David Fowler, Jr
Spotsylvania
Summary
Results-driven Yard Supervisor with proven expertise in overseeing operations, ensuring safety compliance, and managing inventory. Demonstrated ability to enhance team collaboration and optimize material handling processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Yard Supervisor
Steele Fab of Emporia
Emporia
2009.06 - 2009.09
- Supervised yard operations to ensure efficient material handling and storage.
- Monitored inventory levels and organized materials for easy access and distribution.
- Maintained accurate records of inventory levels, deliveries, shipments, and other related documents.
- Directed and coordinated the daily activities of yard personnel to ensure efficient operations.
Glazier/Fabrication Welder
East Coast Glass/Trainor Glass
Richmond
2003.03 - 2009.08
- Installed glass panels in residential and commercial buildings efficiently.
- Ensured proper sealing and weatherproofing of installed glass units.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects on time.
- Operated lift equipment for transporting large glass sheets safely.
- Adhered to safety protocols while handling fragile materials.
- Assisted in measuring and fitting glass to precise specifications.
- Maintained tools and equipment for optimal performance and safety.
- Set glass doors into frames and bolted metal hinges, handles, locks and other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
- Lifted heavy pieces of glass into place with hoists or cranes when needed.
- Fabricated metal components using MIG and TIG welding techniques.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine welding specifications and requirements.
- Operated welding equipment to join materials for various projects.
- Inspected welds for quality and compliance with safety standards.
- Maintained welding tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects efficiently.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
Welder
WACO
Rocky Mount
1999.08 - 2001.05
- Fabricated metal components using MIG and TIG welding techniques.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine welding specifications and requirements.
- Operated welding equipment to join materials for various projects.
- Inspected welds for quality and compliance with safety standards.
- Maintained welding tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects efficiently.
- Assisted in troubleshooting welding issues during production runs.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- 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.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Inspected completed work for conformance to specifications using various instruments.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
Education
Welder - Welding
Halifax Community College
Roanoke Rapids, NC1979-05
Skills
- Inventory management and record keeping
- Material handling and yard operations
- Compliance monitoring and safety protocols
Timeline
Yard Supervisor
Steele Fab of Emporia
2009.06 - 2009.09
Glazier/Fabrication Welder
East Coast Glass/Trainor Glass
2003.03 - 2009.08
Welder
WACO
1999.08 - 2001.05
Welder - Welding
Halifax Community College