Experience

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  Snorkel

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • Mar 2015 - Present

    My duties include but are not limited to:-New product introductions, lean manufacturing initiatives, product improvements, supporting shop floor production and cost down initiatives.

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  BAE Systems

  • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • Jul 2005 - Dec 2014
    • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    My Manufacturing Engineer duties included but were not limited to:-•Creation and maintenance of Manufacturing Departmental Instructions (Standard Operating Procedures).•Compilation of detailed manufacturing process instructions, bills of material, routings, schedules, process times, stage build layouts for complex Armoured Vehicles.•Proactively fulfilling a supporting role to daily manufacturing issues.•Creation and maintenance of Manufacturing Instructions from a 3D model environment using Teamcenter NX9 CAD software and Microsoft Visio.•Identification of special tools and test equipment along with design input for jigs and fixtures.•Leading a small Manufacturing Engineering team and deputising for shop floor team leader absences.•Raising manufacturing change requests and engineering change proposals to improve product quality.•Active role in Continuous Improvement initiatives.

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  Vickers Defence Systems / Alvis Vickers

  • Manufacturing Technician

    • 1987 - 2005

    Electrical biased technician working across various departments such as Trials, Prototype & Production Build; Sub Assembly; Vehicle Test; Pre-Conditioning; Fielding & Development; Maintenance.