Sarel Smuts
Wellington
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in metal fabrication and welding pipefitting and fitter. Excelled in project completion, surpassing quality expectations with proficiency in blueprint interpretation and safety control. Demonstrates exceptional teamwork and a keen ability to prioritize job orders, ensuring operational excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Fabrication Welder
Enterprise Niche Modular
01.2025 - Current
- Operated welding equipment to fabricate metal components according to specifications.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for accurate assembly and welding tasks.
- Ensured adherence to safety protocols, minimizing workplace hazards during fabrication processes.
- Measured and cut metal pieces to correct length and angle to attain proper fit and alignment of pieces.
- Maintained high-quality workmanship through consistent attention to detail and adherence to specifications.
- Maintained clean and organized work area to prevent workplace accidents.
- Installing new made handrails
- Welding Mig/Stick
- Installing heavy fab structure beams,brackets
Fabricator Welder
Atco steel and Engineering
11.2022 - 11.2024
- Studying blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements.
- Selecting, cleaning, and preparing metal stock.
- Cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame-cutting torches, and metal-cutting machines.
- Shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering.
- Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments.
- Joining metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting, and riveting.
- Examining welds for width of bead, penetration, and precision.
- Finishing products by cleaning, polishing, filing, and bathing in acidic solutions.
- Cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiseling, and grinding.
Supervisor Boilermaker/Maintenance Pipefitter
ERD Fab
03.2013 - 02.2021
- Performed fit-up and weld-out of various structural and piping members.
- To include low- and high-pressure piping.
- Accomplishments included that all jobs were completed on time and met or exceeded quality assurance expectations and requirements.
- Install heating and cooling coils.
- Install and maintain water and steam distribution piping, and control equipment.
- Draw layouts, and read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
- Perform general sheet metal work as required.
- Weld using arc, gas, and spot-welding techniques.
- Assist in directing the work of apprentices.
- Installing of new valves and motors
- Pressure Testing of pipe lines
Boilermaker
Universal Rigging and Moving
03.2005 - 02.2013
- Performed fit-up and weld-out of various structural and piping members.
- To include low- and high-pressure piping, accomplishments included that all jobs were completed on time and met or exceeded quality assurance expectations and requirements.
- Install heating and cooling coils.
- Install and maintain water and steam distribution piping, and control equipment.
- Draw layouts, and read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
- Perform general sheet metal work as required.
- Weld using arc, gas, and spot-welding techniques.
- Assist in directing the work of apprentices.
Skills
- Job order prioritization
- Fabricating and welding
- Measurements
- Material prepping
- Installation and maintenance
- Hand and power tools
- Safety control
- Fabrication
- Assembly techniques
- Blueprints and specifications
- Metal fabrication
- Measurement tools
- Inspection procedures
- Power tool operation
- Blueprint interpretation
- Hand tool usage
- Surface preparation
- Welding and fabrication
- Machinery operation
- Pipe cutting
- Pipefitting
- Piping layout
- Worksite safety
- Pipe bending
- Cutting and threading
- Industrial piping
- Material cutting
- Piping specifications
- Material selection
- Pressure testing
- Pipe fabrication
- Piping installations
- Construction installations
- Blueprint analysis
- Cutting and threading
- Industrial piping
- Material cutting
- Piping specifications
- Material selection
- Pressure testing
- Pipe fabrication
- Piping installations
- Construction installations
- Blueprint analysis
- Cutting and threading
- Industrial piping
- Material cutting
- Piping specifications
- Material selection
- Pressure testing
- Pipe fabrication
- Piping installations
- Construction installations
- Blueprint analysis
- Cutting and threading
- Industrial piping
- Material cutting
- Piping specifications
- Material selection
- Pressure testing
- Pipe fabrication
- Piping installations
- Construction installations
- Blueprint analysis
- Cutting and threading
- Industrial piping
- Material cutting
- Piping specifications
- Material selection
- Pressure testing
- Pipe fabrication
- Piping installations
- Construction installations
- Blueprint analysis
Timeline
Fabrication Welder
Enterprise Niche Modular
01.2025 - Current
Fabricator Welder
Atco steel and Engineering
11.2022 - 11.2024
Supervisor Boilermaker/Maintenance Pipefitter
ERD Fab
03.2013 - 02.2021
Boilermaker
Universal Rigging and Moving
03.2005 - 02.2013
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