ANDY YEBOAH
SWANSEA - WALES,UK
Summary
Motivated welding and fabrication professional with experience fitting, setting and installing large structures. Works productively to complete fabrications to detailed engineering specifications. Operated varied machinery and equipment to provide reliable, adaptable construction support.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Welder fabricator technician
Bless inn Metal Work's Limited
Obousi, Ghana
07.2016 - 10.2023
- Measured component pieces and checked values against task specifications.
- Fabricated component pieces and built structures from start to finished product.
- Safely operated heavy machinery to perform operations to highest standards.
- Operated grinders, clamps and drills to safety standards.
- Melted and deposited metal from electrode to workpieces using MIG gun arc.
- Operated welding tools and equipment safely to minimise error and risk.
- Heated metal to form filler and attach pieces with secure joins.
- Created structures using MIG, TIG and arc welding methods.
- Evaluated welding requirements and selected appropriate materials and tools to complete tasks on time and within budget.
- Implemented various welding, joining and soldering techniques to meet individual project requirements.
- Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Created heavy and light steel fabrications to exact blueprints.
Welder fabricator
Amass welding and fabrication
Accra, Ghana - Greater Accra Region
09.2011 - 10.2016
- Controlled weld shrinkage and prevented distortion by applying optimally balanced welding sequences.
- Operated grinders, clamps and drills to safety standards.
- Created heavy and light steel fabrications to exact blueprints.
- Fabricated component pieces and built structures from start to finished product.
- Melted and deposited metal from electrode to workpieces using MIG gun arc.
- Controlled and maintained press brakes and plasma cutters.
- Identified welding defects and completed swift, quality repairs.
- Removed rough spots using portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Safely operated heavy machinery to perform operations to highest standards.
- Soldered or braised pieces of same or different metals.
- Heated metal to form filler and attach pieces with secure joins.
- Operated welding tools and equipment safely to minimise error and risk.
- Assessed welding materials against engineering drawings to meet size and quality demands.
- Accurately assessed welding progress against project goals by maintaining and updating daily work and material logs.
- Implemented various welding, joining and soldering techniques to meet individual project requirements.
- Created structures using MIG, TIG and arc welding methods.
- Measured materials meticulously to avoid errors in completed structures.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Read and interpreted engineering drawings and blueprints to perform welding according to task specifications.
- Dismantled, reassembled and reshaped parts of manufactured products.
- Evaluated welding requirements and selected appropriate materials and tools to complete tasks on time and within budget.
- Measured component pieces and checked values against task specifications.
Trainee Welder
Godways Metal works limited
Accra, Ghana
08.2006 - 12.2010
- Gained experience with spot welds and working with manual metal arc equipment.
- Planned future works with the senior welder to ensure all jobs were delivered on time.
- Undertook training in first aid and emergency evacuation procedures.
- Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.
- Promoted continuous improvement by problem-solving and sharing suggestions to optimise team operations.
Education
NVTI Level 1 - Welding and Metal fabrication
3H Welding Institute
Kwabenya, Greater Accra Region, Ghana 01.2006 - 05.2007
JSS Certificate - General
Asuboa D/A JSS
Asuboa, Asante-Akim-Ghana 09.2001 - 08.2004
Skills
- Steel fabrication
- MIG welding
- Welding repairs
- Quality inspections
- Metallurgy
- Piranha iron work
- Manual dexterity
- Project Management
- Structural welding
- Problem-solving
- Team building
- Time management
Languages
English
Intermediate
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Welder fabricator technician
Bless inn Metal Work's Limited
07.2016 - 10.2023
Welder fabricator
Amass welding and fabrication
09.2011 - 10.2016
Trainee Welder
Godways Metal works limited
08.2006 - 12.2010
NVTI Level 1 - Welding and Metal fabrication
3H Welding Institute
01.2006 - 05.2007
JSS Certificate - General
Asuboa D/A JSS
09.2001 - 08.2004
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