910
H. Phone 509-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
To work and grow with a Company with a caring attitude towards it's Customers and employees. To help build a team with the goal to do the best they can under any condition. To use my experiences to train others to be a success.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Working in a competitive structural steel industry. Working on structural
steel buildings, bridge, conveyors, towers, misc. stairs, handrails, platforms, catwalks, and ladders.
Doing home remodeling and construction, including framing addition, doors windows, siding, pole barns, decks, fences, and sheds.
Supervision skills, Project Management, Job sites kick off meetings, Safety Training and overseeing building operations and maintenance.
Job costing, Blueprint reading, Comparing quote from sub contractors, negotiating with sub contractors, Job site meetings with Owners and General Contractors, and close out meetings
EDUCATION:
Graduated from Grand Ledge High School
Associate degree Lansing Comm. College
Majored in Supervision
Minored Small Business Management.
Safety training and First Aid
HOBBIES
1976 to 2010
Remodeling old homes. Working with my hands on wood. I've remodeled 8 homes, build 3 pole barns, 12 decks, a 3000sg ft log cabin that I designed and built completely. I've built furniture like beds, entertainment centers, hutches, shelves, and kitchen cabinets.
EMPLOYMENT:
Selway Corp
4081 Eastside hwy.
Stevensville, Montana 59870
2011 to 2012, Shop foreman, Second shift Foreman in a 85,000 sg ft. structural steel, plate , blast, and sophistocated paint shop. Supervising over 50 employees. Specializing in conveyors, hopper, dams, and rolled structures weighting sometimes over 25'wide and 115,000 pounds each..Tie in with day shift Supervisors, Foreman, and Project Managers for any schedule changes, work in process and any needs or issues on shift. Plan critical needs for the shift, assign Leadmen manpower to work needing to be done. Review drawing for fabrication for any issues or concerns involving fabrication. Log in "for construction drawings" released for fabrication, keep drawing log updated, make ID tags for finished materials. Review timecards, report employee attendance, and vacations, update Fabtrol reports for pcs fabricated complete. Insured workers are meeting Quality control standards, and all items are assemblied complete after painting. Oversee loading of trucks for any retrictions, and correct materials are loaded.
2010 to 2011 S-N-B Homes
Construction Lead Working with 3 to 5 workers at multiple site doing residental home repairs. Estimating costs and hours for owner.
Brooklyn Iron Works Inc.
2401 E Brooklyn Ave.
Spokane. Wa. 99217
Built structural Steel buildings, conveyors, towers, bridge and dam work
2007 to 2010, SHOP SUPERINTENDENT, Controlled two 50,000 sq.ft bldgs., One for steel fabrication and the other for blast and paint. Over 20 million dollars in sales a year. Supervised 94 employees with three foremen. Worked daily with General Manager on scheduling, over time, and production issues. Worked with four Project Managers on prior job schedules and drawing issues. Worked with two purchasing agents on purchasing materials and supplies. Worked closely with Human Resources on man power needs, training, and safety.
Reviewed all drawings going out for approval for workability and special requirements, Set flow of material to three CNC machines, two saws, wheelabrator, hand blast and three paint rooms. Organized man power to be the most efficient to save man hours
Quoted and Scheduled outside Fabricators work load into blast and paint.
Scheduled deliveries trucks and trailers for shipping to job sites or for barges going to Alaska or Hawaii.
Maintained inventory of steel, supplies and consumables
1974 to 2007 H & G Steel Fabrication Company.
1974, HELPER: punching, drilling, painting, loading/unloading and grinding.
1975, MACHINE OPERATOR: Operated Marvel band saw, Whitney punches,
Pennington computer controlled angle shear, Geka ironworker Buffalo press,
Bug o line burner, mag drills, Houghin drills, fork truck, and over head cranes.
Certified stick, mig, and flux core welder. Drove 10,000# trucks to 48’ tractor
Trailer.
1977, LAYOUT and FITTER: Fabricated beams per blue prints. Assigned four
other employees under me to complete structural jobs from start to finish.
Delegated work assignments, controlled materials coming in, checked quality,
kept schedules, and performed time studies.
1979, GROUP LEADER, Handled large structural steel, stairs, handrails,
overhead / underhung / jib crane fabrication, and trusses. Involved in
time management, production scheduling, job meetings, and Quality Control.
Maintained a team of 5 to 8 people.
1981, SHOP FOREMAN, Supervised two group leaders and 12 to 15 men.
Responsible for shipping and receiving, inventory, templates for detail,
assigning work. Working with the ironworkers scheduling deliveries and
sequencing finished materials to the field.
1986, SHOP SUPERVISOR, Supervised over two shifts (21 men), scheduling, materials, ordering supplies and new equipment, planning shop
expansions, employee hiring and discipline. Developed new time studies to meet
the needs of the new equipment
1994, PLANT OPERATIONS
Control daily operations of the shops.
Purchasing steel and supplies. Conducted annual meetings with all employees,
going over health benefits, job projections, and any other pertinent business.
Conducted weekly meetings with other partners to discuss costs, scheduling, and
new projects.
1994, ESTIMATOR, Put quotes together to submit to General Contractors for
various projects, including structural steel, stairs, rails, joist, deck, concrete
anchors, detailing, and erection. Worked with General Contractors and owners
on scheduling, cost saving, and design changes. Attended weekly job meetings,
followed up on punch lists at the end of the project.
COMMUNITY SERVICES:
Lansing Comm. College Welding Advisory Committee
Treasurer for Grand Ledge Alliance for Quality Community.
Grand Ledge Kiwanis Club member (president1994)
Member of American Welding Society
Hospice volunteer of Lansing, and Ionia Michigan
Projects:
Jackson National Life Headquarters
Blue Cross Blue Shield bldg.
Gerald Ford Library
Greek Orthodox Church
Lansing Oldsmobile Park (minor League baseball stadium)
Sparrow Hospital (ten stories of stairs and rails)
Huron Valley Hospital
Grand Blanc High School
Detroit Edison Theater (4300’ hand rail) .
Charlotte Middle School
Walled Lake High School
WREL Hall Michigan State University
Kensington Comm. Church
Auto Owners Insurance Bldg.
Trump Towers
Disney Resort
Wagon Creek Bridge
Ruth Burnett Fish Hatchery
B P Maintenance Facility
Hickums AF Base Hanger & Dorms
Ground Forces 45K water tank
Deschauchute Dam stop logs and trash racks
North Beach Light House
Lodi Monomial Hospital
Federal Court Bldg. Hawaii
U of H Library