Generally helping around the shop wherever needed most. Tasks varied widely from day to day. I did multiple projects involving the shops GMAW welder including the fabrication of a custom railing, custom blueprint hangers, re-bar anchors for streetlights, and several general repair jobs. The aforementioned custom railing was assigned as my project from planning and measurement to installation. Another common occurrence was being assigned to do fleet maintenance. Keeping each van and the boom truck professionally clean is a top priority at Boender. Tires need to be rotated and oil needs to be changed. Vans are constantly being phased out and replaced, which came with the task of unpacking old vans and re-equipping the new vehicles. Occasionally I would be asked to deliver things to a site by pulling a trailer. Also, since this is a family business I often found myself assisting in personal projects for the CEO. I did a great deal of property maintenance work including tree trimming and removal, residential landscaping, downspout riveting and repair, painting home interiors, washing windows, laying flooring, installing cabinets and countertops, installing lighting fixtures, and many other small tasks.

Established as short term work from the start due to summer class. Spent a majority of the time building a retaining wall, but also did mulching jobs, spin trimming, edging, and bush trimming with a crew.

Just a short job I held over the unusually long winter break of this year. My goal was to assist in preparing the new location for move in. The carpenter shop that was previously at the location had been bought wholesale, so the old tools, equipment, and garbage needed to be taken care of before the trucks could come in.

General store staff duties included repairing various devices and using the POS system to determine what parts were needed for the job. Product re-stocking and re-facing were also frequently my duty. Monthly promotional endcaps needed to be setup and pitched to incoming customers. Despite our location having the least store traffic of the locations in our area, our store had the most promotional sales thanks to my efforts.