Amar Henderson
Antioch
Summary
Safety-minded professional bringing several years of experience in equipment maintenance and restoration. Skillful in navigating complex installations to maintain performance level expectations. Familiar with general maintenance processes and methods.
Resourceful general maintenance worker with several years of hands-on experience carrying out various maintenance tasks to avoid malfunctions. Skilled in analyzing repair requests, resolving and troubleshooting common failures and stocking adequate maintenance materials. Friendly and fastidious team player possessing outstanding hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Mechanic
Chevron
Richmond
07.2018 - Current
- Repaired and replaced worn and defective parts.
- Maintained accurate records of maintenance activities performed.
- Inventoried machine parts and equipment.
- Trained personnel in operating procedures related to safe machine use.
- Collaborated with team members to assess equipment performance needs.
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Communicated effectively with supervisors regarding progress updates on assigned tasks.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Selected and installed torches, filler rods and flux according to welding chart specifications.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notified supervisors.
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Positioned and secured workpieces using hoists, wire and banding machines or hand tools.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Adjusted settings on machines such as current level so it matches the specifications outlined in blueprints and drawings.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
Boilermaker
Boilermakers local 549
Pittsburg
02.2011 - 07.2018
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Designed, installed and repaired boilers used to heat water for generating electric power or providing heat.
- Installed and repaired boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and other heavy metal fabrications.
Education
Boilermakers
Boilermaker Apprenticeship
Pittsburg, California02-2018
Skills
- Equipment maintenance
- Welding techniques
- Blueprint reading
- Safety compliance
- Parts inventory
- Preventive maintenance
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Plan skilled repairs
- Complete repair services
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Maintenance Mechanic
Chevron
07.2018 - Current
Boilermaker
Boilermakers local 549
02.2011 - 07.2018
Boilermakers
Boilermaker Apprenticeship