Benjamin Sowerby Email & Phone Number

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Key Responsibilities:
• Direct operational management of Nuclear AMRC facilities in Derby and Birchwood Park
• Accountable for the recruitment, training and direct management of personnel across multiple sites, maximise productivity through ongoing performance monitoring and review
• Orchestrate all visitor experience and events on a regular basis ranging from a diverse section of the community, including schools and local groups up to the highest echelons of government
• Identification and management of multiple key stakeholders across the University of Sheffield to develop an effective delivery and support team within the advanced manufacturing group
• Manage numerous projects from inception to completion, monitor all project deliverables including timing, scope and budgets to mitigate any risks

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Key Responsibilities:
• Initially joined the organisation as a Technician, due to commitments and achievements exhibited in the role secured a promotion to Senior Technician and progressing to Acting Arc Welding Technician Lead
• Recruited, developed and managed a high performing team Arc Welding research team, continuously raised the bar and managed performance using best performance tools
• Identified training and development needs through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular 1-2-1s
• End-to-end ownership of all parts of the project lifecycle from ideation/initiation and estimating through to design, execution and benefit realisation
• Oversaw budget control to ensure revenue and margin targets were met

• Key Responsibilities:
• Further increased professional skills by working on rotation at different placements with several sectors of the business, including; Submarines, Nuclear and Aerospace; achieved runner up of the apprentice of the year.

· Direct line management of a team of 35 staff, this included responsibilities for their training and development, working rota, targeting and customer service monitoring· Cash handling· KPI setting and development· Shop fitting project management and recruitment· Applying transformational management techniques in order to reduce waste and increase.

Level 5 Diploma, Operations Management And Supervision

Sheffield Leader, Operations Management And Supervision, Pass

Vrq Positional Welding, Welding Technology/Welder, Pass

VRQ qualification in positional welding. The course included welding in a variety of positions across a scope of thicknesses and material.

Btec National Diploma, Manufacturing Engineering, Distinction* Distinction*

Courses included Maths, EEP, Mechanical Principals, Health and Safety, Engineering Project, Communications, Materials, Primary Forming.

Vrq Intermediate Certificate, Machining, Pass

A Basic engineering course covering basic principals and machining operations.

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