PARKER MACARTHUR
Nanaimo,Canada
Summary
RED SEAL WELDER
Accomplished Welder Fabricator with extensive experience at Firewire Welding & Fabrication LTD, specializing in structural welding and metal fabrication. Proven ability to interpret blueprints and solve complex problems, ensuring high-quality results. Recognized for attention to detail and precision measuring, contributing to successful project completions and enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder Fabricator
Firewire Welding & Fabrication LTD
Nanaimo, BC
05.2024 - Current
- Sawmill Maintenance and upgrades
- Completed construction of new high school in Duncan dealing with all the steel components such as structural beams and columns, handrails, stair treads and other miscellaneous projects such as lighting fixtures, benches etc
- Numerous barge and tugboat repairs or installations through Amix. Some of the bigger projects being the fully revamped barge for Squamish woodfibre LNG project involving demolition, structural upgrades, new handrail, ladders hatches etc. Or the massive ramps upgraded from 300 ton load to 1200 for offloading numerous cranes from barge to land for demolition.
- Numerous shop fabrication jobs
Welder
MSE Precast
Nanaimo, BC
12.2023 - 02.2024
- Fabricated rebar components using bending and cutting tools
- Read and interpreted blueprints for accurate rebar assembly
- Conducted quality checks on finished rebar products before shipment
- Placed ties and stirrups on reinforcing steel according to structural drawings
Shutdown Welder/Millwright Helper
Pacific Mill Installations
Crofton, B.C.
08.2022 - 02.2024
- General mill maintenance for shutdown involved dismantling of old chain, wear plates, spreader bars, sprockets and panels. With installation of new chain, wear plates, spreader bars, sprockets and panels for asphalt conveyors, lots of rigging and problem solving
- Tensioning of chains after installation is completed with full inspection of new components
- Weld buildup of whatever can still be used going forward or cut out and install new plate/parts if old ones are non acceptable/pose risk to machinery of workers
- Whatever jobs come up such as assembling new hatch doors, welding new latches, shooting repairs etc
- Part Time Work when shuts are available
Contract Welder
Rettschlag Metal Works LTD
Duke Point, B.C.
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Welding and assembly of underground subway tunnel structural rebar cages using FCAW, all done in shop then transported for installation in Quebec
- Sawmill Maintenance
- Shop Fabrication projects
Welder Fabricator
CPI Equipment
Nanoose, B.C.
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Built a big run of aquaculture tools/platforms/fish grinders out of marine grade ALU and SS with the odd custom MS project alongside machinists
- Regular use of ALU spool gun, SMAW And FCAW
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for assembly accuracy
- Assisted in training new welders on techniques and procedures
Welder Fabricator
Steel Container Systems
Nanaimo, B.C.
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Full time welder/fabricator in a production oriented environment focused on quality and efficiency
- Understanding and daily use of layered blueprints and weld symbols
- Regular crane and rigging usage
- Welding and assembly of steel containers including
- Stud wall roll
- Offs Mini tub roll
- Offs Ash bins
- Rock bins
- Hoppers
- Crane
- Skips
- Front load disposal bins
- Flat decks
- Dunk steel pools
- And the custom projects that came up
- 0.45 hardwire tri mix used on almost all jobs
Sheet Metal Worker/Fabrication Welder
Nanaimo Sheet Metal
Nanaimo, B.C.
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Job entailed custom fabrication of whatever project was given. Materials ranged from as thin as 31 g sheet metal upwards to 1 inch thick plate. Typically MS but also a fair share of dealing with ALU, SS, Copper and Brass
- Worked with a variety of different heavy forming/cutting equipment (Press brake, Razz brake, Drill press, Ironworker, Vertical and Horizontal bandsaws, Pipe threader, Manual and hydraulic tube benders, Belt sanders and Boxing pans
- Regular use of GMAW in most shop scenarios. FCAW & SMAW typically in the field and the odd GTAW job when i was given a shot (was usually given to the journeyperson @ the time)
- Regular Plasma cutter and Oxy Acetylene usage
Material Handler
Macon Industries
Parksville, B.C.
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Material Handler
- Prep and cleanup of materials for welders
- Welders helper
- Regular use of shear table, drill press, bandsaw, cutoff saw etc
Welder
IWC Excavation
Nanaimo, B.C.
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Hard facing of excavator buckets using SMAW in shop and in field
- Teeth build up as well as gouge out and reinstall of components
- Work Experience during C level
Skills
- Metal fabrication
- Structural welding
- Blueprint interpretation
- Welding techniques
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Precision measuring
- Layout and fitting
- Equipment Repair
- Rigging techniques
- Material handling
Certification
- RED SEAL Certificate of Qualification 04/05/2023
- ALL POS SMAW & FCAW tickets up to date
- VIU pressure B level course 2021
- VIU structural C level course 2018
- VIU welders fitter/fab course 2018
- Confined space entry/monitor training cert worksite safety 10/19/22-10/19/25
- Fall protection course ACBC training
- Forklift Ticket
- WHIMIS 2015 & Respectful Workplaces ACSA
- Dogwood Grad Certificate Wellington highschool 2017
References
- Nathan, Alexander, Owner/Operator 1 250-709-5395, Firewire Welding & Fabrication
- KRIS, MCNICHOL, Owner/Manager, 1 250-954-7510, CPI Equipment
- BILL, GRANT, Foreman/Manager, 1 250-416-9019, Pacific Mill Installations
- PAYTON, RETTSCHLAG, Owner/Operator, 1 778-268-3414, Rettschlag Metal Works LTD, CONTRACTOR
- BRETT, FRIEDRICH, Foreman/Welder/Quality Control, 1 250-203-5869, Steel Container Systems
- LOWELL, RUMSEY & LEN RONKAINEN, Owners/Operators, 1 250-754-4311, Nanaimo Sheet Metal
Timeline
Welder Fabricator
Firewire Welding & Fabrication LTD
05.2024 - Current
Welder
MSE Precast
12.2023 - 02.2024
Contract Welder
Rettschlag Metal Works LTD
01.2023 - 04.2023
Welder Fabricator
CPI Equipment
09.2022 - 12.2022
Shutdown Welder/Millwright Helper
Pacific Mill Installations
08.2022 - 02.2024
Welder Fabricator
Steel Container Systems
08.2021 - 06.2022
Sheet Metal Worker/Fabrication Welder
Nanaimo Sheet Metal
12.2018 - 12.2020
Material Handler
Macon Industries
10.2018 - 12.2018
Welder
IWC Excavation
01.2018 - 02.2018
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