Mecahnical Engineer KG Hampshire

FSR Candidate: KG231122

Trade & Discipline: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Hampshire

Profile

Solutions focused, Maintenance Engineer experienced in mechanical engineering and some electrical with a keen interest in working on Heavy Plant sector. Looking for a more “hands on” engineering role within an efficient and effective team that exceeds customer expectations.  Having served for 15 years within the Royal Tank Regiment working in both planned and reactive maintenance in high pressured environments. My hands on approach and analytical fast thinking would be an excellent base to develop a career in Heavy Plant.

Currently restoring a 1958 Centurion Mk12 main battle tank in my spare time.

Career History

McLaren Automotive Limited Dec 2018 -Present

Senior Maintenance Engineer

• Coordinate with external contractors to ensure major services are carried out on time.
• Analyse Plant breakdowns to identify KPIs with the maintenance team leader to increase equipment efficiency and decrease down time.
• Ensure that equipment planned preventative maintenance is carried out in line with the forecast and assists where required.
• Review monthly budget spends to assist the facilities manager.
• Apply practical problem-solving principles to assist in production equipment related issues.
• Conduct audits on PPM instruction sets and maintenance frequency to identify improvements.
• Write cross function business process flow documents.
• Coach assembly technicians on new and existing tooling.

McLaren Automotive Limited Oct 2015 – Dec 2018

Maintenance Engineer

• Liaised with surveying inspector to ensure all company lifting equipment was inspected on time, conducted repairs where needed, followed up and file the reports.
• Serviced and monitored the use of lifting equipment to ensure its condition and that it meets safety standards required.
• Sourced equipment spares and production tooling, raised purchase requisitions.
• Repaired process equipment to guarantee smooth running of production.
• Programmed Smart Torque Wrenches with manufacturing fixing sequence and connected to the wireless network.

Managed Pressure Operations 2014 – 2015

Field Specialist

• Performed maintenance, operational testing and pressure testing of equipment using pre job procedures.
• Prepared and packed ancillary equipment for projects.
• Carried out pre and post job equipment inspections.
• Completed preventative maintenance procedures on equipment.
• Operated and set up rig equipment when on the platform.
• Supported the controls team with electrical and pneumatic installation and commissioning.

HM Forces, Royal Armoured Corp, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. 1998 – 2013

Maintenance Engineer

• Conducted inspections on vehicle tools and recovery equipment to confirm they were serviceable and safe to use.
• Maintained Heavy armoured vehicles tracked (64 ton) and wheeled variants to include mastiff and Husky, to a high standard whilst working closely within a team in accordance with all safety polices.
• Carried out Planned and Preventative Maintenance on military vehicles. ? Daily checks to ensure equipment is safe to use.
• 1st line Routine Maintenance, greasing, filter changes, oil changes, torque checks in line with manufacturer service internals
• Performed replacement and repairs to vehicles components in accordance with company polices ? Replaced faulty parts, Suspension units, Track components, Wheels, Control units, drive belts, fuel pumps.
• Prepared major assemblies for removal to 2nd line repair, Diesel (Perkins CV12-6A V12 26 Ltr) and Petrol Engines, gearboxes.

Equipment Manager/Maintenance Planner

• Managed a fleet of vehicles and tools, worth in excess of £42M. This included forecasting of maintenance, initiating services in line with unit policies and vehicle publications in a workshop environment.
• Managed a team of 12 staff and 3 vehicles in a complex field environment whilst accounting for equipment and ensuring maintenance was carried out.

Supervisor

• Deployed overseas as a heavy armoured vehicle crewman. Supporting the management team by supervising the staff and equipment in a challenging environment in all aspects from maintenance, communication and vehicle preparation for operations.

