Desmond A. Jarrett
Brampton,ON
Summary
Seasoned Welder with several years of hands-on experience setting up and operation welding equipment to assemble metal structures. Diligent individual focused on maintaining high productivity and safety targets. Dexterous team player comfortable working with little to no supervision.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
Derr and Gruenewald Construction
Avondale, Arizona
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells buildings being constructed.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Cleaned joints before beginning any type of welding process by chipping off slag with a hammer or wire brush.
Structural Welder
Nexus Steele
Mesa, Arizona
03.2014 - 03.2022
- Installed and welded steel beams, columns, girders, and other structural elements.
- Repaired damaged or defective parts using appropriate welding techniques.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations while performing welding duties.
- Maintained a clean work area by removing scraps of metal and other debris from job sites.
- Welded joints in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as required by the task at hand.
- Applied shielding gases to prevent oxidation during the welding process.
- Assisted in loading and unloading materials onto trucks for delivery to job sites.
- Utilized specialized tools such as clamps, vises, tongs, when required during a project.
- Kept complete set of tools and gear for use on each job, including hammers, stinger and socket set.
- Used correct techniques for particular metal types, including aluminum and steel.
Education
Welding
Wakeland Training Centre
Falmouth, Trelawny Jamaica WI08-1976
Skills
- Welding
- Fabrication
- Sub-arc Welding
- Structural welding
- Torch cutting
- Stick Welding
- Equipment Operation
- Materials Selection
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Welding safety
- AWS certified
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Welder
Derr and Gruenewald Construction
03.2022 - 03.2024
Structural Welder
Nexus Steele
03.2014 - 03.2022
Welding
Wakeland Training Centre