James Witham
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Business Development Manager, Texas
James knows a lot about the business.
He began his remarkable career in 1997 where he started in Oil & Gas at Cameron Controls. After that he became a field service technician, a job that took him all over the world. Later he was a Subsea Shop Manufacturing Manager among other roles, that took him to Brazil where he spent 4 years as a South American Sales Manager.
A short stint in real estate, and then he was back into Oil & Gas in West Texas. For the next year he did real estate and insurance adjusting. In 2017 he fell back into oil and gas where he and took over as the Global Sales manager overseeing sales for the USA, South America and Middle East for the next 5 years.
He joined us in May.
“I knew the company was very well run and nicely diversified,” he says. “It feels like a place with strong leadership in place with a vision for growth and innovation. It’s a place where I can see a long and promising career.”
His approach to customer service is another good fit. “Customer service is the key to the relationships that help build a long lasting and bond,” he says. Adding “If you nurture and take care of your customers they will also be loyal to you to help maintain a long lasting relationship for years to come.”
James has lived in Nigeria, Angola, Egypt and Brazil over the last 30 years and has traveled to Japan, Russia, Scotland , England, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Colombia, Mexico, France, Holland, Germany, Canada, Congo and all over the United States for work making many friends and colleagues along the way. He loves spending time with his 4 kids, going to the pool, beach, river, lake, snowboarding and skiing, skydiving, riding hismotorcycle or just relaxing at home to a good bbq.
He’s a Denver Broncos and Houston Texans football teams as he is originally from Colorado and moved to Houston when I was 12 years old.
He’s definitely got game and we’re lucky to have him on our team.
Are you looking for a rewarding position at an established company with a long history of quality and customer satisfaction? Conrex Steel is currently looking for an experienced Welder-Fitter at our Etobicoke plant location.
Conrex Steel is a North American based company providing world-wide service. With over 150 years of engineered driven expertise, Conrex Steel is a recognized leader within the tank head industry.
With over 100,000 sq./ft of production space and Conrex Steel’s unique head forming, fabrication and heat-treating capabilities, our team offers a diverse range of products and services.
Job Description – Welder-Fitter
Primary Function – To work with our team in a safe manner to fit, assemble and weld fabrications of a repetitive nature where the methods of assembly has already been established and which final product may be subjected to x-ray and/or pressure tests.
Tools and Equipment – Cranes, grinders, hand burning torches, various types of welding machines, arc air gouger, hand tools such as hammers, pneumatic scaler, clamping devices, shields, goggles, squares, etc. Measuring devices, blueprints, sketches, templates, etc. welding positioner. Necessary protective equipment.
Materials – Various types of weldable materials such as plate (such as carbon steel, stainless and clad), shapes, castings, forgings, pipes, electrodes, flux and wire, gases etc.
Source of Supervision – Foreman, directed by Lead Hand as required.
Direction Exercised – Helpers as required
WORKING PROCEDURE
Receives blueprints, instructions and/or work card from foreman or Lead Hand.
Locates and moves materials to and from workstation.
Reads blueprints, sketches, templates etc.
Checks materials for correctness.
Performs mark off necessary on standardized assemblies, gas cuts with hand torch, straightens, grinds, and fits parts or pieces in accordance with instructions or specifics.
Preheats, tack welds, clamp, braces etc.
Checks job and corrects fit up where necessary.
Burns sections to facilitate fitting and burns bevel.
Uses jacks, turnbuckles, measuring equipment, hammer, sledge clamps and bolts.
Welds areas that will be enclosed before completing fit up.
Marks surfaces and identifies as required.
After inspections, makes necessary repairs and adjustments.
Recognizes and reports defects in material tools and equipment.
Candidates must successfully complete a weld test which can include Low Hydrogen Manual welding and arc air work in accordance with the requirements of the T.S.S.A and the ASME code.
If this job is for you, submit your resume to Corinne@conrexsteel.com no later than November 20, 2019.
With over 150 years of engineered driven expertise, Conrex Steel is a recognized leader within the tank head industry.
The Conrex Group of Companies is a world leader. Conrex Steel, Prescor and Formweld Fitting provide high quality formed heads for tanks and vessels. To learn more, click on the company logo.
