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Leslie Alan Johnston

Jacksonville

Summary

Willingness to work in any environment. Able to work without supervision. Construction Carpentry - Build a two-story addition to a residential home. Short Order Cooking - Night Management at Waffle House – Making sure co-workers are doing their jobs correctly, and handling customer problems. Automotive Technician - Oil changes, tire replacement, tire balancing, malfunctions, evaluations. Cable Company - Ground Hand with lineman experience. Security Officer - Protect personal property, and deter criminal behavior. Effective at equipment operation, welding site cleanup and completing any required errand. Resourceful professional experienced in efficiently performing tasks with little supervision.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Rock Star Grill Op

Waffle House
Cabot
04.2025 - Current
  • Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
  • Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
  • Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
  • Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
  • Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
  • Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
  • Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
  • Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.

Welder Helper

Local 798 Pipeline's Union
Tulsa
07.2012 - Current
  • Grind, file, buff and smooth welds using grinders, drills, wire brushes and other tools.
  • Assist in laying out, cutting, fabricating and fitting of metal components prior to welding.
  • Communicate with supervisors regarding problems encountered during assigned tasks.
  • Provide assistance to other welders during complex projects involving multiple steps.
  • Follow safety protocols at all times while operating equipment and working with hazardous materials.
  • Repair broken or cracked parts using appropriate welding techniques.
  • Brought supplies, equipment and tools to work locations.
  • Maintain an adequate supply of filler metals for use in the welding process.
  • Inspect completed welds to ensure they meet standards or specifications.
  • Clean work area after completing assignments.
  • Check for proper fit of parts before beginning any welding operation.
  • Heated, formed and dressed metal parts with hand tools, torch, and arc welding equipment.
  • Completed precision cuts with power saws, hand shears, and chipping knives.
  • Replace worn electrodes on welding machines as necessary.
  • Monitor machine settings to ensure that they are within specified ranges at all times.
  • Set up welding machines according to specifications by adjusting current and voltage; selecting correct filler rods and fluxes; and setting gas flow rate.
  • Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures or other type of supports as needed.
  • Read blueprints, sketches and job orders to determine the specific welding requirements.
  • Train new employees in basic welding procedures and safety practices.
  • Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
  • Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
  • Scraped off excess spatter using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment.
  • Read blueprints and drawings and took measurements to plan layout and procedures.
  • Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames.
  • Demonstrated best safety practices working at heights and lifting various objects.
  • Operated hand tools, saws, routers and sanding equipment to prepare materials and finish project surfaces.

Security Guard

Security Associates Incorporated
Little Rock
05.2008 - 03.2010
  • Hourly patrols, Key and Clock rounds, Foot and driven paroles. incident reports daily activity reports.
  • Nation Wide Security (bought out in Arkansas)

Car hop/Cook/Fountain

Sonic
Cabot/Lonoke
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Hopping/cooking serving customers, cooking and delivering food. helping people
  • Phone (501)-941-0255

Manager/Sales Associate

Steel Spinners
North Little Rock
08.2007 - 12.2007
  • Sales reports, Inventory control, Putting together sales and discounts, Making orders and receiving them. Making displays. Running small business with some accounting for owner Andrey Sergatiuk.
  • Out Of Business

Infantry private E-2

United States Army
Fort Benning
05.2007 - 08.2007
  • Making sure team was prepared, executing plans properly, tactical awareness, caring loads of 130 pounds including survival equipment.

Automotive Technician

Wal-Mart
North Little Rock
01.2006 - 04.2007
  • Changes, Filling vehicles with proper amount of fluids, Light detail work, Replacing tires, Repairing tires.
  • Phone (501)-945-2700 (Bobby)

Cook/Sales person/Assistant Manager

Waffle House
01.2004 - 12.2006
  • Cooking orders, Waiting on customers, Making sure food orders were cooked correctly, Making sure store was staffed, Making sure end of shift responsibilities were taken care of.
  • Phone (501)-605-9619 (Sara)

Ground hand

Med-co Cable
North Little Rock
01.2006
  • Lifting 70 foot tables, setting up the cable drops to the homes, driving bucket trucks (ford 250’s,350’s,450’s) Fixing gigs, some lineman experience.
  • Out Of Business

Assembly line worker

Wrights Cabinet
Jacksonville
01.2006
  • Putting the doors on cabinets, using pneumatic screw, nail, sander, and pin gun’s.
  • Phone (501)-982-9404 (Loide)

Education

High School Diploma -

Cabot High School
Cabot, AR
01.2004

Skills

  • Adaptive, people person, work well under pressure, work well without supervision, automotive mechanics, carpentry, retail store management, inventory management, salesman, cook, creative thinking, following orders to a T, light electrical skills, some technical skills (light computer work, defrag, and installation of hardware), very perceptive

Accomplishments

  • Have worked for 8+ years as short order cook at Waffle House. During that time, improved sales from 500 – 600 dollars a night to over 1,200 a night. Worked directly with district managers to make sure were staffed correctly and filling any staffing gaps.
  • Helped managers with their workload.
  • Did inventory control which including counting and ensuring delivers drivers were delivering the correct amount of supplies.
  • Dealt with and stopped three robbery attempts, leading to arrests.
  • Did all heavy cleaning before inspections.
  • Automotive – Did closing including the cleaning of all bays, disposal of waste oil and oil filters, disposal of tires, making sure all equipment was properly cleaned and lubricated for the next day use.
  • Carpentry – Cabinetry factory for 1 year. Assembly line work. Putting cabinet doors on. Making sure cabinets were build properly.
  • Working on two story addition of a residential home, built walls, second story floor, roofing preparations, outer sheeting and painting. Assisted in running electrical wiring.
  • Cable Company – Repaired Cable drops, Making sure the coax cable clearance was correct, Ground Hand, Replace and repair existing Anchors, Carrying 90 pounds of gear to and from work locations.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Rock Star Grill Op

Waffle House
04.2025 - Current

Welder Helper

Local 798 Pipeline's Union
07.2012 - Current

Security Guard

Security Associates Incorporated
05.2008 - 03.2010

Manager/Sales Associate

Steel Spinners
08.2007 - 12.2007

Infantry private E-2

United States Army
05.2007 - 08.2007

Automotive Technician

Wal-Mart
01.2006 - 04.2007

Ground hand

Med-co Cable
01.2006

Assembly line worker

Wrights Cabinet
01.2006

Car hop/Cook/Fountain

Sonic
01.2004 - 01.2008

Cook/Sales person/Assistant Manager

Waffle House
01.2004 - 12.2006

High School Diploma -

Cabot High School
Leslie Alan Johnston