Experience

Brett Landscaping

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present



BMS - Bulk Meter Services Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2022

  The bms Group offers a comprehensive range of specialist product, mechanical & electrical and environmental services, nationwide, 24/7, for any fluid product across any industry. To help businesses, both large and small, to maintain accurate stock inventory control whilst meeting all the current safety and legislative requirements. Supplying service and support to these solutions with associated equipment to the clients product. Products include TCS Pump solutions with Veeder Root metering systems, be it Mechanical or electrical. the support team carry out Master meter calibrations. Tank and pipework supply, installation, repair and maintenance. Underground tank and pipework leak detection, supply and maintenance. Tank/bund cleaning, re-paining and re-lining. Valve supply installation, testing and maintenance. Various Tank gauging and fuel management systems on the market, installation and maintenance of systems. OFTEC tank inspections. Hazardous area Mechanical and electrical installations, remedial and replacement (COMPEX). to name a few.



TGW Logistics Group

• Austria
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

  Key Account Manger for TGW North Europe working with high profile and demanding customers. Supporting our Engineering teams and customer needs.

• Facilities & Engineering Maintenance Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2014



HM Forces

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Maintenance & Trade training Engineer

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2013

  Senior Chief Maintenance Engineer of 360 multi skilled tradesmen spread throughout 4 different locations in the south east with a various equipment from light to heavy equipment. Responsible for the training of 360 multi skilled tradesmen spread throughout 4 different locations in the south east. Evaluate, develop and manage all aspects of equipment care including carrying out internal & external audits and achieving the highest possible grade during an external audit two years running. Plan and coordinate equipment overhauls and improving processes. Responsible for all matters relating to health and safety within the Workshops environment. Report, contact headquarters, outside agencies, contractors weekly to improve equipment, problem solving to improve equipment availability throughout the unit. Plan, coordinate and execute training and work production activities for over and above 100 personnel and equipment on a daily basis. Planning activities 18 months in advance. Supervise, manage & monitor workshop repair techniques to maintain the highest efficiency and productivity, enabling best practice and cost effectiveness at all times. Improving processes, using different techniques such as lean and just in time principles. Active managing preventative maintenance programmes, progressive maintenance and continuous improvement on light wheeled vehicles to heavy wheeled vehicles, generators and Plant equipment. Working to budgets, timelines, performance targets and customer needs. Auditing/inspecting internally and externally to improve all areas of the work activities, processes, H & S trained, Vehicle availability, Lifting & workshop equipment.



Her Majesty's Armed Forces

• Chief Engineer

  • Nov 1988 - Feb 2013

  Attention to detail when planning & organising work or non work activities/events. Experienced in improving processes, using different techniques such as lean and just in time principles. Active managing preventative maintenance programmes, progressive maintenance and continuous improvement on light wheeled vehicles to heavy wheeled vehicles, generators and Plant equipment. Working to budgets, timelines, performance targets and customer needs. Auditing/inspecting internally and externally to improve all areas of the work activities, processes, H & S trained, Vehicle availability, Lifting & workshop equipment.



REME

• Chief Engineer & Maintenance Officer

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Responsible for the daily production for over 60 multi skilled tradespersons spread throughout a number of smaller departments, locations with a total of over 600 prime movers, over-coming long distance supply chain.Introducing a completely new directive, evaluating, developing and auditing a completely new Equipment support & Care process and procedures. Advised superiors and trained subordinates of 1200 work personnel in order to provide Equipment Care on all varying equipment's within the whole organisation across the Falkland Islands to achieve the highest possible grade during an external audit.Supervise, manage & monitor workshop repair techniques to maintain the highest efficiency and productivity, enabling best practice and cost effectiveness at all times.Reporting to headquarters, outside agencies and contractors daily to improve equipment availability throughout area of operations.Key Achievements: Improving production and raising equipment availability by 30% by the restructure of manpower, resources and supply issues. Implementing detailed reports and data to higher management that were not in place. This gave Senior Management an overview of on-going issues and equipment availability. Results show to have over 80% availability after 6 months

• Maintenance Manager & Senior Trade Training Officer

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  Responsible for the training of 360 multi skilled tradesmen spread throughout 4 different locations in the south east.Evaluate, develop and manage all aspects of equipment care including carrying out internal audits and achieving the highest possible grade during an external audit two years running.Plan and coordinate equipment overhauls and improving processes. Responsible for all matters relating to health and safety within the Workshop environment. Report, contact headquarters, outside agencies, contractors weekly to improve equipment availability throughout the unit.Plan, coordinate and execute training and work production activities for over and above 100 personnel and equipment on a daily basis. Planning activities 18 months in advance.Key achievement: A deployment of 120 trade personnel to Canada was cancelled 12 hours before deployment. Effectively sourced, planned and implemented training, production, accommodation and feeding for all different trades in 24 hours. A highly successful 2 week intensive production period, overall the whole Brigade equipment availability rose by an average of 30% over this short period

• Engineering & Logistic Line Manager

  • Nov 2005 - Jun 2010

  Responsible for the daily production of 50-80 multi skilled tradespersons spread throughout a number of smaller departments.Increased efficiency by planning, organising and implementing Engineering maintenance projects using Lean principles and techniques.Evaluate, develop and manage an Engineering Management System in order to provide Quality Assurance within the organisation, advised superiors and train subordinates on Equipment Care and management Systems'Reporting on a weekly/monthly basis to Senior Management the details of all equipment states.Key achievements: Increased equipment availability by 20% within 1 month of arrival. This figure was maintained and often exceeded throughout the remainder of the deployment which was recognised by an award from the Chartered Institute of Quality Assurance in 2007

• Equipment Support Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Nov 2005

  Advised 3 major units on Equipment Care and management systems resulting in the organisations being audited externally so all achieving the highest possible grade.Managing, tracking and controlling over 2500 pieces of equipment in two different locations.Review/amend policies, Standard Operating Instructions for equipment in the area of operations.Briefing senior executive management on all matters on a weekly basis.Key achievement: Carry out many efficiency projects in two separate locations resulting in cost reductions of over £1m in 6 months.