Experience

DIRKS CONSUMER LOGISTICS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stock Controller/ Quality control analyst

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Eaton

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SICV Tester

  • Jul 2019 - May 2020

  I was a hydraulic tester for solenoid and Maserati valves using delicate test rigs. I have a proven track record keeping to hourly targets in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and able to effectively follow standard operating procedures.• Contributing team member during February 2020 Rapid Improvement Event altering shop floor layout to help improve production flow, incorporate JIT manufacturing and remove wastes using the TIMWOOD method.• Guided team members to understand procedures for VSM and calculating Takt time saved due to the re-layout of the shop floor.• Have undertaken responsibilities outside of my role as an SICV tester.



Lear Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Operative/ Voluntary Engineer

  • May 2017 - Jul 2019

  I was a multiskilled operative with strong teamworking skills and knowledge and experience assembling electrical harnesses, squab frames, switch packs and squab trims for Jaguar XE, XF, F-Type, F-Pace and Range Rover Sport models.• Project manager for full rebalance to FA2 squab frame assembly for improved work process, efficiency, quality and resulted in saving an estimated £77,000 per year in labour/material costs.• Ability to monitor operator performance against KPI’s and SWI’s and identify improvements.• Voluntary contribution for the operations department in implementing various C.I. projects including my own and analysing FA2, X260 and X351 lines for areas in need of improvement through lean manufacturing and Kaizen methods.• Collaborated very closely with industrial and continuous improvement engineering teams and production line managers, exhibiting strong networking skills.



McDonald's

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Maintenance Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  On a monthly basis I assisted and learned skills and gained experience from the current maintenance engineer to expand my engineering knowledge. Examples include plumbing, structural and electrical maintenance work.

• Crew Member

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  I was a multi skilled crew member who provided a professional and friendly service to customers and colleagues alike. I was able to prove that I could work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and always thinking on my feet and using my initiative and being a team player.



SHU Racing Team

• Formula Student Design Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  I aided in the design and manufacture of the rear wing, steering and suspension components for the Formula Student IMechE Competition.• Achieved this by carrying out background research into steering types and design legislation• Demonstrated and developed my time management, team working, technical and communication skills.• Enabled me to put my engineering knowledge that I have gained at university into practice.• I assigned each member with an equal amount of work and scheduled weekly meetings to track our progress and resolve any issues that arose. The result was a group report incorporating the full design.



The Rotary Club (West Midlands)

• Outdoor Activities Volunteer

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  During a voluntary trip in Cumbria in 2012 for a week, My responsibilities for the Rotary Club consisted of aiding disabled children to take part in outdoor activities such as rock climbing, canoeing, hiking, caving and gorge walking and helping build their self-confidence and team spirit by being able to communicate positively. I was able to implement my teamwork skills by showing good verbal communication skills during the outdoor activities and the capability to understand and respect other people’s ideas and opinions when carrying out some of the activities such as caving, rock climbing or gorge walking.I also gained good leadership qualities such as when I was instructed to lead my group through the gorge walking and caving activities and I showed that I could communicate effectively and manage my team members in what proved to be a nervous and complex task.