Grant Johnson (Beng) Email & Phone Number

Barrow-In-Furness, Gb

United Kingdom

Responsible for: - Managing a cohort of 18 Operators, comprising of specialists and team leads, across Global asset surveillance and EU power control activities. - Developing Orsted global asset surveillance strategy. - managing day to day WTG alarm response for optimised performance, safety and asset integrity- Implementing and managing Orsted Global WTG alarm strategy- Deploying condition monitoring and model analysis of WTG components- Owner of TCM system… Show more Responsible for: - Managing a cohort of 18 Operators, comprising of specialists and team leads, across Global asset surveillance and EU power control activities. - Developing Orsted global asset surveillance strategy. - managing day to day WTG alarm response for optimised performance, safety and asset integrity- Implementing and managing Orsted Global WTG alarm strategy- Deploying condition monitoring and model analysis of WTG components- Owner of TCM system surveillance- Vibration Analysis- 1st & 2nd line alarm response & technical support to site- Development of Remote Diagnostic Support function (Level 3 technical support)- Surveillance digital application development and prioritisation - Knwoledge sharing across internal and external technical teams Show less

United Kingdom

Global asset health monitoring leader for Ørsted operating fleet

Barrow-In-Furness, England, United Kingdom

Project Manager, scoping and delivering UK West full potential business plan and vision of Operational excellence.

United Kingdom

Senior Specialist supporting and leading strategic initiatives. - Defining, implementing and leading strategic initatives for a Lean Operating model with focus on change management, yield optimisation and reduced cost. - Workstream Team Lead for defining and implementing globalised standard operating procedures. - Programme Manager for UK west Operations Excellence Programme including Project Managing a team of highly skilled team members analysing, improving and reinforcing… Show more Senior Specialist supporting and leading strategic initiatives. - Defining, implementing and leading strategic initatives for a Lean Operating model with focus on change management, yield optimisation and reduced cost. - Workstream Team Lead for defining and implementing globalised standard operating procedures. - Programme Manager for UK west Operations Excellence Programme including Project Managing a team of highly skilled team members analysing, improving and reinforcing tools and processes with ADKAR approach. - Regional Project lead for long term logistics strategy initiative, including optimisation of vessel numbers, configurations and FTEs alongside Global Support Functions. - Task Manager for safe mobilisation and management of UK West projects - Scoping, sourcing and management of commercial contracts with external suppliers. - Candidate within Ørsted Talent Pipeline for previous 2 years with participation on internal HiPo programme – Columbus Programme 2020 Show less

Regional Support

- Originally sole focus for Walney 3 Windfarm during contruction, commissioning and early operations phase before moving to a regionalised support function in 2018 - Now responsible for all minor corrective downtime drivers across Ørsteds UK west WTG portfolio capturing SGRE G4, SGRE D7 and MVOW V164 WTG types (G4 and V164 focused). - Regional lead for MVOW V164 platform, responsible for raising technical issues with OEM at "back office" technical meetings and communicating responses… Show more - Originally sole focus for Walney 3 Windfarm during contruction, commissioning and early operations phase before moving to a regionalised support function in 2018 - Now responsible for all minor corrective downtime drivers across Ørsteds UK west WTG portfolio capturing SGRE G4, SGRE D7 and MVOW V164 WTG types (G4 and V164 focused). - Regional lead for MVOW V164 platform, responsible for raising technical issues with OEM at "back office" technical meetings and communicating responses back to site. - Technical support and maintenance of the turbine components, maintenance and fault finding. - Investigate technical non-conformities to all equipment and responsible for future improvements and preventive actions. - Project lead for "Quick Win Battles" with a focus on driving down minor corrective issues using 6 sigma techniques. - Support and participate in the development of task lists (troubleshooting guides) and other technical improvements. - Participate in technical forums with Technical Support - First line of support for the site (turbines, IT-systems, platforms, foundations etc.) - Participate in review of new software, retrofits, work instructions, test programmes etc. - Deliver and follow up on technical issues from site to back office and from back office to site - Responsible for test and implementation of new technical solutions on-site - 4 month Extended Business Trip secondment to Gentofte Head Office rotating and networking in various departments including: Fleet Diagnostics (Vibration Analysis team, WTG Specialists team on development of WTG Health Check tool), Agile Advanced Analytics, SCADA Communications, OMA Business Management, Operations Excellence (Ops Strategy), Engineering. Show less

