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Amebury

Retained Firefighter giving evening and weekend cover• Respond to emergency calls relating to Fires, Road Traffic Collisions and Medical emergencies• Control, contain & extinguish fires• Administer first aid to both preserve life and promote recovery• Inspect & Maintain personal PPE• Carry out routine checks on all required firefighting equipment to ensure maximum availability• Participate in weekly training drills to maintain competence• Educate local residents about fire safety and any other important safety issues• Keep current with changes in Policies, procedures & firefighting techniques• Maintain personal fitness above the required standard

Lyneham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

• To deliver instruction on course modules in the Engine Technology Department in support of the DCTT EMTC training contract including Lesson plans, training aids, précis and student hand outs.• To prepare relevant training material• Maintain personal CPD portfolio in respect of new technologies and equipment ensuring that lesson plans and training sessions are developed in accordance of the approved syllabi. Review course content to ensure it is current and evolves to support equipment advances and technologies using most appropriate training aids.• Assessment of trainees to include: Creation of progress test papers, Creation of practical assessment/examination scenario and continuous assessments. Invigilation of examination and assessments.• Ensuring student development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline and training interventions, ensuring all supporting documentation is maintained and that any special student developmental needs or training delays are flagged to the Principal Instructor (PI). Delivery of remedial training and revision as necessary.• Student administration including course reports and student training records. Attending Course Debriefs as required by the PI.• Maintenance of technical literature, training equipment, training aids• Responsibility within the Engine Technology training areas for cleanliness, security, HSW, COSHH and environmental and engineering hygiene and ensuring that all students are fully aware of these requirements.• Supervision of Students and Visitors to ensure full compliance with relevant H&SE & PPE requirements as required, the Authority and as relevant to the equipment training department, ensuring risks are adequately assessed and minimised. Ensures that the correct equipment is used for each task.

Perham Down, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

• Promoted to this position and responsible for ensuring the day-to-day operational success of workshop operations including inspection, repair and maintenance of 170+ vehicle platforms. Maintaining vehicle availability on or above 80% • Ensured compliance to stringent health and safety standards and procedures. • Lead toolbox talks on various topics including COSHH, Health & Safety & Engineering Hygiene• Conducted job safety analysis and risk assessments in line with requirements. • Order, receipt and distribute required spares and servicing packs. • Maintained comprehensive daily records in line with procedural requirements.• Lead, coach and manage rotating team of 6. Supporting NVQ training requirements. Write annual reports on junior personnel to support further career development opportunities.• Conducted weekly 10% checks on tools and specialist equipment stores.• Acted as a lead for COSHH to ensure that only competent persons had access

Aldershot

• Planned and led multiple recruitment, potential army entrant and team building days across the South East region of the UK. • Liaised with and worked with external agencies whilst organising recruitment activities at County Career Fairs and County Fairs with the aim of promoting the British Army. • Wrote risk assessments for activities undertaken by the recruiting team.• Provided detailed loading plans for vehicles on activities.• Generated and circulated detailed reports on potential recruit undertaking entrance testing.• Created post activity reports on activities carried out to improve process for future events.• Worked closely with secondary schools, collages and universities addressing and providing training and team building for up to 300 students at a time.

Pirbright

• Led two man team and managed the timely inspection of fleet of 80+ wheeled vehicles and 10+ tracked vehicles including test driving, rolled brake testing, emissions testing and headlight beam testing.• Liaised with the transport section and ensured vehicles requiring inspection delivered to workshop prior to expiration of previous inspection.• Ensured relevant paperwork correctly completed and circulated.• Maintained the inspection database. • Updated the military computer system with new faults found on vehicles.• Secured spares in line with requirements, maintained records of spares holdings.• Re-inspected failed vehicles following completion of repairs.

Education record

Training, Assessment & Quality Assurance (Taqa), City And Guilds Level 3

Level 4 Certificate, Education And Training, Pass

City & Guilds

Nvq 3, Engineering Installation, Comissioning And Maintenance, Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, Pass

NVQ Lvels 1-3 in Vehicle Mechanics

City And Guilds Motor Vehicle Mechanic Craft Studies Part 2, Mechanical Engineering, Pass

C&G Level 2 Key Skill in IT C&G Level 2 Key Skill in Communication C&G Level 2 Key Skill in Application of Number C&G Level 2 Unit Award.

Maths, English, Science Gcse, Gcse'S

GCSE's in Maths, English & Double Award Science