Experience

RHEON LABS

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Workshop Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Working as Workshop Manager at Rheon Labs where innovative ideas are developed fully to deliver solutions to customers and partners which increase performance through energy control. Oversee day-to-day operations taking place in the workshop/lab where several processes are used to prototype, test and take new products to a production stage. These processes include; Injection Moulding, Additive Manufacturing (DMLS, SLS, FDM, SLA), CNC Machining (CAD/CAM), Material Development & Testing, Impact & Stretch Testing, Rig building & Development, Laser Cutting and Textile Processing. Took on the role of ’Tool Expert’ working closely with the Design team and signing-off tooling to ensure principles of DFM are applied correctly to all Injection Mould Tooling being CNC machined or DMLS printed, as well as verifying that parts are manufacturable in a production environment. As Workshop Manager, led a small team of technicians working on the day-to-day moulding tasks required while also revamping workshop policies and procedures to increase productivity and ensure necessary Health & Safety measures are being followed. Other responsibilities include the internal stock keeping of raw materials needed in the workshop/lab, working closely with external suppliers, overseeing production trial runs and taking charge of maintenance that is needed on any of the machines/rigs. Show less



Playmobil France

• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mould Maker

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

  Playmobil Ltd is one of Europe's leading toy manufacturers producing and selling over 2 billion plastic figures per year. Formed part of the mould shop team working in the factory based in Malta, which is one of the three main factories based in Europe. Specifically, in the mould shop, we were tasked with repairing, servicing and manufacturing of moulds used to produce the toy figures which was done using over 500 injection moulding machines. Started with servicing and repairs of moulds in order to get familiar with the complexities of injection moulding tooling and eventually was offered a place in the prestigious EDM/Spark Erosion section of the mould shop. EDM was used in order to repair moulds being used on the production line as well as to create brand-new moulds. Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) were a critical part of the process as they were used for electrode offsets, cavity dimensions and also to check the quality of finished parts. Show less