West Of Duddon Sands, Barrow

- Trained to Siemens level 7 - Troubleshooting Technician- Worked for 3 month at Walney Offshore Wind (WOW) to gain experience after initial training before West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm (WoDS) was brought into operation. - Team lead for fault finding and rectification works on Siemens 3.6MW 120 turbines multi-discipline systems. - Carry out annual service - Following hydraulic and electrical drawings to trace system faults - Dong Energy Wind Turbine Safety Rules fully… Show more - Trained to Siemens level 7 - Troubleshooting Technician- Worked for 3 month at Walney Offshore Wind (WOW) to gain experience after initial training before West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm (WoDS) was brought into operation. - Team lead for fault finding and rectification works on Siemens 3.6MW 120 turbines multi-discipline systems. - Carry out annual service - Following hydraulic and electrical drawings to trace system faults - Dong Energy Wind Turbine Safety Rules fully athorised technician (WT3) - Leading Actsafe power ascender teams in order to crane tools and equipment to nacelle whilst Hiab crane winches are condemned. - Health and safety representative for my working shift - reporting HSE concerns amongst the technicians at site monthly HSE meetings. Holding frequent technician HSE meetings and acting as a HSE advisor to the team. Working to rectify concerns by sourcing and trialing new PPE. Providing training to the team in capturing and reporting hazards in the workplace through company applications. - Using and developing available tools with back office to assist with remote analysis and diagnosis of the assets. - Developed tools to analyse and predict asset integrity and yield figures and then utilising that data to highlight areas where both technical and operations departments need to focus attention. - Continuous Improvement Champion for site, trained in CI tools and facilitating in driving ideas forward from concept to implementation, producing business cases, knowledge sharing and leading workshops. - Leading technical workshops and knowledge sharing activities with technician pool. - Representing site at both in-person and online TSS knowledge sharing meetings. - Participating in technical projects and Quick Win Battles using Lean and Six Sigma tools - Networking with Denmark back office functions. Show less

Barrow

- Worked as part of an asset team carrying out daily maintenance and repairs of mechanical systems on multimillion pound manufacturing machines. I was the appointed mechanical technician amongst three significant areas of the Barrow Mill process including:- Paper Machine 1 (UCTAD)- De-inking Plant- Effluent Water Treatment Plant - Planned and led mechanical tasks on a daily basis, monitoring the condition of and continuously improving all electro-mechanical assets. -… Show more - Worked as part of an asset team carrying out daily maintenance and repairs of mechanical systems on multimillion pound manufacturing machines. I was the appointed mechanical technician amongst three significant areas of the Barrow Mill process including:- Paper Machine 1 (UCTAD)- De-inking Plant- Effluent Water Treatment Plant - Planned and led mechanical tasks on a daily basis, monitoring the condition of and continuously improving all electro-mechanical assets. - Continuously helped develop the skills and knowledge of apprentices, Manufacturing Team Members and new colleagues through "on-the-job" training. - Communicated with suppliers and the buying office through SAP to acquire spare parts - Supervising officer for contractors brought to site. Responsible for ensuring they follow company policies and procedures and follow acceptable health and safety standards. - Implemented key maintenance strategies: TPM, Kaizen - Introduced and managed asset care rounds for shift workers - Ensured documentation was kept and up to date for completed maintenance and analysed to identify recurring faults and task specific man-hours. - Developed maintenance database comprising of documentation for individual plant - Budget planning for planned maintenance works and capital projects - Written and developed safe system of work - Implemented condition based monitoring and used data collected to aid with maintenance planning - Led cost saving and energy reduction projects - Organised and managed inspections/ rectification works on pressurised systems and lifting equipment - Managed permanent site based contractor workload - Involved in installation and commissioning of new plant - Completed and presented documentation following site Safe Management of Change procedure - Involved in the early days of a £20+ million paper machine rebuild project - Acted as Mechanical Engineer for 4 month, covering long term sickness. Show less

Barrow

I completed an Advanced Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship working amongst numerous asset teams in both the paper manufacturing and paper converting sides of the paper mill. This provided a vast knowledge of the paper making process and engineering systems as well as working with paper converting and packaging machinery.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Further Mathematics, Applied Thermodynamics, Engineering Computer Aided Design, Minor Research Project, Applied.

Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Engineering Science, Drawing and Design, Mathematics, Computer Aided Engineering, Computer Numerical Control.

National Certificate (Mechanical), Mechanical Engineering

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