David Hilliard

• Trained new employees on company policies, operational procedures, and customer service standards.
• Conducted regular team meetings to communicate targets, updates, and gather feedback.
• Ensured compliance with health and safety regulations to provide a safe workplace.

Welded and repaired tanks.

Welded front panels.

Tacked pad tanks together.

Leaked, checked, and stud-welded pad tanks.

• Completed logs and job reports for completed and pending service calls at shift end.
• Prepared operational reports and provided information to supervisors.
• Set up and verified functionality and availability of safety equipment.
• Set up and operated production equipment in accordance with good manufacturing practices and SOPs.
• Supervised and enforced regulations surrounding use of herbicides and insecticides for pest, weed and disease control.

• Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
• Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
• Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
• Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.
• Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
• Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials.
• Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
• Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames.
• Maximized shop organization and equipment lifespan by maintaining equipment.
• Positioned and clamped workpieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
• Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality.
• Helped build 3 Phase Pole line and
• Rolled, flanged, and welded 3 Phase poles