Experience

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Limited

• United Kingdom
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Sales

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Sales Manager EMEA

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

• Industrial Engineering Mentor for local schools

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2021

  Acting as an industrial mentor for three local schools, this involves creating suitable projects and conducting regular visits to ensure student understanding of engineering tasks at A level and ONC level.• Setting of work deadlines• Assessment of work• Promoting Engineering with young people

• Mechanical Engineering Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2019

• Lead Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2014

  • Responsible for CMbE 3400 machine and Publications departments• Ensure correct and on time design of machinery and documentation based on customer requirements• Project planning• Resource management• Team motivation• Co-ordination of product development• Provide specialist support• Develop the skills of Mechanical Engineers and Technical Authors• Ensure information is presented to customers in an understandable format

• Worldskills Manager (Manufacturing Team Challenge)

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2013

  Work based manager of Worldskills MTC team who were successfully selected to be part of Team GB, representing the UK in the Worldskills competition in Leipzig, Germany in July 2013.• Team came 4th overall within the World and were awarded Medallions for Excellence• Team won the the UK heats and final• Hand picked team members from CarnaudMetalbox’s young Engineers• Developed team working skills• Produced individual training plans for each team member based on their requirements• Project planning to ensure deadlines were set and achieved• Work efficiency observation and management• Arranged travel • Approved expenses for travel and requirements• Provided senior management with regular updates of team progress Show less

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2013

  • Determine and interpret customer requirements to establish what is required for machine and equipment orders• Provide technical assistance and undertake practical activities as required• Design and detail drawing work, along with conducting modifications to existing parts to continually improve equipment • Ensure that the mechanics of equipment offered suit the application• Communicate orally and in writing with customers, sales executives, company personnel and vendors providing recommendations and technical assistance• Aware of Quality Assurance requirements and to ensure the necessary quality procedures are followed • Comply with all Health & Safety regulations and legislation• Safety Training Observation Program trained• Aware of and advise and/or implement new techniques to optimise the design, manufacture and testing of machinery• Design, test and evaluate prototypes for customer specific machine/part designs• Day to day processing of customer requirements along with contributions to projects, technical information and implementing improving practices• Generate instructions and procedures for equipment• Investigate problems relating to mechanical aspects of designs and constitute corrective action to avoid recurrence• Analyse, evaluate, report on and rectify mechanical part failures, along with the other team members, contribute to maintaining a safe and efficient working environment• Liaise with and act in a supporting role to the production facility with regard to providing solutions to manufacturing/test/calibration requirements and techniques• Provide Mechanical Engineering support to other departments when required• Extensive work on MRPII system• Able to communicate with all staff levels, customers and suppliers • Provide quotes and compile machine requirements• Project management • Work to deadlines Show less

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jul 2005 - Dec 2007

  Manufacturing Engineer with experience working on a variety of machinery, and having gained experience in a variety of the organisations different manufacturing departments.• Manual milling, turning and grinding machines• CNC milling and turning• Drilling, freeze fitting, broaching and bench operations• Inspection, Pattern shop, Machine shop, Assembly, Stores, Casting stores, Seamer Tooling, Production Engineering, Quality and Purchasing departments• Health and safety awareness Show less