Acklam, England, United Kingdom
An accomplished Chartered Mechanical Engineer with thirty years experience in the steel industry and a Top Tier COMAH gas processing site. A solid background in the management and development of maintenance systems and solving mechanical failures. A proven manager in both project planning and development of multi-skilled teams and individuals. Key Achievements. CDM project manager for a project to remove 130 metres of overhead gas mains including pyrofonic residue that was completed incident free, ahead of schedule and in budget. Project managed at 600K replacement of a re-heat furnace refractory on time and within budget with no recorded accidents. Re-design of the filtration system on the 3 micron 280 bar HFA finite position control hydraulic system, to reduce cleanliness levels from NAS class 10 down to the required NAS class 5. Project Manager of a team that reduced section change over times by a average of 20% per year producing potential savings of up to 1 million per annum Lecturer in Level 4 Mechanical Engineering at Middlesbrough Collage
Manage and coordinate all aspects of operations and engineering workflow across a 170kt capacity Special Profiles rolling mill Positively encourage a culture of safety first Ensure the sites regulatory compliance and environmental accreditation is maintained Lead and manage a multi-disciplined Operations, Logistical , Engineering Support and Technical Teams of circa 340 individuals. To support the production area demands and ensuring training and competency levels are maintained. Drive financial and operational performance of the plant to achieve short- and long-term business results Foster environment of continuous improvement and create a long-term vision as well as develop strategic and operational planning for the location Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders Drive strategic development of Special Profiles Ensure safe and cost-effective operations to maximise production capability and maintenance execution.
Current Position Site Engineering Manager British Steel Special Profiles Manage and coordinate all aspects of engineering workflow across two sites, in conjunction with production priorities and plant notifications, ensuring the integrity of the site assets and services. • Positively encourage a culture of safety first • Ensure safe and cost-effective maintenance planning and execution to support the production area demands. • Management and control of Maintenance, Major Maintenance and Capital budgets • Produce detailed zero-based budget preparation and management including an up to date 10-year plan. • Ensure fault investigations, planning, scheduling and maintenance execution activities are organised and efficient. • Lead and manage a multi-disciplined Plant Maintenance, Engineering Support and Technical Teams of circa 75 individuals. To ensure safe and cost-effective maintenance execution, to support the production area demands and ensuring training and competency levels are maintained. • Ensure the sites regulatory compliance and environmental accreditation is maintained • Manage third party contracts across the sites.
• Manage the work generated from SAP maintenance routines, breakdown and repair notifications ensuring the work is carried out via an effective workflow system. • Ensure fault investigations, planning, scheduling and maintenance execution activities are organised and efficient. • Actively seek new and emerging technologies and methodologies in order to drive the assets in yours and other areas to be the best available technology • Set and ensure compliance to the relevant engineering standards in line with defined statutory and business standards • Provide technical advice and support to the Maintenance and Operations functions for equipment • Responsible Engineer for LOLER, Pressure System compliance and Environmental accreditation including EUETS and managing the timely planning and completion of statutory actions • Manage third party inspections across plant area ensuring equipment is serviced in line with contractual agreements. • Competent with SAP PM planning • Own Defect Elimination activities ensuring a continuous improvement mentality and methodology is always applied and a world-class standard is maintained
To ensure all availability and statutory compliance of all mechanical plant on a Top Tier COMAH at Teesside Gas Processing Plant. Develop functional design specifications of new plant developments and ensuring compliance with all relevant standards. Ensure that all systems are compliant with ISO Standards. Undertake the role of Outage Manager and ensure all engineering work is completed to programme in a safe efficient manner. Organise, prepare and negotiate and manage maintenance contracts. Control of maintenance and capital spend budgets.
Responsible for delivery of Capital Projects at Northern Mills Water Quality Improvments through installation of a Spiral Dewaterer at Special Profiles Re-alignment of the UK largest external gantry to required BS466 Standard. Design and Installation of Natural Gas Burner System on two Re-heat furnaces Part of a Team that designed, Installed and Commissioned a robotic marker and reading system at a Special Profile Mill.
Responsible for the Management and Development of the Engineering Team at Skinningrove Special Profiles. Responsible for the Management and Development of plant Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems Ensuring that legislative and statutory requirements are established and maintained. Responsible for the cost effective management of all Special Profile Site Engineering Activities. Ensuring direct engineering expenditure is controlled. Establish engineering improvement activities based on previous plant performance. Development of capital schemes to improve the long term performance of the plant. Ensure that unplanned losses. Ensure that unplanned losses are within accepted standards and root cause analysis and defect elimination routines are completed for all significant losses.
Part-Time postion as lecturer for the School of Science and Technology. Developed student centered lesson Plans and delivered modules in the following subjects. Fluid Mechanics Level IV Thermodynamics Level IV Wind Energy Level V Mathamatics Level III Project Management Level III