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Anwick, England, United Kingdom

Pilgrim’s Europe is a top UK and European food company employing 20,000 people across 40+ sites in the UK, Ireland, France and The Netherlands. We are a leader in making quality food sustainably in partnership with local farmers through our poultry, pork, lamb and beef supply chains.Driven by passion and insight, we create better food for everyone, producing own label and branded fresh chicken, pork and lamb, as well as authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges… Show more Pilgrim’s Europe is a top UK and European food company employing 20,000 people across 40+ sites in the UK, Ireland, France and The Netherlands. We are a leader in making quality food sustainably in partnership with local farmers through our poultry, pork, lamb and beef supply chains.Driven by passion and insight, we create better food for everyone, producing own label and branded fresh chicken, pork and lamb, as well as authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products for multiple markets.Our iconic brands include Richmond, Fridge Raiders, Denny, Galtee, Rollover, Oakhouse and Moy Park. Show less

Hull, United Kingdom

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, I am responsible for all legal compliance and facility maintenance activities regarding gas appliances; electrical installations; LOLER; legionnaires; calibration; lighting; fire alarms; fire extinguishers; asbestos; portable appliance testing; sprinkler systems, to name just a few, utilising contractors for the initial test and inspection and subsequent corrective maintenance and projects. Also, the construction and implementation of… Show more Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, I am responsible for all legal compliance and facility maintenance activities regarding gas appliances; electrical installations; LOLER; legionnaires; calibration; lighting; fire alarms; fire extinguishers; asbestos; portable appliance testing; sprinkler systems, to name just a few, utilising contractors for the initial test and inspection and subsequent corrective maintenance and projects. Also, the construction and implementation of one-point-lesson/PM documents for completion by facility maintenance engineers.I have also taken on the responsibility for the scheduled servicing of all production machinery by the original equipment manufacturers and the organisation of the subsequent remedial repairs. All the above tasks involve the conducting of inductions and issuing of permits to work ensuring the supervision and control of contractors and visitors to the site. Show less

Yorkshire

I am currently working for Dawn Meats, near Bridlington, as an Engineer (Projects). Within this role I work directly beneath the Engineering Manager as the focal point for the lairage, abattoir and boning hall management and production staff, as well as working closely with H&S, Technical and site management.Dealing with machinery breakdowns, I am also responsible for coordinating quotations from external contractors for all site projects such as the replacement of chiller doors… Show more I am currently working for Dawn Meats, near Bridlington, as an Engineer (Projects). Within this role I work directly beneath the Engineering Manager as the focal point for the lairage, abattoir and boning hall management and production staff, as well as working closely with H&S, Technical and site management.Dealing with machinery breakdowns, I am also responsible for coordinating quotations from external contractors for all site projects such as the replacement of chiller doors, loading bay doors and dock levelers; liaising with OEM for the servicing of equipment; the implementation of distributing maintenance requests amongst engineers; gathering of data for water, gas and electricity usage; sourcing and purchasing of spares and working alongside the production staff to highlight, design and prioritise any possible improvements to the existing aging machinery and processes. Show less

Hull, United Kingdom

I have most recently worked as an Engineering Team Leader for Greencore Grocery, Hull. Greencore provide cakes and desserts for the likes of Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Tesco and Co-op. Working a 2 days, 2 nights and 4 off shift pattern, I was accountable for all engineering aspects throughout the factory. Answering to the Engineering Manager, responsible for the leadership and supervision of engineers to ensure the completion of pre-planned maintenance; prompt attention to machinery… Show more I have most recently worked as an Engineering Team Leader for Greencore Grocery, Hull. Greencore provide cakes and desserts for the likes of Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Tesco and Co-op. Working a 2 days, 2 nights and 4 off shift pattern, I was accountable for all engineering aspects throughout the factory. Answering to the Engineering Manager, responsible for the leadership and supervision of engineers to ensure the completion of pre-planned maintenance; prompt attention to machinery breakdowns, ensuring down time is kept to an absolute minimum and to follow up with root cause analysis. This includes the daily coordination of external contractors, which involved the issuing of work permits and supervision of the task. Throughout the shift I attended various meetings and liaised directly with the production and factory management to ensure all concerned were kept up to date with any relevant information.Due to ageing machinery and a recent change to engineering practice, I was also responsible for the upgrading of equipment, not only to reduce the historical amount of breakdowns but also to lessen the financial burden associated with unnecessary spares and wasted produce and ingredients. Show less

Scunthorpe

As the Service Manager I was responsible for providing service engineers for pre-planned servicing and breakdown support to customers with various T. Freemantle Ltd end-of-line packaging machines. Daily duties include, but not limited to, providing customers with telephone support for breakdowns; forward planning of service visits around the UK and Ireland; meeting with customer engineering management to arrange ongoing service support and contracts; continuous improvement training of… Show more As the Service Manager I was responsible for providing service engineers for pre-planned servicing and breakdown support to customers with various T. Freemantle Ltd end-of-line packaging machines. Daily duties include, but not limited to, providing customers with telephone support for breakdowns; forward planning of service visits around the UK and Ireland; meeting with customer engineering management to arrange ongoing service support and contracts; continuous improvement training of service engineers in engineering skills, machine fault diagnosis and set-up, customer care and customer facing skills; liaising with the Drawing Office and Parts Department to ensure that the appropriate spares are selected, priced and quoted accordingly and available in a timely fashion for the customer. Show less

Boston Uk

Teaching Functional Skills Mathematics to students on site as well as at external locations. I was responsible for producing schemes of work and maintaining acceptable standards of achievement, behavior, discipline and punctuality.

