Volunteers are the backbone of the British Red Cross.The purpose of this role is to represent the views of all volunteers in order to improve the volunteer and service user experience. As a Volunteer Service Representative I work in partnership with staff to hear the views of management, relaying that to the volunteers I represent and representing the diverse views of their constituents to management.

Assisting with the manufacturing process, writing and updating work instructions, training and development.Purchasing of new equipment as well as decommission and safe disposal of old equipment and parts.Working with suppliers and customers to ensure production needs are met.

Short term contract providing support for Smart Metering Test Equipment

Itron's UK Electricity meter manufacturing's Approved Representative for Calibration, Seals and Certification activities.Support Manufacturing Systems - Ensuring systems, policy and procedures for all related activities for are in place, current and adhere to regulatory standards. Ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining the accreditation of the Metering Calibration Equipment (electrical safety & production / certification testing) for all metering devices deployed by… Show more Itron's UK Electricity meter manufacturing's Approved Representative for Calibration, Seals and Certification activities.Support Manufacturing Systems - Ensuring systems, policy and procedures for all related activities for are in place, current and adhere to regulatory standards. Ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining the accreditation of the Metering Calibration Equipment (electrical safety & production / certification testing) for all metering devices deployed by developing & implementing appropriate policies & procedures. Liaising and maintaining a good working relationship with the regulatory bodies to ensure continued compliance.Co-ordinating technical support - specifying & assessing metering and test equipment and departmental budgets.Developing a strong knowledge and understanding of electrical safety and testing practices. Show less

Ensured smooth transition of manufacturing operation for Felixstowe to the Gödöllő site to allow for continued quality and production. Visiting the site and liaising with colleagues to ensure effective training and support as needed. Project successfully completed allowing Itron to achieve production cost savings going into the future. Conducted and ISO27001 audit in Germany and Hungary as part of a small team that has benefited the company by allowing for them to become accredited to… Show more Ensured smooth transition of manufacturing operation for Felixstowe to the Gödöllő site to allow for continued quality and production. Visiting the site and liaising with colleagues to ensure effective training and support as needed. Project successfully completed allowing Itron to achieve production cost savings going into the future. Conducted and ISO27001 audit in Germany and Hungary as part of a small team that has benefited the company by allowing for them to become accredited to the standard in a very short timescales to ensure staff and customers of ongoing high standards and quality. Itron's UK Electricity meter manufacturing's Approved Representative for Calibration, Seals and Certification activities.Support Manufacturing Systems and team of people ensuring systems, policy and procedures for all related activities for are in place, current and adhere to regulatory standards. Co-ordinating technical support and RMA activities for legacy and Smart metering - specifying & assessing metering and test equipment.Selected to be part of a team that has remained at Itron to ensure the downsizing of the operation has gone smoothly and impact to the business kept to a minimum. During this time, I have learnt many new skills in shipping of items including hazardous items such as batteries along with people management and resourcing skills. Internal and External Auditor for ISO27001, 14001 & 9001 standards as well as UK Certification Regulations (SI1566) and Measuring Instruments Directive (MID 2014/32/EU)Liaising with customers and suppliers both internal and external, via relevant means (such as email or Telephone). Show less

Responsible for implementing software and training of new and updated systems with in manufacturing using Visual Basic, Labview, SQL and MS Office applications. Responsible for creating and validation of tests for electricity meters and assembly processes and documentation.Over the past few years I have been responsible for shipping and commission of equipment to other sites and development and administration of systems for customers.

Covers events in the WRC, IRC and National Rally championships, as well as local rally and motoring and music events, such as the Richard Burns Memorial Rally and Harvest at Jimmy’s. He is also keen on broadcasting, website design and management having created and edited various radio programmes for community, local and national radio.

Responsible for implementing software and training of new and updated systems with in manufacturing using Visual Basic and MS Office applications. Also responsible for creating and validation of tests for electricity meters and assembly processes and documentation.

Providing IT and technical support for the radio station and broadcasting equipment.Providing training to end users.Assist in preparing documentation for standards and procedures.

Main responsibilities for assembly and testing of electricity meters for the UK and Worldwide markets with both Single and Polyphase Metering. Along with credit and prepayment metering solutions.During the run-up to the 2000 I was responsible for ensuring Y2K compliance for software and systems within manufacturing and business processes.