Stephen P. Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Redditch, England, United Kingdom

Activities:- Developing new products utilising advanced engineering techniques and industry best practices, creating innovative and industry leading products.- Implementing design changes that improve product performance, user experience, and manufacturing processes.- Actively engaging in product i2V initiatives analysing opportunities to improve product costing.- Collaborating closely with the design team to refine and perfect product concepts, ensuring design iterations align with technical and current regulation requirements.- Conducting rigorous testing of prototypes to ensure they meet functionality, durability, and quality standards. Documenting results, providing detailed reports, and implementing performance adjustments to continuously improve the product portfolio.- Providing technical support to the production team for the seamless introduction of new products and modifications to existing components. Ensuring that production processes are efficient and meet the required quality standards.- Coordinating with suppliers on component testing to identify areas for improvement. Integrating development results into current products supporting the company’s ethos of continuous improvement. - Partnering with product management and cross-functional teams to develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions. Actively contributing to strategic planning and execution of product development initiatives.

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Activities:- Successfully implemented gated methodology and continuous improvement principles to design and enhance test facilities, resulting in streamlined operations and increased efficiency.- Conducted thorough product testing, executed precise data acquisition, and developed optimized test procedures, leading to the enhancement of product quality and performance.- Spearheaded additive manufacturing principles, supporting machine component design and production. Pioneered rapid prototyping for New Product Design (NPD), resulting in desirable solutions for evaluation.- Providing invaluable support and technical guidance to the production department through championing 5s and lean manufacturing, culminating in a significant improvement in on-time deliverables.- Played a pivotal role in supporting the product design engineer, actively contributing to New Product Development (NPD) initiatives and enhancing the overall existing portfolio.- Administered health and safety protocols in the development department, executed comprehensive risk assessments, and implemented safety improvements. Hold the role of Company Laser Safety Officer (LSO), ensuring heightened safety awareness and adherence to safety guidelines.- Successfully specified materials and components acquisition, collaborating with internal stakeholders to exceed customer expectations and enhance overall product quality.- Maintained inventory and calibration certification in alignment with ISO standards, ensuring compliance.- Offered impactful support and guidance to placement students, contributing to their professional development, and fostering a positive learning environment.- Regular overseas travel to supervise installations, remove and reinstall products, showcasing a commitment to quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

Alcester, Warwickshire

Activities:- Specify, design and draw using Fusion360 (a CAD/CAM 3D modelling software) to fabricate test facility and development components. - The Utilisation of CNC machinery (Lathe and Milling with G-code) and a fibre laser cutter, to fabricate test facility and development components.- Utilising additive manufacturing technologies, FDM and DLP (Resin) 3D printers for rapid prototyping.- Design, assemble and modify test facility equipment for short to long term experiments. - New product design and development from concept through to manufacturing processes.- Maintenance and repair of test facilities utilising such skills as: Electrical wiring, to install single and 3 phase equipment, Modbus, and data acquisition. Pipe work, such as: copper soldering, Swagelok, and steel compression. The use of hand and power tools to construct enclosures and or framework.- The health and safety within the laboratory and workshop, Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and Fire Marshal, monitoring and updating of documentation such as: COSHH, risk assessments, equipment certification were appropriate.- Maintaining consumables, test facility components and tool stock levels, which requiresordering via website, email, by phone or face to face.- Installation and relocation of workshop equipment, for example: relocation of an industrial compressor with a new dryer unit installation and commission.- Calibration of new components and maintaining scheduled calibration of existing equipment to ISO standards.- Carrying out testing of new and existing products, recording data for analysing, activelydetermining manufacturing processes needed to assist specific departments.- Updating, communicating, and continuously improving test and operational procedures, concluding in implementation.- Produce customer samples to a specified drawing or schematic. - Overseas travel to supervise installations, diagnose faults, remove, and reinstall products.

Redditch Uk

Activities:- Participation in FMEA / 8D activities both preventative and cause evaluation.- Design and implement continuous improvement procedures.- Actively demonstrate and promote a bias for action.- Collect and efficiently communicate daily production issues whilst actively providing solutions.- Daily and weekly production audits with respect to H&S (hazard reports), 5S and equipment maintenance schedules.- Proactively troubleshoot process issues to ensure rapid resolutions.- Design, fabrication of tooling and fixtures for test/build requirements.- The use of technical drawings and build manuals in line with company standards.- Frequent utilisation of hand tools and precision measuring equipment.- Manufacture and test of both air and water cooled high pressure industrial compressors.- Investigate and diagnose mechanical and or electrical faults within a build/test environment in a timely manner.- Installation of electrical motors and specific ancillaries to customer specification.- Routing and installation of electrical wiring to drawing/schematic specification.- Manufacture and installation of steal and copper pipe work to drawing.- Machining: drilling, tapping, grinding and lathe work.- Inspection of parts for non-conformance or defects.- Annual leave or sickness cover for production staff including supervisor's.- Training/Mentoring of apprentices and production staff.- Frequent use of counterbalance and pedestrian forklifts.

Redditch, England, United Kingdom

West Bromwich Uk

Activities:- Organise and carry out Preventative Maintenance and Thorough Examinations of Handling Material equipment within the Midlands area.- React to breakdowns in a timely and professional manner. - CANbus communication diagnostic and repair. - Maintain a van stock of service and repair parts.- Maintain a fleet of handling equipment for a local blue chip company.- Support my Senior Engineer and provide cover for annual leave/sickness.- Available for the 24 hr call-out rota. - After market sales, for example: Tyres, Service agreements, New Equipment and Modifications.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Beng, Engineering, First-Class Honours

Foundation Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Completed and acquired. Equivalent to HND.