Tamas Csontos
Kelso
Summary
Dynamic welder with extensive experience at Heavy Maintenance Australia, excelling in MIG welding and equipment maintenance. Proven ability to enhance project efficiency through effective teamwork and problem-solving. Committed to safety compliance and quality control, consistently delivering high-quality fabrications while optimizing workflows and minimizing downtime.
Seasoned Welder with several years of hands-on experience setting up and operation welding equipment to assemble metal structures. Diligent individual focused on maintaining high productivity and safety targets. Dexterous team player comfortable working with little to no supervision.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder
Heavy Maintenance Australia
Rockley
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Obtained desired configurations by clamping and tack-welding components.
- Installed fabricated metal components.
- Removed loose materials and thick scale, slag or rust to prepare material surfaces for welding.
- Inspected and repaired components to implement corrective action.
- Repaired and maintained heavy-duty and construction machinery.
- Conducted precision cutting.
- Dismantled and assembled equipment.
- Improved project completion time by multi-tasking on heavy equipment such as forklifts.
- Operated plasma cutting equipment to ensure accurate material shaping.
- Conducted routine inspections for quality control and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
- Assisted in troubleshooting welding issues to minimize downtime during operations.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
- Constructed templates and jigs for fabrication according to blueprints.
- 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.
- Painting finished projects with air and airless
Welder
Welding Mechanical/Southern Tools
Darren
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Fabrication repairs redskins dismantle reassemble bulldozers machines up to D10
- Fabricated metal components using MIG and stick welding techniques.
- Operated plasma cutting equipment to ensure accurate material shaping.
- Conducted routine inspections for quality control and safety compliance.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
- Maintained tools and equipment in optimal working condition for productivity.
- Assisted in troubleshooting welding issues to minimize downtime during operations.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Used welding skills to help repair and maintain heavy-duty machinery.
- Followed safety guidelines through proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- 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.
- Monitored the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Detected faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notified supervisors.
- Marked or tagged material with job number, piece marks and other identifying marks.
- Painting finished projects with air gun
Welder
Jalrock
Bris
06.2017 - 02.2018
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Positioning and clamping work pieces together and properly assembled in jigs and fixtures.
- Laid out, fitted and fabricated metal components.
- Operating multiple power press machines
- Heating of steel parts and bending in jigs with power press
- Safely ignited torches and monitored surroundings to proactively identify hazards.
- Marked or tagged material with job number, piece marks and other identifying marks.
- Operating lathe and milling machines
- Painting finished products with airless
- Fabricated metal components using MIG and STICK welding techniques.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for precise assembly.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment for safety.
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- 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.
- Operated manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment to cut metal for fabrication of products.
Welder
Chalmers
Port or Brisbane
12.2016 - 06.2017
- Container repairs.
- Repair containers using MIG and STICK welding techniques.
- Ensured compliance with safety standards and regulations during operations.
- Conducted quality inspections on welded joints and assemblies.
- Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot and resolve welding issues.
- Maintained a clean working environment by removing scrap metal from work areas.
- Repaired broken or cracked parts using cutting torches and welding equipment.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
Welder
Action Metal
Acacia Ridge
02.2016 - 09.2016
- Inspected and repaired components to implement corrective action.
- Repaired and maintained heavy-duty and construction machinery.
- Repairs of skip bins
Offsider Tanker
Origin Gas
Toowoomba
03.2015 - 08.2015
- Assist with loading and unloading vehicles and properly securing items for long road trips.
- Managed proper transportation of dangerous goods such as gas and with no incidents.
Welder Fabricator
A+G Steel Works
Brisbane
01.2006 - 01.2015
- Welded structural steel components using MIG and TIG processes.
- Interpreted blueprints to assemble metal fabrications accurately.
- Operated welding equipment safely to maintain quality standards.
- Inspected welds for defects and ensured compliance with specifications.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow efficiency.
- Maintained tools and equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Adhered to safety guidelines to minimize workplace hazards.
- 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.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames.
- Prepared workpiece edges by grinding, cutting, buffing or bending to verify snug fit.
- Measured workpieces with straightedges or templates to conform with specifications.
- Safely ignited torches and monitored surroundings to proactively identify hazards.
- Fabricated metal components using various welding techniques and tools.
- Cut materials such as steel plates, tubes, bars, angles, channels using hand tools and power saws.
- Used oxy-acetylene torches to cut, bend or straighten metal objects as required.
- Utilized furnaces and other heating equipment to weld, shape and fuse materials.
Education
Toowong High
Brisbane , QueenslandSkills
- MIG welding
- Plasma cutting
- TIG welding only ss not the best
- Blueprint reading
- Equipment maintenance
- Safety compliance
- Team collaboration
- Troubleshooting techniques
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Workflow optimization
- Brake press operation
- Hazardous material handling
- Distortion control
- Critical thinking
- Equipment Repair
- MIG welding professional
- Joint preparation
- Material selection
- Flat welding
- Rigging techniques
- Cutting techniques
- Horizontal welding
- Equipment operation
- Welding machine setup
- Torch cutting
- Measurement tools
- Weld tacking
- Wire feed machines
- Personal protective equipment
- Fabrication
- Welding safety
- Precision measuring
- Layout and fitting
- Heat treatment
- Tool operation
- Vertical welding
- Precision measuring tools
- Machine adjustment
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Materials selection
- Steel fabrication
- Overhead welding
Certification
- Mig welding mid land flux core up to 3m wire and solid
- Stick welding
- Tig welding SS
- Chainsaw tickets
- Skid steer license
- Excavator licence
- LPG Gas operations tickets
- Use of most cutting machines/tools punch Press
- Able to read blueprints and engineering diagrams
- Oxy cutting hand and quick cut
- Gouging
- Truck and Trailer and tray repairs
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 01/31/88
Timeline
Welder
Heavy Maintenance Australia
01.2023 - 01.2025
Welder
Welding Mechanical/Southern Tools
01.2020 - 01.2023
Welder
Jalrock
06.2017 - 02.2018
Welder
Chalmers
12.2016 - 06.2017
Welder
Action Metal
02.2016 - 09.2016
Offsider Tanker
Origin Gas
03.2015 - 08.2015
Welder Fabricator
A+G Steel Works
01.2006 - 01.2015
Toowong High