Experience

Kinnerton Confectionery

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reliability and Asset Care Leader

  • Feb 2020 - Present

• Lead Reliability Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - Feb 2020



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Day Engineer

  • Nov 2004 - Jul 2019

  Day Engineer, Lead Engineer Coordinate Maintenance activity across 2 main production units and managed annual 180K improvement budget. · Supervised engineering teams, ensuring minimal downtime to production. · Ensured optimal production levels by overhauling offline equipment, hydraulic lifters and filling/capping machines. · Designed, coordinated and implemented Improvement Processes, enabling changes to machines that complied with Safety and Quality standards, improved machine performance and increased operator morale. · Trained Teams in TPM methodology, resulting in improved equipment effectiveness. · Reported monthly to site management team via documentation of progress. · Acted as on-site support for engineering excellence by ensuring legal compliance was met, including lifting equipment, all work performed with a Risk Assessment and Method statement, carrying out periodic Safety checks. · Awarded Manufacturing Excellence by JIPM for 12-step Kaizen which identified the root cause and rectified a jar spacing issue, resulting in a 16% increase in OEE, increased morale and reduced waste. · Increased line speed from 160 jars a minute to 200 jars a minute by identifying the capabilities in each machine on the line, slowly increasing machine speeds and smoothing out transfer via mechanical and electrical improvement, all recorded via the change control system. · Converted the main line from 250ml to 150ml, increasing line speed from 200 jars a minute to 250. Show less



Prior Diesel

• Great Yarmouth

• Electrical Service Engineer

  • Oct 2003 - Oct 2004

  Responsible for day-to-day electrical work as well as larger projects. Installed Emergency Safety Controls Systems for Offshore units. Responsible for training electrical applications to the apprentice · Managed budget of 50K, ensuring all deadlines were met. · Liaised with customers / client base regarding breakdown call outs. · Implemented changes that brought the cost of electrical installations from 15K down to 3K and reduced install time from 6 weeks to 2 weeks. Responsible for day-to-day electrical work as well as larger projects. Installed Emergency Safety Controls Systems for Offshore units. Responsible for training electrical applications to the apprentice · Managed budget of 50K, ensuring all deadlines were met. · Liaised with customers / client base regarding breakdown call outs. · Implemented changes that brought the cost of electrical installations from 15K down to 3K and reduced install time from 6 weeks to 2 weeks.



Unilever Birds Eye Walls

• Lowestoft

• Multi Skilled Engineer

  • Sep 1994 - Sep 2003

  • Responsible for Line Maintenance and Breakdowns • Leading Teams for Autonomous Maintenance on Key Equipment • Identify losses on Key Equipment and Lead for Change • Identify and Implement Improvements • Responsible for Line Maintenance and Breakdowns • Leading Teams for Autonomous Maintenance on Key Equipment • Identify losses on Key Equipment and Lead for Change • Identify and Implement Improvements