Dustin Bentley
Four Oaks
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance Supervisor with a proven track record at Lampe Malphrus Lumber Company, excelling in team supervision and preventive maintenance. Expert in MIG welding and safety procedures, I enhanced productivity by reducing downtime and optimizing maintenance schedules, ensuring high-quality standards and effective vendor management.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor
Lampe Malphrus Lumber Company
05.2021 - 02.2025
- Supervised 10 employees and scheduled shifts.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
- Monitored employee work tasks while installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment for projects.
- Observed guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to meet strict operational and maintenance regulations.
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
- Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
Maintenance Technician
T&e Scrap Metal Recyclers
04.2020 - 05.2021
- Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
Welder Fabricator
TNT Custom Equipment
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Built mining equipment using MIG and TIG welding techniques
- Maintained workplace equipment and inspected it daily for damage
- Observed the approved process for assembly
- Uncovered issues and addressed immediately with Foreman to resolve
- Observed safe work practices and procedures as instituted by the company
- Inspected each completed project to make sure that it met all blueprint specifications
- Operated equipment and welding tools safely by following manufacturer instructions
- Used mathematical abilities to measure distances and determine materials needed
- Transported machinery using forklifts, cranes and hoists
- Kept tidy work areas and checked equipment regularly
- Calculated whole numbers, decimals and fractions using simple math
- Inspected grooves, angles and gap allowances with micrometer, caliper and precision measuring instruments
- Prevented distortion of parts by monitoring fitting, burning and welding processes
- Obtained desired configurations by clamping and tack-welding components
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type
- Monitored fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking, distortion and expansion of materials
- Removed loose materials and thick scale, slag or rust to prepare material surfaces for welding
- Improved project completion time by multi-tasking on heavy equipment such as forklifts
- Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames
- Scraped off excess spatter and other materials using portable grinders and arc-cutting equipment
- Inspected and repaired components to implement corrective action
- Maximized shop organization and equipment lifespan by maintaning equipment
- Sustained safety protocols and ensured proper, cost-effective and accurate handling of equipment and materials
- Applied knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques to determine optimal welding strategies
Certified Welder
Air Enterprises Inc.
06.2018 - 11.2018
- Welded Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel materials using a MIG welder, continuously checking for safety and quality
- Improved project completion time by multitasking on heavy equipment such as forklifts
- Examined equipment for defects and compared findings to blueprints, deciding on courses of best action for safety and cost
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type
- Inspected grooves, angles and gap allowances with micrometer, caliper and precision measuring instruments
- Removed loose materials and thick scale, slag or rust to prepare material surfaces for welding
- Set up and operated welding equipment to complete all welding projects on-time
- Maximized shop organization and equipment length by efficiently cleaning floor and machinery
- Combined welding techniques, knowledge of metallurgy and engineering requirements to produce quality work
- Adjusted gas flow and pressure to create and maintain desired flames
Assistant Manager
RMR
Rocky Mount
- Operate heavy machinery (front end loader, grappler).
- Inspect loads.
- Assist in managing daily operations
- Fixing broken equipment
- Load trucks in a timely manner.
- Ensure trucks load out in a timely manner
- Scaling railcars
- Communicates efficiently with other managers to meet maintenance and production goals.
Education
Welding Certifications -
Akron Testing Labatory And Welding School
Akron, OHSkills
- Job inspections
- MIG welding proficiency
- Safety procedures
- Measurements
- Assembling components
- Welding tools
- Material prepping
- Quality assurance
- Oral and written communication
- Job order prioritization
- Reading technical drawings
- Safety understanding
- Proficient in math
- Reading drawings, models and blueprints
- Flux core (FCAW) welding
- Expert in stick welding
- Sheet metal fabrication
- TIG welding expert
- Pneumatic systems
- Employee performance assessment
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Staff management
- Vendor relationship management
- Equipment maintenance
- Materials requisition
- Work order management
- Hydraulic systems
- Maintenance scheduling
- Troubleshooting
- Preventive Maintenance
- Team supervision
Certification
- GMAW Pluse Trwansfer
- SMAW A36 3G
- GTAW A36 2G Bolier and Pressure Vessel
- GMA 2G D1.1
- Blue Prints
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor
Lampe Malphrus Lumber Company
05.2021 - 02.2025
Maintenance Technician
T&e Scrap Metal Recyclers
04.2020 - 05.2021
Welder Fabricator
TNT Custom Equipment
11.2018 - 07.2019
Certified Welder
Air Enterprises Inc.
06.2018 - 11.2018
Assistant Manager
RMR
Welding Certifications -
Akron Testing Labatory And Welding School