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Danny Stephens

Springdale

Summary

Competent professional adept at managing products with speed and skill. Familiar with using metal fab machinery drill press, saws, plasma table etc. Also hand trucks, pallet jacks and mutiple types of forklifts. Excellent multitasking, organizational and listening abilities.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Trailer mechanic/Technician

P.A.M Transport
Tonitown
05.2023 - 06.2026
  • Inspected trailers for mechanical issues, safety compliance and federal inspections
  • Repaired and replaced damaged components on trailers and equipment bottom rails, top rails, nose rails build and repair doors swing and roll up straighten header frames, repair and replace radius panels, flat panels, corner caps, splice patch and replace roofs aluminum or fiberglass etc.
  • Utilized diagnostic tools to troubleshoot ABS, electrical and mechanical problems
  • Weld steel and aluminum to patch or repair components on trailers
  • Inspect and replace leaking wheel end seals grease or oil
  • Inspect and replace brake drums or pads and all braking components such as brake chambers, slack adjusters, s cams, brake calipers etc.
  • Familiar with different types of auto inflation systems how to troubleshoot and repair
  • Check and perform trailer alignments
  • Replace air springs, leaf springs, air tanks, cross members, whole tandem suspension box, dolly leg section etc.
  • Installed GPS on trailers
  • Repaired and replaced flooring in trailers
  • Remove and install trailer decals
  • Inspect and replace trailer tires if worn below spec or damaged
  • Also performed minor truck repairs like tires, brakes, torque components on new trucks, install spare tire carrier and spare, install brush/grill guards replace DEF tanks and fuel tanks, test and replace batteries on trucks repair replace seat covers and other interior components and clean trucks inside and out
  • Also special projects sometimes like building spare tire carriers and other tools for the shop or grounds

Trailer mechanic/Technician

Great Dane
Springdale
02.2022 - 05.2023
  • Inspected trailers for mechanical issues, safety compliance and federal inspections
  • Repaired and replaced damaged components on trailers and equipment bottom rails, top rails, nose rails build and repair doors swing and roll up straighten header frames, repair and replace radius panels, flat panels, corner caps, splice patch and replace roofs aluminum or fiberglass etc.
  • Utilized diagnostic tools to troubleshoot ABS, electrical and mechanical problems
  • Weld steel and aluminum to patch or repair components on trailers
  • Inspect and replace leaking wheel end seals grease or oil
  • Inspect and replace brake drums or pads and all braking components such as brake chambers, slack adjusters, s cams, brake calipers etc.
  • Familiar with different types of auto inflation systems how to troubleshoot and repair
  • Check and perform trailer alignments
  • Replace air springs, leaf springs, air tanks, cross members, whole tandem suspension box, dolly leg section etc.
  • Installed GPS on trailers
  • Repaired and replaced flooring in trailers
  • Remove and install trailer decals

Warehouse Stocker/Warehouse Receiver

Gates Rubber Co.
Tontitown
04.2017 - 02.2022

Receive inbound trailers from manufacturing plant in Siloam Springs AR into D.C. using scanner gun, and manually receive into computer system air and ground shipments from overseas manufacturers. Break down mixed pallets and make full ones. Put away in pallet racking using swing reach forklift and stand up reach truck. Load and unload Ltl. shipments and other carriers using standard sit down forklift.

Lead Metal Fabricator

Fig Tree Steel
Springdale
06.2016 - 01.2017
  • Constructed and assembled structural metal components and products.
  • Operated fabricating machines to bend and assemble metal components.
  • Examined metal stock to meet specifications for job.
  • Constructed base templates and interpreted construction and engineering blueprints.
  • Measured and marked cutting and bending lines according to instructions.
  • Set up and operated rollers, flame cutters and drill presses.
  • Performed cutting work while adhering to blueprints and design specifications.
  • Unload stock structural steel in lengths of 20ft, 40ft and 60ft on multiple size propane/diesel sit-down forklift trucks
  • Load and unload machinery using overhead crane

Warehouse Receiver /Warehouse Shipper

Reliable Poultry Supply
Springdale
12.2015 - 04.2016
  • Filled orders by locating and preparing items for delivery.
  • Monitored, arranged and filled warehouse shelves when needed.
  • Unpacked and examined incoming shipments to confirm consistency with records and routed materials to appropriate department.
  • Completed receiving documents for incoming shipments.
  • Performed inspections of shipment contents, verifying accuracy against invoices and manifests.
  • Operated lift and hand trucks to transfer materials to and from target areas.
  • Determined best shipping method for materials, considering shipping procedures, routes and rates.
  • Prepared shipments for postage through careful packing, sealing and labeling of materials.
  • Load and unload equipment for chicken houses with sit down forklift pull orders and stage them, load trailers for shipment to other warehouses meet carriers at farms and unload with a sky jack or tractor with forks

