Isaac Baffoe
Kumasi
Summary
Accomplished Electric Welder with extensive experience at the Government, excelling in blueprint interpretation and quality assurance. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with teams, ensuring projects meet stringent safety compliance and deadlines. Skilled in MIG welding and equipment maintenance, consistently delivering high-quality results while training new welders in best practices.
Hardworking Welder skilled in MIG, flux and stick welding. Talented at operating drill press and crane. Strong background in welding and metal fabrication.
Efficient professional able to handle continuous physical work in different environments while exceeding standards. Careful to use correct techniques for different types of materials and fits. Expert with wide range of power tools and equipment.
Logical Welder works well with various materials to meet project requirements. Smoothly surfaces and joins components. Background working with steel and alloys.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2012
2012
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Electric welder
Government
Kumasi
02.2015 - Current
- Maintained welding tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Electric welder
Government
Kumasi
02.2015 - 06.2018
- Operated welding equipment to join metal components in various projects.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for accurate fabrication tasks.
- Inspected welds for quality using gauges and visual assessments.
- Maintained welding tools and equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects within deadlines.
- Adhered to safety protocols and regulations during all welding operations.
- Assisted in training new welders on processes and safety practices.
- Documented work completed and materials used for record-keeping purposes.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- Fabricated and welded components to assemble structural forms, such as machinery frames, tanks, pressure vessels, and furnace shells.
- Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.
- Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders.
- Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Inspected completed work for conformance to specifications using various instruments.
- Utilized oxyacetylene torches for preheating metals prior to welding or bending them into desired shapes.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Determined appropriate filler metal type based on joint design and material being joined together.
- Heated and dissolved metal parts to obtain molten substance used in welding or extrusion.
Education
Kintampo Senior High School
Kintampo , Ghana Skills
- Blueprint interpretation
- Welding inspection
- Equipment maintenance
- MIG welding
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Quality assurance
- Safety compliance
- Project collaboration
- Team building
- Time management
- Training assistance
- Communication skills
- Tool operation
- Pipe fitting
- Arc welding
- Cutting techniques
- Shaping and cutting
Languages
English
First Language
English
Elementary (A2)
A2
Timeline
Electric welder
Government
02.2015 - Current
Electric welder
Government
02.2015 - 06.2018
Kintampo Senior High School