Company Director

• Dec 2022 - Present

Wind Turbine Technician

• Feb 2022 - Present

Carrying out scheduled and reactive maintenance on vestas V90 Offshore wind turbines Carrying out scheduled and reactive maintenance on vestas V90 Offshore wind turbines

Mechanical Engineering Manager

• Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

Manage team of Mechanical craftsmen, ensuring resources available to allow area teams to complete scheduled maintenance activities. Responsible for site central mechanical functions which include, maintenance of FLT fleet, statutory inspections and maintenance on site cranes, lifts, steam, air systems and site LOLER inspections on fixed and loose lifting equipment.

Board Machine Production Co-ordinator

• Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

Co-ordinating the planning and management of BM2 activities to ensure health, safety, environment, operating standards and KPI's are met.

Mechanical Plant Engineer

• Apr 2016 - Apr 2019

Responsible for identifying and implementing improvements in maintenance methods, preventative and predictive maintenance, optimal type and use of equipment and project engineering management.

Engineering Planner

• May 2015 - Apr 2016

Plan day to day predictive and preventative maintenance activities for a team of Mechanical and EI craftsmen. Plan all engineering works for plant shut downs which includes coordinating site attendance by outside contractors and scaffold companies. Produce detailed shut plans for production and engineering using microsoft project.

Baling and Tow feeding Maintenance Technician

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

Have lead responsibility for managing the equipment condition and performance of the 24 production balers and tow feeders:Carry out Mechanical PM Inspections in line with SAP asset management system and decide any course of follow up action. First point of contact for equipment failure in area of responsibility Supervise and approve breakdown repairs in a safe manor to ensure plant is returned to production as efficiently as possible.Develop relationships with key vendors and service providers with a high emphasis on value, cost and quality.Ensure engineering activities are completed within the specified budget for the area.Seek out opportunities to improve equipment reliabilityPlanning work for maintenance craft personnel for general maintenance and bi-annual shutdowns, liaising with operations for equipment availability. Show less

Machine shop Technician

• Apr 2008 - Sep 2014

Manage Machine Shop:Manage machine shop on a day to day basis, prioritise and manage incoming and existing work load so routine work and break downs are completed on schedule. Quality control for parts coming into the stores from outside suppliers. Machine crimper parts: Grind Crimper Rolls, Chambers and re-lap crimper rocks to very high specifications (to > .0001", to less than one ten thousand of an inch)Once machining is complete Q/C check using precision equipment for flatness and concentricity General machine shop duties:Machine parts as required.Design and manufacture components as required to aid maintenance activities.Organise and prioritise work load.Order any required materials/tooling and liaise with any sales representatives for purchase.Read and interpret technical drawings Provide technical backup for adviceCrimper maintenance:Build crimpers to high tolerance to go into production and make class 1 Tow.Achievements: Completed 2 week Crimper Mechanic training course at main Eastman site in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA Key aspects: Sharing of best practices for maintenance procedures, standardisation of equipment and processes. Show less

Machinist

• Apr 2003 - Apr 2008

General Machining duties

Machinist

• Jan 2001 - Apr 2003

Operator of various types of machine tool including: CNC & NC mills Manual milling machines Large grinders Lathes and other machine tools Basic Fitting Operator of various types of machine tool including: CNC & NC mills Manual milling machines Large grinders Lathes and other machine tools Basic Fitting