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Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the delivery of fabricated projects, including scheduling, forecast, resourcing and manage all the activities involved in the project work cycle, aiming at assuring project accuracy and quality from conception to completion. Including all quality documentation and completed project documentation.Manage issuing of Client drawings and specifications to Workshop and managing any arising technical and contractual queries.Liaise with internal and external suppliers and… Show more Responsible for the delivery of fabricated projects, including scheduling, forecast, resourcing and manage all the activities involved in the project work cycle, aiming at assuring project accuracy and quality from conception to completion. Including all quality documentation and completed project documentation.Manage issuing of Client drawings and specifications to Workshop and managing any arising technical and contractual queries.Liaise with internal and external suppliers and contractors (including on-site processes and paint specifications to ISO and NORSOK standards).Provide a single point-of-contact for Clients for Site installing after refurbishment of existing equipment.Provide regular reviews and updates to internal higher management.Liaise with Logistics to ensure on-time delivery (OTD) of materials, assemblies and finished products suppliers and Clients.Ensure compliance to relevant ISO and international standards throughout the process and provide evidence of compliance, when required.Manage technical installation of free-issue material to fabricated baseframes.Subcontractor management on-site and in the workshop. Show less

Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

To manage and co-ordinate the discipline activities within a project, ensuring the technical integrity of designs undertaken by engineers and designers under their control.Generating conceptual designs or customise existing designs for proposals or projects from Clients or internally generated specifications and prepare design layouts using 2D AutoCAD or 3D Solidworks drawing packages.Checking engineering documents and drawings.Prepare and review detail drawings and creating… Show more To manage and co-ordinate the discipline activities within a project, ensuring the technical integrity of designs undertaken by engineers and designers under their control.Generating conceptual designs or customise existing designs for proposals or projects from Clients or internally generated specifications and prepare design layouts using 2D AutoCAD or 3D Solidworks drawing packages.Checking engineering documents and drawings.Prepare and review detail drawings and creating Bill of Materials prepared from design layouts.Make necessary engineering changes to product drawings.Generate and review project specific operation and maintenance manuals.Development of existing designs to produce standard products.Liaise with Structural Engineer to ensure arm is suitable for the required duty.To provide technical support to other departments. Show less

Margate, England, United Kingdom

To manage the mechanical design requirements on all custom design orders, providing specialist guidance and development of the other team members.Managing the accuracy and on-time delivery of work packages within budget in accordance with VPI, VPC or CAG processes, as applicable.Leading the activities for ensuring that all engineering designs, data and documentation produced are fully compatible with the Company's worldwide documentation and quality systems currently in place or being… Show more To manage the mechanical design requirements on all custom design orders, providing specialist guidance and development of the other team members.Managing the accuracy and on-time delivery of work packages within budget in accordance with VPI, VPC or CAG processes, as applicable.Leading the activities for ensuring that all engineering designs, data and documentation produced are fully compatible with the Company's worldwide documentation and quality systems currently in place or being introduced, such as part numbering, drawing vaults, QSi, etc.Maintain detailed knowledge of Company engineering and other applicable procedures, standards, codes and legislation relevant to the CPGK product range. Maintain detailed knowledge of the Company's VPI and VPC processes. Responsible for engineering content of assigned VPI, VPC or CAG programmes.Provide engineering technical support to co-workers and to manufacturing, test, aftermarket, quality, materials and supply etc., where requested.Develop and establish appropriate performance management and development plans and records, and work within the Company's policies and procedures at all times. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

This role entailed managing eight engineers working world-wide, carrying out in-situ machining of crankshafts, turbine shafts and a host of other items of industrial and marine plant.Acquisition of equipment and materials was pivotal in ensuring on-time delivery.A large part of this role was technical drawing using AutoCAD 2009, in both 2D and 3D aspects, providing machining solutions in various materials, including stainless steel, aluminium and various polymers.One of my core… Show more This role entailed managing eight engineers working world-wide, carrying out in-situ machining of crankshafts, turbine shafts and a host of other items of industrial and marine plant.Acquisition of equipment and materials was pivotal in ensuring on-time delivery.A large part of this role was technical drawing using AutoCAD 2009, in both 2D and 3D aspects, providing machining solutions in various materials, including stainless steel, aluminium and various polymers.One of my core duties was managing Engineers and their workloads. Adaptability and flexibility in this role was very important as duties would be varied, including attending Client’s sites and managing project preparation progress Show less

Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom

This role encompassed the management of each pump or valve repair, from the Client's initial enquiry to delivery of the repaired unit and invoicing for payment. During this process, management of Suppliers was key, ensuring materials arrive to specification and on schedule.Negotiation of contracts and financial awareness was an integral part of this position. Alongside the Workshop repairs, there were six Field Service Engineers to manage. From November 2007, I became Site… Show more This role encompassed the management of each pump or valve repair, from the Client's initial enquiry to delivery of the repaired unit and invoicing for payment. During this process, management of Suppliers was key, ensuring materials arrive to specification and on schedule.Negotiation of contracts and financial awareness was an integral part of this position. Alongside the Workshop repairs, there were six Field Service Engineers to manage. From November 2007, I became Site Safety Representative in conjunction with my other roles. With my previous experience, I dealt with the handling of waste materials and the compliance to the legislation associated to this. Show less

Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom

Duties included commissioning work and ‘snagging’ during the plant installation. Once established, I was required to receive tankers and sample them ready for analysis. This was in conjunction with engineering work on pumps, motors, filter-presses and pipe-work repairs/ modifications. In addition, I am an R.T.I.T.B. qualified fork-lift truck driver and a technician on the Transfer Station when required. From April 2005, I became Site Safety Representative in conjunction with my other roles.

Kent, England, United Kingdom

This position required phasing out an existing treatment plant and bringing a new effluent treatment plant on-line. Following this, treating wastewater from a paper mill and providing first-line maintenance for that plant were our primary objectives. Day-to-day duties included providing chemical analysis of process samples, writing reports for circulation and development in the treatment process. Also, creation and upkeep of Risk Assessment, Safe System of Work and other… Show more This position required phasing out an existing treatment plant and bringing a new effluent treatment plant on-line. Following this, treating wastewater from a paper mill and providing first-line maintenance for that plant were our primary objectives. Day-to-day duties included providing chemical analysis of process samples, writing reports for circulation and development in the treatment process. Also, creation and upkeep of Risk Assessment, Safe System of Work and other administration systems according to ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 Show less

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

The first year (in Laird Foundation) involved gaining experience on machine shop tooling and processes. After entering the Shipyard, work was carried out in all areas of ship repair, within the mechanical bias. I was seconded to a number of departments around the company, including Quality Assurance, Pipefitting Manager’s Office, Health & Safety and Procurement.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Engineering

Hnc, Manufacturing Engineering