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Thornton Cleveleys

Thornton Cleveleys

After taking voluntary redundancy from my previous job, I took my present job at AGC Chemicals Europe. I work in the maintenance department carrying out routine maintenance and attending to breakdowns. I work with heavy items of plant that routinely need stripping for maintenance, this includes hydraulics, pneumatics, all types of drives and gearboxes, the list is quite extensive.

I was the successful applicant for the above job in the same department in which I worked. I went from craftsperson to the next stage where I had a more involved role in the running of the Engineering team whilst maintaining my hands-on experience. This included attending engineering meetings, planning work on an individual basis and on a plant requirement basis using Maximo for preventative maintenance and T-cards for breakdowns. I liased with the production department to plan outages and larger maintenance tasks. I had daily contact with suppliers to provide us with spares at a competitive price whilst meeting the industry standards and specifications.

After completing my Advanced Modern Apprenticeship I was taken on by Springfields Fuels Ltd as a Mechanical Craftsperson where I gained on plant fitting/maintenance/repair experience. Such items of plant included hydraulics, pneumatics, all types of drives, compressors, refrigeration plants, pumps, pipework, fans, gearboxes etc. Frequently stood in as Chargehand where I had to prioritise jobs, hand out jobs to the shop-floor, filled in time-sheets, attended engineering meetings and all other aspects of being Chargehand. Often worked flexibly, working extra hours during outages at evenings and weekends this included being on the ‘call-out' register in the event of a breakdown out of hours. Completed Level 3 (site course) in Rope Access, saving the company valuable time and money. Attended various on-site courses.

Worked weekends and holidays whilst at school at West Coast Off- Road Centre furthering my interest in mechanical work, during which I decided I wanted to pursue a career doing mechanical fitting/maintenance/repair work.

Worked from an early age at weekends and holidays during school years at family farm gaining an insight into work.

Onc, Mechanical Engineering

ONC Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Design Technology: Resistant Materials- A* German: B Double award Science: B B Mathematics: A Business Studies: C Information Technology.