JOSEPH A. CHURCH

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Buffalo, NY 14216

716-***-**** email: zh4z99@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Sharing my knowledge and experience as a certified journeyman in machine maintenance, machine operation, and construction with an established company.

Qualifications:

Read hydraulic/pneumatic schematics Read blueprint drawings

Plumbing /Pipefitting Operation/repair of mobile/overhead cranes

MIG/TIG/ARC Welding/steel fabrication Building maintenance/Carpentry

Machine set-up Millwright

Operation/repair of lathes , surface grinders, and mills Operation and maintenance of forklifts

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Own hand/power tools

Work Experience:

9/2011-1/2012 Maintenance Mechanic Imagine Staffing Buffalo,NY

Inspected/maintained motors, gearboxes, augers, conveyors, silos, gearing, couplings, pumps, and linkages

Machine and automation changeovers of packaging machinery

Documented progress, preventative maintenance operations, and work orders of machinery

6/2010-8/2011 Maintenance Mechanic Morgan Materials Buffalo, NY

Fabrication/maintenance of chutes, hoppers, sifters, grinders and baggers for packaging of powdered resins

Plumbing of air lines, water lines, and building maintenance

Electric/Gas powered fork truck and reach truck repair/operations

4/2008-1/2009 Maintenance Mechanic Quikrete Lackawanna, NY

Maintained building, bucket elevators, silos, chutes, screws, mixers, conveyors, and driers

Material handling of all stone, sand, and lime received in the plant facility

Received/ reported all daily operations with plant manager

3/2007-2/2008 Lead Maintenance Mechanic Parratus Industries Buffalo, NY

Performed bi-weekly and monthly preventative maintenance inspections on precision tooling

Rebuilt horizontal/vertical end mills, surface grinders, lathes, radial drill presses, and band saws

11/1997-1/2007 Machine Repair Journeyman Leader Ford Motor Co. Buffalo, NY

Production Line Leader

Installed, removed, and rebuilt hydraulic/pneumatic presses and machinery

Rebuilt cylinders, pistons, gearboxes, pumps, precision tooling, and motors

Production line leader of 50 – 3000 ton stamping presses

Education, Training:

• E.C.C. South Campus, Orchard Park, NY 1999-2003

• Metal Working Institute, Depew, NY 4/1999-8/1999

• Completed 4 year apprenticeship program through the UAW at Ford Motor Co. 1999-2003

• Certified Journeyman Card 2003

Volunteer Work:

Prospect/Jersey Block Club:

• Built picnic tables, planted trees, flowers, and vegetables for the community area

• Volunteered in The Extreme Makeover project and worked with PUSH