David Shaw Email & Phone Number

Teeside (Billingham)

My role as machines superintendent within CF Fertilisers is to provide technical support to the Billingham site engineering, Procurement and Maintenance teams relating to all types of rotating equipment.Day to Day activities include managing a small in-house team of CF rotating equipment technicians to carry out maintenance as / when required and respond to site breakdowns should they occur. Also a lube tech and condition monitoring analyst form a vital part of the team.Key part of my role is to ensure detailed reports are generated from work carried out on rotating equipment for future reference as/ when required.Maintaining and setting high standards across the Billingham site is also a vital part of my role to ensure good reliability of rotating equipment, this coupled with generating detailed workscopes to the maintenance and engineering teams where required. Responsibilities and accountabilities also include working closely alongside specialist machines contractors such as MAN / Sulzer/ Nuova Pignone, Burckhardt compression/ Siemens etc. Managing / planning /coordination of up to 30 machines contractors at any one time during Major T.A events across our ammonia 4 & Nitric acids plants. Major rotating equipment consists of, axial compressors upto 12.8MW (Sulzer/ GHH), Radial compressors (Sulzer/GHH), Nuova Pignone Barrel compressors (BCL type), Gas expanders upto 12,500kW (Sulzer/GHH), Steam Turbines (Siemens, Peter Brotherhood), Epicyclic gear units (Allen’s, Voith), Labyrinth reciprocating compressors (Burckhardt Compression), 23,000KV Brush generator. Extensive knowledge and experience gained on machine control / trip systems in and around the site. This involves full inspection/ rebuild/ commissioning of all mechanical trip / control system components during major T.A events.

Teeside

My role as machines technician is to provide support across the billingham site on all aspects of rotating equipment from both scheduled routines / breakdown maintenance.Equipment worked on during my time as machines technician included reciprocating compressors (oil free labyrinth piston type), ranging from minor/ major overhauls as per the scheduled routine maintanance plans.Interpretation/ recommendations of site condition monitoring reports include monthly oil analysis and vibration surveys.Single / multistage pump work across the site included mechanical seal changes and bearing inspections which were carried out insitu on the plants.Turbine control and trip system work included full strip and inspection of component parts during major plant shutdowns and commissioning of the systems upon plant start up. Cost control and planning of maintanance work on rotating equipment became a vital part of my day to day role.I also began to include written technical workscopes into the plant maintenance systems to assist other technicians across the site whilst working on aspects of rotating equipment.Contractor management also became a part of my role to top up with external labour as / when plant breakdowns/ shutdowns occured.

Teeside

I started my role within Petroplus refining Teesside as a mechanical technician to work on all aspects of rotating equipment within the Teesside refinery. During my time at Petroplus my role developed into a more technical role as lead fitter/ reliability technician for rotating equipment which included the following accountabilities within the role- To improve the overhaul standards/ reports on rotating equipment such as centrifugal pumps, compressors and fans using pump overhaul proforma, s.  To set up and manage database for condition monitoring of equipment using the Pruftechnic Vibrotip tool. This included taking/ interpreting results and carrying out remedial actions arising from the reports. Setting up of machinery care schedules with regards to Lubrication (greasing of bearings/ oil changes/ oil storage/ good machinery lubrication practices). Presentations to process operators given around the importance of machinery lubrication. Ensuring all necessary spares holdings were reviewed and correct levels of stock held.  Taking more of a lead role during major overhauls using external contract labour.