Company manufactured highly specialized industrial containers that complied with ISO9001 and AS9100 (aerospace) standards. Overall supervision of the Weld Shop to insure timely completion of projects. Projects included fabrication of metal shipping containers, (industrial steel, stainless steel and aluminum) ranging from aerospace components to rail car carriages. Oversaw training and supervision of welders to assure they were current in a variety of advanced AWS standards, including D17.1, D1.1, D1.2, and AWS D1.15. The Weld Shop General Foremen was charged to oversee a team of 35 to 40 direct reports in the largest shop within the company. My team was successful with a record high production output of a multi-million contact for Boeing Company within a single year’s time frame.Developed customer required weld maps from drawings to insure proper completion of all required weld call-outs. Witness, monitor and verify all NDT tests (PT, MT, UT, RT) for compliance to Customer requirements and specifications. Direct Welders on any required repairs, if any, to assure proper completions and satisfaction prior to re-test.Direct all Welder Qualification tests and perform destructive test for AWS D17.1 specimens. Visually inspect, prior to submittal to Quality Control Department, all test specimens for Non-destructive tests that were completed by Sub-contractors. Complete all records for accepted Welders qualifications test and submit to Quality Control Department.Report emergency or safety issues to the Plant Manager immediately, monitored accidents reports and took action.

Supervised the daily functions of Shop Expediters, Shipping and Receiving Personnel, Storeroom Attendants and Material Handlers.

Assisted Quality Control Manager in supervision of the daily functions of the department. Verified compliance with all customer requirements and all contract and drawing specifications.

Maintained all areas of company’s Military (MIL-I 45208) quality assurance systems. Supervised all inspection records and files along with calibration of all employee/company measuring equipment. Verified compliance with all customer requirements and all contract and drawing specifications. Operated lathe, Bridgeport’s, surface grinders and CNC machines.

Established and maintained all aspects of the company’s MIL-I 45208 quality control systems. Controlling all company inspection records and files. Maintained all calibration records of company and employee measuring equipment. Inspected and recorded findings on all completed machined parts. Performed in-process inspections of critical dimensions of machined components to verified compliance with all customer requirements and all contract and drawing specifications. Reported all results to the customer for final acceptance prior to shipment.

Performed in-process and final inspections of welded assemblies, machined and formed components for the container assemblies. Verified compliance with customer specifications including government and military specifications.

Disassembled, inspected, machined and assembled a variety of power plant cooling water pumps.

Installation of ships’ main propulsion engines, and main shafting along with installation of all ships’ engine room machinery and main deck mooring machinery and RAS & FAS machinery. Oversaw all installations of main pump room machinery.

Repaired and machined pumps and valve components.