Ben Mikutis
west chicago
Summary
In summary I am reliable and hard working as well as having a drive to learn and consume as much information and knowledge I can. I always want to learn new skills and trades to make myself more useful and helpful in any situation I'm in.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Shop Helper
Elmund & Nelson, CO.
07.2024 - Current
- Assisted with daily shop operations, ensuring tools, materials, and equipment were organized and accessible.
- Supported team members by maintaining clean work areas to promote safety and efficiency.
- Learned to operate various hand tools and machinery under supervision, enhancing technical skills. Also Learned how to operate various types of heavy equipment Skid steers, Mini Excavators, Bucket Trucks, Backhoe, Trenchers, Digger derrick.
- Loading various types of equipment on trailers and chaining them down as well as moving equipment from jobsites to other jobsites or back to the shop.
- Loading various types of materials for our foreman for our job sites on trailers and there trucks.
- Delivering trucks, materials, and equipment to jobsites on trailers such as wood poles, masses, mass arms, fixtures, PVC, Heavy Wall, Bucket trucks, digger derricks, skid steers, mini excavators, backhoes, and trenchers.
- Participated in inventory management, assisting with stock organization and supply restocking as needed.
- Learned and applied new skills related to shop processes and tools.
- Contributed to efficient workflow by promptly addressing material shortages.
- Some of the cages we make ourselves so I learned how to weld them together.
- Some other things I do are wire are poles as well as making harnesses for our temporary intersections.
Shop Worker
Dual Manufacturing
06.2019 - 12.2024
- Operated machinery to make sieves of various sizes, made different sizes of aluminum dishes, used hydraulic metal shearing machines to cut different sizes of mesh as well as cutting brass into squares for our hydraulic presses. Used table bandsaws to cut our mesh as well.
- Maintained inventory accuracy by conducting regular stock checks
- Trained new staff on safety protocols, equipment operation, and assembly techniques.
- Used various types of machines to produce our product like hydraulic presses, table band saws, hydraulic sheers, Laser engraver, and circle cut machines.
- Participated in getting orders ready by bagging and boxing our products which included labeling them and checking to see if there were any imperfections with them.
- Cleaned the equipment and area we worked in after we used it to keep a clean work area.
- Swept and cleaned our shop every friday to keep our shop clean and organized and safe.
- In the winter I would use a four wheeler to plow our yard and parking spaces.
Education
Class A CDL -
Hawk Driving School
Palatine, IL07-2025
Associate of Arts -
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL08-2024
High School Diploma -
St. Charles East High School
St. Charles IL05-2020
Skills
- Power tools
- Reliability
- Vehicle operation
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Working with my hands
- Active listening
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Shop Helper
Elmund & Nelson, CO.
07.2024 - Current
Shop Worker
Dual Manufacturing
06.2019 - 12.2024
Class A CDL -
Hawk Driving School
Associate of Arts -
Elgin Community College
High School Diploma -
St. Charles East High School