Gary Connell Email & Phone Number

September 2013 – Present SABIC North Tees Mechanical SupervisorReporting to the Project Manager and Senior Project Manager for the client, working in various Engineer and Technician teams, overseeing the maintenance and repair of machines, preventative and reactive maintenance, delivering shutdowns and overhauls, improving processes following lean management systems, decommissioning and demolition of redundant assets.• Acting as site Supervisor, conducting machine inspections… Show more September 2013 – Present SABIC North Tees Mechanical SupervisorReporting to the Project Manager and Senior Project Manager for the client, working in various Engineer and Technician teams, overseeing the maintenance and repair of machines, preventative and reactive maintenance, delivering shutdowns and overhauls, improving processes following lean management systems, decommissioning and demolition of redundant assets.• Acting as site Supervisor, conducting machine inspections to ensure all safety procedures are being upheld in alignment with Health and Safety regulations.• Staff development roles, training team members to relevant site standards and developing a set of standards and best practice to help mentor with NVQ’s.• Delegating team response activities and roles following machine breakdowns or faults.• Fixing and investigating breakdowns and faults.• Reading and interpreting engineering documentation to support the installation, testing, and maintenance of new equipment.• Followed preventative maintenance plans and work requests of projects to improve production flow.• Attend daily, weekly, and monthly meetings with client and contractors to review EHSS performance, progress, budgets, efficiency, cost effectiveness and identification of problems and solutions.• Oversee quality control as per the framework, meeting UK, European and Global regulations and compliance. • Liaise with clients to facilitate handovers, reviewing contracts to identify milestones, payments and gain completion assurance.• Managing all project milestones, forecasting performance and ensuring operations adhere to time schedules and budgets.• Assessing all job requirements, recruiting suitable teams for the brief and necessary skillsets to complete projects. Show less

Longannet, Scotland, United Kingdom

Worked on the stripping down of Generators taken from all Datums, preparing for rebuild and the replacement of worn parts ensuring production areas remained safe and clean in alignment with operational standards.• Accountable for identifying, rectifying and reporting mistakes and failures in the production line, developing efficient response measures to reduce downtime and costs.• Understanding complex manuals and blueprints.• Supported the project budget portfolios by meeting key… Show more Worked on the stripping down of Generators taken from all Datums, preparing for rebuild and the replacement of worn parts ensuring production areas remained safe and clean in alignment with operational standards.• Accountable for identifying, rectifying and reporting mistakes and failures in the production line, developing efficient response measures to reduce downtime and costs.• Understanding complex manuals and blueprints.• Supported the project budget portfolios by meeting key deadlines dates to reduce operational risk.• Ensuring compliance with H&S regulations such as COSHH.• Able to troubleshoot efficiently and effectively through a thorough system understanding.• Delivered preventative maintenance on mechanical systems. Show less

South Africa

Prepared the strip down of Steam Turbines and Generators, meeting all H&S regulations and operational compliance.

Sabic North Tees

August 2011 – March 2013 AMEC, SABIC North Tees Mechanical Technician / ChargehandLed the delivery of day-to-day maintenance to the agreed plan and EHSS standards.Promoted to Chargehand overseeing a team of technicians.