Warehouse Associate/Receiving Clerk

Memco saftey
Springdale
08.2015 - 11.2015
  • Packed and labeled merchandise to prepare for loading and shipment to customers.
  • Picked and prepared numerous daily shipments in controlled atmosphere warehouse environment.
  • Received deliveries, scanned packages and updated orders in internal database.
  • Unloaded incoming products off trucks, sorted items in staging area and transported items to final storage locations.
  • Generated warehouse shipping documents, packing lists and invoices.
  • Examined packages and goods for damage and notified vendors of replacement needs.
  • Rotated goods in inventory by following “first in, first out” approach to keep shelves organized and well-stocked.
  • Examined incoming and outgoing shipments, rejected damaged items and appropriately recorded discrepancies.
  • Reconciled accounting records and evaluated shipping and receiving logs and purchase orders.
  • Navigated powered lift trucks safely to move items throughout warehouse and reduce injury risk.
  • Unloaded cargo from trucks with mechanized equipment (sit down lift)

Metal Fabricator

Fig Tree Steel
Springdale
12.2014 - 05.2015
  • Set up and operated rollers, flame cutters and drill presses.
  • Performed cutting work while adhering to blueprints and design specifications.
  • Measured and marked cutting and bending lines according to instructions.
  • Operated fabricating machines to bend and assemble metal components.
  • Inspected completed fabrication projects to verify adherence to blueprint and procedural specifications.
  • Analyzed engineering drawings to determine required materials and task sequences.
  • Examined metal stock to meet specifications for job.
  • Constructed base templates and interpreted construction and engineering blueprints.
  • Run cnc operated machinery and write programs for machinery
  • Load and unload machinery using overhead crane

Metal Worker

Cm Trailers
Madill
05.2014 - 09.2014
  • Cut, shaped, and bent metal plates, sheets, tubes and structures.
  • Interpreted blueprints, drawings, and written and verbal instructions to set up jobs.
  • Unloaded and stored raw material deliveries.
  • Cut, punched and threaded sheet metal using power saws, drill presses, hand and power shears, pan and box brakes and cleat benders and rollers.
  • Analyzed required blueprints, drawings, work orders and sketches to correctly fabricate and install products and parts.
  • Operated drill presses, milling machines, rivet and hardware presses safely and correctly.
  • Oiled machines, dies and work pieces and conducted other routine maintenance.
  • Drilled holes and compared templates to promote quality production.
  • Accurately selected gauges and types of sheet metal and non-metallic material.
  • Positioned work piece against stops and properly aligned layout marks with die or blade.
  • Computed labor and materials expenses to correctly estimate work costs for customers.
  • Run plasma table, metal sheer, plate roller, break, band/ bundle saws etc.
  • Unload bigger material from machinery with sit down fork lift

Education

GED -

Marietta High School
Marietta, OK

Some College (No Degree) - Welding

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, OK

Skills

  • OSHA regulations
  • Workplace organization
  • Maintaining equipment
  • Materials transport
  • RF scanning devices
  • Loading and unloading
  • Receiving orders
  • Skilled in all types of lift trucks sit down, stand up, reach trucks and more
  • Skilled in multiple types of metal fabricating machinery

Timeline

Trailer mechanic/Technician

P.A.M Transport
05.2023 - 06.2026

Trailer mechanic/Technician

Great Dane
02.2022 - 05.2023

Warehouse Stocker/Warehouse Receiver

Gates Rubber Co.
04.2017 - 02.2022

Lead Metal Fabricator

Fig Tree Steel
06.2016 - 01.2017

Warehouse Receiver /Warehouse Shipper

Reliable Poultry Supply
12.2015 - 04.2016

Warehouse Associate/Receiving Clerk

Memco saftey
08.2015 - 11.2015

Metal Fabricator

Fig Tree Steel
12.2014 - 05.2015

Metal Worker

Cm Trailers
05.2014 - 09.2014

GED -

Marietta High School

Some College (No Degree) - Welding

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Danny Stephens