PERSONAL PROFILE:

A highly motivated manager, possessing a high level of electrical, electronic and mechanical knowledge; a practical and systematic engineer. Accustomed to working under pressure, as an individual or team member working to the high standards demanded in the engineering environment. An excellent communicator, with the loyalty, enthusiasm, commitment and dedication to be expected from a valued member of any team.

EDUCATION Raley Secondary Modern, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Formal Qualifications:

• Completed Full Joint Industrial Board Apprenticeship
• City & Guilds Electrical Technicians "C" Cert in Electrical Installation & Maintenance.
• City & Guilds Approved Electricians "B" Cert in Electrical Installation & Maintenance.
• Yorkshire Council for Further Education Electricians "A" Cert.
• 16th Edition of IEE Electrical Installation Regulations.
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health- Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene .
• British Safety Council Risk Assessments, Assessor
• High Voltage Network Systems Authorised Person

PLC Skills:

• Mitsubishi PLC GX Developer
• Mitsubishi PLC Medoc
• Rockwell PLC Logic SLC5/500

Professional Memberships

The Institute of Incorporated Engineers. Registration number 516230

The Engineering Council. Registration number 509306

Engineering Council Grade Electrical Engineering Technician

J.I.B. Joint Industrial Board Grade: ElectricalMaintenance Technician

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

· Introduced planned maintenance programme at Vimto Soft Drinks in order to reduce unplanned downtime.

· I have written the Health and safety policy, an Engineering Departmental Manual to aid future site inductions, Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P's), documentation control, and start up/shut down procedures, Health & Safety and procedures for the control of contractors. The manual has become the standard for all other departments within Vimto Soft Drinks.

· Overall design, management and installation of all site utility metering, saving £2,500 to £3,000 a week.

· Raised the skill levels of all Elect/Mechanical engineers in the department, by introducing the correct procedures of terminating cables, use of test equipment, managing the site distribution system, safe systems of work, up to date legislation and training.

Grampian Country Foods Group

Senior Electrical Engineer April 2003 to present

Reporting to the Chief Engineer-My current duties Include:

• Supervision and electrical training of Mechanical/Electrical Staff.
• Managing all site electrical installations, power and distribution requirements.
• Introducing and maintaining a site inspection and testing system.
• Introducing and maintaining a site portable appliance register, computerised software-(Seaward)
• Managing, designing and co-ordinating of site electrical projects.
• Managing and co-ordinating all electrical rectification and PPM's system.
• Updating and introducing S.O.P's Safe Systems of Working Procedures.
• Advising of current and new changes to electrical procedures and regulations including BS7671.
• Updating current and additional assets to computerised PPM software. (Frontline)

· Supervision of electrical contractors; permits to work, site induction, review of method statements etc.

• Maintaining and updating all the site electrical CAD drawings
• Purchasing of all site electrical spares within current Engineering Budget.

Training Courses Attended:

Manual Handling Basic Food Hygiene Course CITB Safe Handling Refrigerants

Legionella Training Seminar Seaward Portable Appliance Testing

City &Guilds Inspection and Testing

Vimto Soft Drinks

Facilities Supervisor, Health and Safety Adviser November 2001 - April 2003

Reporting to the Engineering manager-Current Duties Include:

· Managing service contacts for all site facilities.

· Supervision of site projects.

· Supervision and co-ordinating of site contractors, i.e. permits to work, site induction, review of method statements etc.

· Maintaing and co-ordinating all facilities Planned Preventative Maintenance.

· The purchase of all site facilities spares within the Engineering budget.

· Maintaing the site's environmental levy.

· Maintaing the site's monitored fire, and security systems.

· Producing all site facilities and security operating and maintenance procedures.

· Maintaing the company's Health and Safety policy and supplements.

· Co-ordinating all departmental risk assessments.

· Advising senior managers and managing director on health and safety issues.

· Installing and reviewing safe systems of engineering work.

· Initial site Health and safety induction of new staff and contractors.

· Overseeing all health and safety information requirements.

· Investigating all site accidents

Training Courses Attended:

Krones full range of Bottle Labelling Machines Customer Care workshop

Frontline: Safety First for windows. NEBOSH in Health and Safety

Cochran Boiler's safety Awareness course Site Fire Marshall

Kaizen / Continuous Improvement

Vimto Soft Drinks

Electrical/Electronic and Mechanical Technician

March 1999 - November 2001

Duties Include:

Day to day fault diagnosis, rectification and improvements of four production and packaging lines.

Lines equipments comprised of:

OCME Palletises and de-palletiser. Dan conveyor palletisers

Schaffer palletiser Domino Printers

Crown multi-valve can filler. Hills Dawson Filler/Rinsers

Silver Stream Filler Mapex Detectors

Zambelli multipacker Dimac Packaging Machine

I.T.F Barcode Labeller Krones canamatic Bottle Labellers

Procomac bottle dispenser Angelus can seamer

PLC controlled raw product manufacture. Factory conveyor systems.

Air and CO2 distribution Scheduled planned preventative maintenance.

Two Cochran Wee Chieftain Boilers Boiler water softener treatment plant.

