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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● Apply commercial thinking to lead on negotiations with various third party suppliers and contractors, which led to recently securing a £50K reduction in rent at Derby facility● Achieve financial objectives by monitoring annual budgets, schedule expenditures, analyse variances, and initiate corrective actions● Deliver multiple service improvements and ensure value for money by performing comprehensive analysis across the wider business● Establishment and delivery of regional site STEM programmes for delivery into schools and local communities, the goal of which is to increase the University’s profile and the next generations understanding of sustainability, the part we can all play in building a better, cleaner, safer worldKey Achievements:● Drove staff motivation and retention through periods of significant change increasing cohesion and success rates, lowering non conformance● Driving force behind the delivery of a bespoke research and development building in Derby; built and managed new teams from the ground up● End to end management for the migration of numerous site moves, including leases, teams, business cases, finance and recommissioning

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● Employed strong communication skills to establish relationships with numerous internal and external stakeholders and clients to identify and address any identified issues● Steered the team through a period of intense change and scrutiny following a change in line management, achieved recognition by turning around an underperforming team to a high performing team within two months ● Empowered teams to take ownership of their own deliverables, recognised successes and bridged capability gaps through robust performance management and competency development which led to increasing productivity and reducing lead time● Embraced continuous professional development by completing courses, including the Institute of Leadership and Managements Level 3 course for high potential future leaders

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 award academic year 2009 and winner in 2010

· 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 productivity

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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