Oshan Sandaruwan Elpitiya Badalge
Werribee,VIC
Summary
At ARA, a skilled Welder adept in MIG welding and blueprint reading, I enhanced welding efficiency and quality. Leveraging expertise in equipment operation and safety protocols, I successfully executed complex projects, achieving significant cost savings through innovative fabrication techniques and meticulous defect inspections, ensuring high-quality welds in challenging positions.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder
ARA
Derrimut, VIC
12.2021 - Current
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Utilized blueprints and diagrams to compare finished products against design specifications.
- Inspected pieces for defects, measured, and checked with straightedges or templates for compliance with specifications.
- Avoided warping, shrinkage, and distortion by carefully controlling welding processes.
- Monitored and documented soldering results.
- Maintained safety by wearing protective equipment, staying alert and following procedures.
- Completed projects safely by closely monitoring conditions when lighting torches and using tools.
- Selected and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Evaluated and tested various soldering materials for accuracy.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment and defective materials and promptly resolved issues.
- Welded various connections with high-quality final results.
- Prepared for assembly by positioning, aligning and securing parts using tools such as jigs and vises.
- Cut, grinded and bent edges of materials to be joined for snug fit using power grinders and hand tools.
- Suggested improvements to soldering process to increase efficiency.
- Inspected welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
- Chipped away debris and thick crusts of rust, slag, and other materials to ready surfaces for welding.
- Replaced faulty parts and components in soldering process.
- Welded metal components in vertical, overhead and flat positions.
Education
Certificate III - Metal Fabricator
Australian Institute of Engineering
Broadmeadows, VIC09.2022
Master Of Business Administration - Business Administration
Holmesglen Institute
Southbank, VIC12.2023
Bachelor Of Information Technology - Information Technology
University of Colombo, SriLanka
SriLanka12.2016
Skills
- Shaping and cutting
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- MIG welding professional
- Steel Fabrication
- Vertical Welding
- Fire prevention
- Fabrication
- Equipment Operation
- Welding
- Blueprint Reading
- Stick Welding
Timeline
Welder
ARA
12.2021 - Current
Certificate III - Metal Fabricator
Australian Institute of Engineering
Master Of Business Administration - Business Administration
Holmesglen Institute
Bachelor Of Information Technology - Information Technology
University of Colombo, SriLanka