Factories Air compressors and air dryer unit. Two Chillier units and refrigerant Plant.

Messer Co2 distribution Plant. PLC controlled water treatment plant.

Temporary Employment working for an Engineering Agency

January 1999 - March 1999

Electrical and Mechanical Technician , On- Site Facilities Services at The Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Duties included:

On site:

· Electrical & Mechanical services.

· Scheduled planned preventative maintenance.

· Installation and rectification of all types of plant installations.

· Initial set up of service contracts

Pets Choice Ltd-Blackburn Engineering Manager August 1998 - January 1999

Duties included:

· Day to day running of the plant mechanical and electrical engineering department.

· Health and safety adviser.

· Organisation of scheduled planned preventative maintenance.

· Budget holder for maintenance parts & accessories.

· Liasing with Representatives of companies and arranging purchase of materials and parts.

· Supervision of mechanical & electrical staff and all general contracting work carried out on the site.

· Advising Directors of any major plant engineering changes.

Temporary Employment working for an Engineering Agency June 1998 - August 1998

Duties included:

· Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Technician - Allied Bakeries, Northwest.

· Installing and maintaining various types of temporary lighting systems,

· MV and LV electrical power distribution supplies in the new Trafford Centre Site, Manchester.

Fletcher Bickerton Mechanical and Electrical Engineers December 1997 - June 1998

Accredited to ISO 9002. Electrical Site Services Supervisor

Duties included:

· On site, Electrical & Mechanical services, installation and rectification of all types of plant installations.

· Scheduled preventative maintenance and installation of equipment's, in all types of industrial and commercial premises.

· Contract costing, co-ordination, customer liaison and advice from start to finish.

Temporary Employment working for an Engineering Agency

September 1997 - December 1997

I was released from the RAF 1 ^st September 1997 for work experience.

Commissioning Electrical Engineer at the new 750MW Rock savage Power Station site, Runcorn Cheshire.

Duties included:

• Inspection and testing of all new installations, installed by external electrical contractors.
• Assisting senior engineers with the commissioning of the high voltage distribution and protection systems.

The Royal Air Force January 1976 - January 1998

Awarded General Service and Good Conduct medal for 22 years service

TRAINING Completed in The Royal Air Force.

Jan 76 RAF Initial Recruit Training

June 76 Electrical Mechanic Course.

April 79 Electrical & Electronic Technicians Course.

Jan 80 Electrical / Mechanical Air Defence Ground Radar Familiarity Course.

May 89 Electrical / Mechanical Ground and Air Photographic Processing Equipment Course.

May 93 Electrical Trade Instructional Techniques Course.

June 94 Manual Handling Assessors Instructors Course.

June 95 NEBOSH Health and safety course attended.

Attended various Computer Courses (Ms Office, PowerPoint).

Ground Electrical Technician

Duties included the diagnosis on, rectification and scheduled periodic preventative maintenance of:

· Mobile & Static aircraft hydraulic power distribution rigs.

· Mobile & Static AC & DC generator power units up to 60 KVA and LV, MV & HT bulk power installations.

· AC & DC motors and their respective starters, inverters and speed control gear.

· Aircraft emergency arresting equipment.

· Various types of ancillary electrical & mechanical equipment's.

· Maintenance of all military aircraft and automotive batteries.

· Temporary lighting and power distribution installations.

· The registration, commissioning and maintenance of mains electrical equipments and appliances used in all domestic and technical areas, including all ranks restaurant and mess facilities.

United Kingdom's Air Defence Radar Network System.

Duties included:

The diagnosis on, rectification and scheduled periodic preventative maintenance of:

· Various types of AC & DC bulk power LV, MV & HT distribution systems.

· AC & DC Motors and their respective starters, inverters and speed control systems.

· Ancillary control and data systems of varying frequency and voltage supplies.

· Pneumatic & Hydraulic power units, control and data systems.

· Fire alarm monitoring & detection systems.

Electrical Trade Instructor Duties

Initial basic & technical trade training of recruit tradesmen to NVQ Level 3.

The training school was accredited to ISO 9001.

Duties included:

Teaching:

• Health and safety.
• Basic workshop mechanical skills.
• Electrical and electronic engineering principles.
• Practical electrical engineering skills and tasks in the workshop environment
• Motor and generator monitoring, protection and control systems.

Apprenticeship Completed With TheJoint Industrial Board as an

Apprentice Electrician

NCB External Services Dept, Grimethorpe

September 1972 - January 1976

Duties included the electricalinstallation, testing and maintenance of:

• Domestic, Commercial and Industrial properties, including building services, emergency lighting systems, monitored fire and detection systems.
• LV, MV, and HT power distribution systems.
• Trunking and conduit systems.
• Various cable installations, including PVC armoured and mineral insulated cable MICC.
• Termination and jointing of paper leaded distribution cables.
• Installation and maintenance of MV & HV switchgear.

HOBBIES

• England National Hockey League Umpire Level 3, officiating at the highest level of English Hockey.
• England National Hockey Registered Umpire Coach level 2, coaching all levels of umpiring.
• Keeping Fit.
• DIY Home & Car
• Computers.