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Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom

Regensburg Area, Germany

Producing complex door, window, facade systems for commercial/ civic projects. Operating a wide range of machinery including CNC milling (FANUC programming) and interpreting/ verifying engineering drawings. Tasked with improving shopfloor efficiency by enhancing manufacturing processes and reducing assembly times.Duties;• Creating/ modifying FANUC programming for CNC milling including the application of CAM software.• Development/ prototyping of NPI and increasing production efficiency by making design considerations.• Operating, maintaining and repairing various CNC machinery.• Assembling a wide range of systems supplied by various companies such as Hueck/ Schüco.• Selecting suitable cutting tool solutions for CNC milling applications.• Analysing/ improving CNC programs to reduce manufacturing times and prolong tool life. • Interpreting/ verifying drawings to produce components within set tolerances, ensuring standard compliance.• Improving shop floor efficiency and modifying processes.

Pontardawe

Designing cutting tool solutions for a range of industries (automotive, aerospace, bearing and medical). Using CAD software to develop designs, producing solutions for customer-specific applications. Consulting and quoting customers with multifarious application requirements. Researching numerous application variables such as product materials, processes, potential tool geometries and cutting materials.Duties:• Using CAD software (Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor) to design and detail sophisticated cutting tool solutions.• Engaging with customers and suppliers daily regarding technical issues and providing application assistance.• Handling enquiries, calculating product costings and submitting quotations.• Processing/ co-ordinating jobs within the company, providing job route planning for production and assigning required materials/ sub-contracted work for jobs. • Working to ISO 9001:2015 to ensure customers get consistent, good quality products/ services. • Handling customer non-conformance issues (QF8), determining the root cause of non-conformances and developing suitable corrective actions.• Improving shop floor processes by enhancing machine programming and designing efficient fixturing.

Llanelli

Carrying out an engineering project to improve the design of a sound-attenuating enclosure. The focus of this project was to improve the roof design of the given enclosure hence improving the potential profit of each unit and opening manufacturing capacity within the company.

Ammanford

Using a wide range of toolroom machinery to produce a variety of toolroom components. Both for domestic use and direct customer consumption. Components varying from automotive parts to various types of in house tooling (such as jigs, fixtures, press tooling and process machinery components). Also improving processes within the company by applying various techniques. Duties:• Designing and developing tooling to improve shop floor efficiency.• Drawing components on CAD/CAM software. • Using manual/ NC/ CNC lathes to produce components.• Using manual/ XYZ milling machines to produce components.• Programming CNC lathes with bar feeding systems, driven tooling and “C” axis.• Using surface/ cylindrical grinders to produce high precision components.• Using MIG/ TIG welding to repair and maintain shop floor tooling/ machinery.• Applying lean systems and flow management systems to improve productivity.• Identifying quality and productivity problems.• Applying problem-solving techniques such as 5 why and PDCA.• Improving shop floor processes by creating visual systems, applying TPM techniques and applying SMED.• Learning to visualise/ improve workplace issues by working with Toyota experts.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Hons, Mechanical Engineering, 2:1

Nvq Peo'S Level 3, Mechanical Engineering/ Toolmaking, Level 3

Btec Hnd, Mechanical Engineering

Inco Nickel Award, Student Of The Year

Key Skills, Mechanical Engineering, Level 2

Btec Nd, Mechanical Engineering, Distinction

Nvq Peo'S, Mechanical Engineering, Level 2

8 Gcses, “C” Grade And Higher (Including English, Mathematics And Science)