Experience

Swindon Silicon Systems

• United Kingdom
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equipment Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Working within a small team on a rotating shift pattern, providing support to production and engineering teams, testing asic semiconductor chips and wafers in an ESD clean room environment. Carrying out preventive maintenance, calibration and repair of gravity fed handlers, wafer probers and semiconductor testers. Assisting with training of new engineers on and off site including site visit to Sensata Malaysia to assist start-up of new production testing environment.- Maintenance and repair of production and associated equipment for Production and Quality / HSE standards e.g. ESD compliant, clean room.- Investigation and solving of problems with production equipment in a high pressure environment, remaining calm in critical situations, using logical fault finding techniques.- Developing procedures, work instructions and Puwer risk assessments for production equipment in line with Quality and HSE requirements.- Providing instruction / training in the correct operation of equipment to operators & trainee engineers.- Performing preventative maintenance on test equipment and tooling. Updating maintenance records.- Producing and promoting work in accordance with the company’s TS16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO14001, IIP, Sarbanes Oxley, Lean / 6s standards- Maintaining equipment spares at correct levels, researching new suppliers and negotiating price reductions to realise value for money savings.



Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd.

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

• Production Coordinator

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2014

  Overseeing all aspects of Quality, Cost, Delivery, Management, Safety and Environment within Honda’s Engine Assembly petrol line which produces up to 480 engine units per shift.Using total quality tools such as global Pac V, improved training techniques and process verification, Helping to raise our Right First Time quality achievement.- Quality assurance of engines including engine start up and running testing and diagnosis.- Introduce cost saving measures such as process efficiency, waste reduction and recycling management.- Daily production scheduling confirmation and reporting.- Managing time, attendance and disciplinaries for 70+ associates.- Managing yearly appraisal process for 70 associates.- Ensuring delivery targets are achieved- Control of non-conformance; working with engineers to diagnose cause and establish effective countermeasures.- Implementation of associate development; Up to and including Team leader.- Incident investigation, countermeasure implementation and reporting.- Hawk eye (quality) & Kiazen (continuous improvement) representative.