Raf Waddington

Training Manager • Providing continuous training and assessment of Aircraft Maintenance Mechanics and Technicians in the skills required to handle fast jet, light, transport and rotary aircraft, as well as the myriad of associated ground support equipment. • Constructing and maintaining an Excel database detailing the authorisations and competencies required and expiry dates. • Working in conjunction with the Station NVQ Assessor to ensure that Airmen straight out of trade… Show more Training Manager • Providing continuous training and assessment of Aircraft Maintenance Mechanics and Technicians in the skills required to handle fast jet, light, transport and rotary aircraft, as well as the myriad of associated ground support equipment. • Constructing and maintaining an Excel database detailing the authorisations and competencies required and expiry dates. • Working in conjunction with the Station NVQ Assessor to ensure that Airmen straight out of trade training complete the work based criteria of their NVQ Level 3 in Aerospace Engineering, and to provide flexible work based learning at the pace of each individual.• Daily handling, refuel, replenishment and ground support of UK, NATO and non-NATO aircraft. Show less

East Midlands And East Anglia

Professional Facilitator • An experienced facilitator in providing experiential and work related learning for young people. • Responsible for providing curriculum based activities, in secondary schools, colleges, universities and youth organisations, which focus on development in a variety of team and personal key skills through practical exercises. Activities include a range of tasks that focus on the students’ understanding of the principles of communication, teamwork, problem… Show more Professional Facilitator • An experienced facilitator in providing experiential and work related learning for young people. • Responsible for providing curriculum based activities, in secondary schools, colleges, universities and youth organisations, which focus on development in a variety of team and personal key skills through practical exercises. Activities include a range of tasks that focus on the students’ understanding of the principles of communication, teamwork, problem solving and leadership. • Other services provided included: Recruitment presentations, Mobile Team Challenge, MTa Learning activities, mock interviews and interview techniques and classroom based mathematics and science challenges. Show less

Armed Forces Careers Office, LincolnRecruiter• Providing information and advice on careers within the Royal Air Force at Lincoln Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) and at numerous careers fairs.• Invigilation of candidates taking aptitude tests. • Interviewing of candidates and selection for service within the Royal Air Force.• Post interview report writing and application data input.• Conducting recruitment presentations.

Raf Marham Structures Bay

Lead Engineer / Supervisor • Responsible for the production of serviceable Tornado F3/GR4 structural components. • Induction, training and supervision of up to 40 Mechanical and Electrical Engineers carrying out all aspects of skin and structural repair of components and aircraft at RAF Marham and overseas locations. • Control and monitoring of demands for aircraft components and associated spares. • Attending daily meetings with BAE Systems management.• Weekly… Show more Lead Engineer / Supervisor • Responsible for the production of serviceable Tornado F3/GR4 structural components. • Induction, training and supervision of up to 40 Mechanical and Electrical Engineers carrying out all aspects of skin and structural repair of components and aircraft at RAF Marham and overseas locations. • Control and monitoring of demands for aircraft components and associated spares. • Attending daily meetings with BAE Systems management.• Weekly collation of data for management KPI’s.• Writing of mid-term and annual appraisals.• Running lean events and attending progress meetings with senior management. • Asset data capture.• Supervision of newly promoted supervisors.• Planning and completion of overseas structural repairs. Show less

Raf Coningsby

Mechanical Engineer• Serviceability testing of Tornado external fuel tanks. Subsequent repair and replacement of components and venting to appropriate LEL at RAF Coningsby and overseas locations.• Planning of overseas fuel tank maintenance and repair. • Serviceability testing, fault diagnosis and subsequent repair of Tornado electro-hydraulic components.• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of electro-hydraulic components.• Asset data capture.

Various Locations

Mechanical Engineer• 1st and 2nd line servicing of Hawk aircraft.• Maintenance of all mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and environmental systems.• VC10 Major servicing. • Removal, inspection and repair of all undercarriage mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.• Fitment and subsequent testing of all undercarriage mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components. • Tasks involved regular work to be carried out inside fuselage/wing fuel tanks.• Chinook… Show more Mechanical Engineer• 1st and 2nd line servicing of Hawk aircraft.• Maintenance of all mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and environmental systems.• VC10 Major servicing. • Removal, inspection and repair of all undercarriage mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components.• Fitment and subsequent testing of all undercarriage mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components. • Tasks involved regular work to be carried out inside fuselage/wing fuel tanks.• Chinook 1st and 2nd line scheduled and out-of-phase maintenance. • Hydraulic component replacement.• Rotor head changes.• Vibration analysis.• Role changes. Show less