Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Technical Trainer for Coca-Cola Europacific Head of Skills at the AMRC Training Centre. 4 years with Xchanging at BAE Systems Brough as an Apprentice Instructor/Assessor in Detail Fitting. 18 Months as a Mechanical Fitter for Wabtec Rail Ltd. 2 Years with QinetiQ at MOD Boscombe Down as an Aircraft Technician. 15 Years Service with the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Airframe Technician. 10 years + experience in managing a further education training facility ILM L5 qualified A1/IQA qualified NVQ/Standards Assessor/VerifierCTLLS qualifiedPUWER, COSHH, First Aid, Forklift Counterbalance, Overhead Crane qualified
Head of Skills employed at the AMRC Training Centre. This state of the art facility delivers apprenticeship training in Engineering from Level 3 to Level 7. The AMRC Training Centre also delivers STEM training and CPD training in a variety of engineering technical areas. I concentrate mainly on the management of the foundation training team, the management of the workplace coach team and the delivery of the Apprenticeship programme both in centre and in the workplace. As part of the AMRC Training Centres executive team I work at a strategic level to ensure the the AMRC Training Centre meets the needs of both our employer base and the local areas skills requirements. The Training Centre delivers Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeships in Machining, Mechatronics Maintenance, Engineering Manufacturing Support Technical, Engineering Fitter, Metal Fabrication at Level 3 as well as L4 Automation and Controls and Engineering Manufacturing Techician and L6 apprenticeships such as Control Systems Engineer. I also plan and my team deliver a variety of technical commercial courses. I am heavily involved in the day to day running of the Training Centre, employer engagement, the development of the various curriculums. My day to day role involves the management of Foundation Skills and Development Competence delivery on Engineering Apprenticeship Standards. As a member of the AMRC TC Executive Team I lead on strategic development of future apprenticeship standards with our external partners. This includes working on various trailblazer groups revising the apprenticeship standards.
Training Instructor in Aerospace Fitting, deliver training to Apprentices, Adults and GCSE school children. NVQ A1 assessor at level 2/3 in Aerospace Engineering Fitting. Time served Aircraft Fitter with over 20 years experience eithin the field, experience gained in the RAF, QinetiQ(MOD) and BAE Systems.
Mechanical fitter on the 465 rolling stock line. Full overhaul of 465 bogies, engaged in a large variety of tasks involved in the overhaul. Mechanical fitter on the rolling stock wheel line. Operation of the Atlas twin horizontal hydraulic press, performing back pressure tests and fitting the outboard bearings, balance testing of the wheel sets. Overhead pendant crane operator. Involvement in company Kaizen activities.
1st and 2nd line maintenance activities on a variety of heavy aircraft types. C130, BAC 1-11, Andover