David Ashton Email & Phone Number

Operations Manager at Veolia ERF based at Four Ashes Staffordshire managing a team of 25Previous ExperienceShift Team Leader at Veolia ERF based at Four Ashes StaffordshirePreviously i was based at Ironbridge Power Station from April 1990 till December 2015. I progressed my career through various roles within the Operations Production Department from Plant Attendant, Assistant Unit Operator, Unit Operator, Shift Technician, Assistant Shift Team Leader and most recently Shift Team Leader leading a small team of operations staff. Key Attributes • High level of experience in the power generation with both coal and biomass.• Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety, Environmental and Plant procedures.• Able to represent company involvement in operational working groups off site. • Manage shift budgets. Manage and lead a team of individuals. Good interdepartmental skills.• Responsible, flexible, reliable and committed to any position I have held. • High standards and assume the role of mentor and role model to guide, train and develop staff to achieve their full potential. I have lead major outages, which I feel has given me a wealth of experience of the power industry enabling me to progress my career to we're I am now. I am self-motivated reliable and trustworthy with high personal performance standards, I have the ability to work unsupervised and prioritise tasks and workloads in order of importance. I have a proven ability to lead by example, consistently hit targets, improve best practices and adapt to change. And I have guided and mentored my team members to achieve their potential. ​I held authorisations as SAP/Control Person for all plant and HV and LV apparatus at Ironbridge Power Station and I am also authorised as an NGC AP at both our 400 & 132 kV substations.

Listed skills include Power Generation, Commissioning, Energy, Power Plants, and 28 others.