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Huddersfield, Gb

Wakefield, United Kingdom

with over 30 years of combined military and civilian management experience; I am presently employed as a technical manager for CORGI ( council of registered gas installers) where I manage a team of technical inspectors and auditors carrying out all of the administrative tasks associated with running a small but highly effective team.I have created and implemented induction, technical and general installation courses for registered gas engineers to assist them in their day to day operational running of their own independent business’; responsible for the general health and safety for all field based personnel ensuring that all regulations are fully implemented and complied with

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leading by example and motivating a team to their full potential. Prime responsibility for the allocation and co-ordination of daily tasks using the resources available to deliver good and consistent levels of production and customer service, with an awareness of the operation at all times. Overall responsible for up to 20 engineers and a quality assurance manager carrying out the safe installation and commissioning process of central heating systems in all types of premises social housing, green deal and private properties. Duties include but are not limited to administration of the engineers under my command for the their holidays pay sickness etc. dealing with customer issues and complaints negotiating with various business sectors parts acquisition, health and safety internal and external auditors and contracts liaison. Line management responsibility of up to 10 fitting teams Management of training requirements Absence management Holiday management Recruitment Proactively deal with any employment relations issues in conjunction with the HR Department and in line with company and legal procedures Maintaining productivity levels Liaising with Branch, Office & Academy support teams. Ensure that fitting teams are fully aware of and comply with H&S requirements Work in progress inspections PUWER inspections Post completion inspections To ensure compliance of Gas Safe and building regulations. Complaints handling Managing to objectives Carry out performance reviews of fitting teams, keep records and review progresses Client relationship management Delivering team briefs

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Ran my own business and all the day to day activities involved in running a small family business including;-installationservicingbreakdownslandlord certificateson all natural gas and LPG installationstrained 3 x apprentices one who is now a surveyor and one is now a lead engineer with in the Mark Group the other runs his own business.responsible for the gas safe compliance of all operatives employed with in the businessensured high customer satisfaction at all times.carried out general admin duties overseeing one member of office staffliaised with other business' for project completion interacted with multiple manufacturers and agentsrepresented multiple estate agents

Leeds, United Kingdom

general servicing and repair duties diagnostic and rectification of faults on all makes and types of LPG and natural gas boilers, advised customer on best options for their individual scenario, collected payments in the form of card, cash or cheque.

Leeds, United Kingdom

I was responsible for carrying out maintenance to commercial, industrial and domestic premises including Schools, Banks, Police Stations and County Courts

Various

I joined the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 16 making my formative years both disciplined and respectful.I was posted to Germany at the age of 17 and took control of a mobile communications vehicle worth in the region of 3.5 million pounds.I rapidly mastered this and was promoted in rank and posted to another regiment where I was now responsible for 5 of these vehicles and 10 crew men.One of my many tasks was to reconnoitre sites suitable for communication hubs to be located, this allowed realistic conflict training, The hub consisted of up to 20 communications vehicles and their operators, This was senior mobile communication centre for the British Army Permitting high-ranking officers to carry secure top secret briefings and distribute the battle plan to all battle groups in theatre.I attended various military courses which resulted in me being able to carry out instruction to trained soldiers in trade training at levels 1, 2 & 3 along with military skills;I was posted to the Royal Corps of Signals recruit training depot in Catterick where I was a member of an elite military training team responsible for the initial training and administration of raw recruits and accountable for the production of first class soldiers.Teaching them everything from how to shower and brush their teeth to how to effectively survive in hostile environments. The training period lasted for up to 9 months this was also a test of your ability to handle sensitive situations as the recruits would often look to you for personal morale guidance and help.After leaving the Regular Army in 1994 I joined the Territorial’s until 2004 where I carried out similar tasks to those in the Regular Army.

London, United Kingdom

Initially recruited to carry out door to door cold calling to assist the general public in the retuning of all their audio visual entertainment equipment, within 6 weeks I was promoted to the area manager of Doncaster (North) and was accountable for the fast and effective retuning of 28,000 homes to enable them to receive Channel 5 error free.in charge of a team of 25 re-tuners managing all aspects of the day to day running of the team including pay, transport, sickness, attendance, customer relations, customer complaint resolution, prevention and investigation of fraud, auditing, and accountancy of the daily and weekly figures.I then moved to the Head Office in London to carry out the same task for the whole of the UK.

Military Skills And Communcations

A Good General Education

a sound all round education