Lee Dickson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Uk

Teaching employed apprentices and technicians from Nissan and their supply chain. Specialising in manual machining, workshop and hand-fitting skills, as well as health and safety, H&S legislation, manufacturing principles, Kaizen and business improvement techniques. Following 8 years at Tyne Met College, I have returned to the belly of the beast; the automotive industry. I am teaching focused, employed apprentices; improving their workplace and employability skills for careers in manufacturing and engineering here in the North east and further afield.

Wallsend, North Tyneside

A time served tool and die maker by trade, with over 30 years experience in manufacturing in the UK, Canada and South Africa, I am now teaching mechanical engineering ( Btec, City and Guilds and AME levels 2 and 3) at Tyne Met College, on Tyneside. My experience as a process engineer in the automotive sector has served me well in this role, giving me the skills needed to run courses, manage young learners and pass on the many skills required to perform well and succeed in the engineering sector. I am currently teaching across a span of subjects, workshop and classroom based. Subjects include core units such as Health and Safety, to Handfitting, Manual Machining, Inspection, Measurement and Testing, Maths and Science, and Mechanical Maintenance. Currently our engineering department are running the AME Level 2 Advanced Manufacturing Diploma, a course we have been developing over the past two years. This course comprises of seven units in total, run over 5 week blocks, in which learners are immersed in a unit, say, Turning, for 2.5 full days per week. All units are wrapped up within the 5 week period and the learner then moves on to the next unit until all seven are complete. We are one of the few colleges in the country to run this course and it is proving to be very successful, with excellent attendance and achievement results.

Washington, Tyne And Wear

Reporting directly to works manager I was responsible for commissioning of approximately 40 new metal pressing dies, from RFQ stage to full production, including logging of all technical parameters, operator training, and quality documentation. Also responsible for any die maintenance and/or modifications.

North Shields, Tyne And Wear

Reporting directly to company director, responsible for manufacturing improvements as well as directing plant maintenance activities.Major improvements to site included;*Consolidation of two warehouse buildings into one, a saving of over 900 sqm, allowing one building to be vacated, a saving of over £55,000/year.*Introduction of barcode scanning system for accurate control of products dispatched. In the 6 months previous to this, customers had returned over £40,000 worth of product and company was spending £37,000 a year on end-of-line inspectors.*Machine modifications to prevent loss of fibre due to contamination. Cost approx. £300, savings approx £12,000 per year.*Redesign of furniture manufacturing facility, including creation of 150 sqm of production stores area and introduction of 3rd production line, increasing manufacturing capacity by over 50%.*Design and build of over 260sqm mezzanine (to H&S and building standards). This area is now used as storage and to feed product to the line.*Layout changes throughout factory to improve machine efficiencies and improve safety and ergonomics.*Responsible for managing H&S committee and all relevant documentation.*Completion of full rates assessment throughout the facility in order to make use of production areas more cost effectively.

Pennywell Industrial Estate, Sunderland.

Responsible for process improvements, updating of control plans and FMEAs, balancing of production line Takt times as well as introduction of 1st level maintenance throughout the plant. I also drafted and implemented the Standard Operating Procedures for the whole line, including those for final inspection and SPC.I also led a scrap/waste reduction exercise that focussed on chemical conditioning (polyurethane moulding) that saved CK over a million pounds per year in lost chemicals as well as bringing rework down to single figures. Also responsible for tooling modifications and machine improvements.

Mechanical Engineering, Ntc 5 ( A South African Qualification - Roughly Equal To Hnc)

Pgce, Education