James McCourt
Smithfield
Summary
Efficient and dedicated blue-collar worker with over 12 years of experience, boasting on time project completion and reduction in operational downtime. Skilled in machine operation, safety compliance, and team collaboration, contributing to an increase in overall productivity. Maintaining equipment integrity and optimizing workflow efficiency.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver- Operator
Lee's Plumbing and Excavating
New Salem
07.2025 - Current
- Loaded and transported equipment to job sites efficiently, facilitating timely project execution.
- Communicated with ground team members and fellow operators to prevent safety hazards.
- Maintained accurate logs and inspection reports, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations for all trips.
- Performed daily preventative maintenance and pre-trip inspections.
- Conducted routine vehicle maintenance checks, reducing unexpected downtime.
- Completed basic maintenance and minor repairs, ensuring vehicle reliability and cleanliness.
- Installed new systems and components in vehicles and machinery alongside the garage mechanic.
Lead Technician
Advanced Chimney Sweeps
Uniontown
10.2021 - 06.2025
- Implemented, configured, and optimized safety standards.
- Planned, scheduled, and delegated daily work to team of employees.
- Used straightedges and jointers to mold expansion joints and edges.
- Operated drills, paving breakers, and powered abrasive saws to cut or demolish bricks and concrete.
- Signaled truck drivers to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete into constrained locations.
- Read work orders and design drawings to determine work requirements and sequence of tasks.
- Removed excess mortar and finished joints for uniform surface.
- Identified potential safety hazards and reported incidents and hazards to management.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, plans, or drawings to correctly lay blocks or bricks according to job or client specifications.
- Installed brick and block walls in residential, commercial and industrial settings.
- Cut bricks and concrete using approved tools such as powered abrasive saws, paving breakers, drills, and hand tools.
- Executed basic masonry tasks including tuckpointing, caulking, and grinding.
Delivery driver
Penn Plus
Masontown
02.2019 - 10.2021
- Completed basic maintenance and minor repairs to keep vehicle neat and running properly.
- Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels, basic maintenance and common repair actions to keep equipment operating at full capacity.
- Operated heavy equipment safely and efficiently with team of 6 employees.
- Correctly and safely used variety of hand tools, saws and cutting equipment to carry out job duties.
- Maximized equipment and personnel protection by identifying and avoiding hazards such as utility lines.
- Completed diligent equipment inspections, repairs and maintenance actions to prolong life of each piece of machinery.
- Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle any team need.
- Deliver concrete
- Handle complications on oil and gas rigs, replace parts, maintenance, and also install new rigs.
Truck Driver-Diesel Mechanic
Hibbard Trucking
Uniontown
01.2014 - 02.2020
- Completed basic maintenance and minor repairs to keep vehicle neat and running properly.
- Completed regular inspections and maintenance actions, as well as basic equipment repairs, to keep equipment operating at peak levels, basic maintenance and common repair actions to keep equipment operating at full capacity.
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Maneuvered trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew to properly position vehicle and loading equipment.
- Documented findings and all actions taken.
- Disassembled and repaired diesel engines in automobiles, trucks, buses and construction vehicles.
- Installed new systems and components in vehicles.
Delivery Driver
Lowe's Home Improvement
Uniontown
02.2017 - 02.2019
- Managed customer service issues with professionalism and analytical approaches to maintain satisfaction and promote continued brand loyalty.
- Communicated customer complaints, requests and feedback to company management for swift resolution.
- Completed on-time deliveries by choosing best and most efficient routes.
- Recorded each delivery using proper paperwork before leaving warehouse.
- Safely loaded and unloaded material without incident.
- Oversaw product loading to keep items balanced, work efficient and items secure for safe delivery.
- Loaded truck and properly secured items to prevent damage for deliveries.
Heavy Equipment Operator Foreman
C&C Backhoe Services
Uniontown
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Operated heavy equipment safely and efficiently with team of 6 employees.
- Correctly and safely used variety of hand tools, saws and cutting equipment to carry out job duties.
- Maximized equipment and personnel protection by identifying and avoiding hazards such as utility lines.
- Completed diligent equipment inspections, repairs and maintenance actions to prolong life of each piece of machinery.
- Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle any team need.
- Operated commercial vehicle to transport equipment and job-specific machinery to and from job sites.
- Communicated with ground team members and fellow operators to prevent safety hazards and keep materials moving.
Education
Albert Gallatin Area High School
Uniontown, PASkills
- Class B CDL
- Tanker Endorsement
- DOT compliance
- Adherence to regulations
- Defensive Driving
- Emergency Response
- Log maintenance
- Equipment maintenance
- OSHA
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Truck Driver- Operator
Lee's Plumbing and Excavating
07.2025 - Current
Lead Technician
Advanced Chimney Sweeps
10.2021 - 06.2025
Delivery driver
Penn Plus
02.2019 - 10.2021
Delivery Driver
Lowe's Home Improvement
02.2017 - 02.2019
Truck Driver-Diesel Mechanic
Hibbard Trucking
01.2014 - 02.2020
Heavy Equipment Operator Foreman
C&C Backhoe Services
01.2010 - 01.2014
Albert Gallatin Area High School