Team leader

• Deployed overseas as a Troop Sergeant. Provided a fleet of 8 x heavy armoured vehicles to a highly motivated company of soldiers. Supervised and mentored a 12-man team ensuring their personal administration, welfare, role efficiency and productivity to a high standard.
• Implemented a spares and repairs system and a record spreadsheet in a remote location, under a restricted supply chain. Resulted in a professional team that supplied essential assets when required on time with the desired effect.

Vehicle Driver

• Driving heavy vehicles in hostile and challenging environments in all weather conditions in line with all company polices and transport legislation.

CIS (Communications) Instructor at Regimental Duty

• Instructed, coached and mentored hundreds of regular soldiers which included basic training, continuation and familiarization training on digital communication installations and ancillary equipment.
• Carried out training packages for ComBAT software systems to vehicle commanders and officers in a computer suite platform.
• Set up and used simulator training aides for Gunnery (TGT)

CIS Engineer

• Carried out installation and configuration of communications systems to include Clansman, Bowman and electronic counter measure equipment across several vehicle platforms and deployments
• Supported multiple exercises with fault finding and troubleshooting including several CATT/CAST exercises.
• Deployed to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for 2 years providing a fully functional communications network on several exercises.
• Mentored officer cadets on communication related issues whilst in the field.
• Set up Battle group level LAN systems using fibre optic cable during higher formation deployments.
• Tested and service batteries and small field generators.
• Tested and repaired Radio and Audio equipment.

Permanent staff instructor at a reserve army unit

• Coached reserve soldiers on radio communication aspects.
• Planned and organised training events, this included one annual exercise involving a virtual battle space system inspired and driven by my enthusiasm for the training platform.
• Supported VB exercise with LAN step up, communication equipment and network configuration.
• Generated exercise instructions and formal orders.

Key Achievements

• Recovered and repaired a damaged vehicle in Iraq that was damaged by a road-side IED. Identified damaged running gear and turret equipment. Ordered necessary parts, Striped and prepared where possible whilst waiting for parts. Repairs included but not limited to drive socket, road wheels, hubs, track, 24v batteries, harness cabling. Worked through the night and days during two mortar attacks, I got the tank back to battle ready in four days returning my section to 100% effective.
• Hydro gas suspension unit had started to fail on a heavy tracked vehicle whilst on deployment in Canada. If left this would result in poor performance of the vehicle and additional wear to other components and worse case catastrophic failure which would impact the company's effectiveness. Parts were ordered and I set to work dismantling the track and striping off the faulty unit, installed the new unit and torqued all bolts as per manufacture specs. Reassembled the track and tested vehicle over rough terrain. Completed whilst the unit was on rest so the combat effectiveness of the company wasn’t affected and the vehicle was back to full capability ready for the next mission.
• 2008 Ford Ranger developed an issue with oil appearing in the coolant header tank. I diagnosed that the oil cooler was faulty. After ordering new seal and gasket sets for the turbo, the filter manifold, the oil cooler and the oiler itself. Striped out the required parts to get access to the cooler (which is housed under the filter manifold) and removed the cooler, cleaned and replaced and reassembled in the reserve sequence. I then flushed the whole system several time with detergent, water and then fresh coolant to ensure all oil reside was gone. The issue didn’t return.

Training and Qualifications

• Information Communication Technologies NVQ Level 3 - 2013

• Including Functional skills at Level 2 in Math, English and IT

• NVQ Engineering maintenance Level 2 – 2001.

• Key Skills level 2 in Communication, Application of numbers, improving own learning and Performance, Working with others and IT level 1.

• Rigging and Slinging. - 2014

• TBOSIET - 2014

• IWCF Well Control Level 2 - 2015

• Counterbalance Instructor ITSSAR – 2013

• Full Driving licence with Category’s B+E, H, C+E ? HGV 1 & 2 & ADR (Dangerous Goods)

? Counterbalance Forklift operator & HIAB (Lorry Loader) operator.

• IPAF 3A (Mobile Vertical) & 3B (Mobile Boom) trained – 2020

• 6 GSCE Math, English and Science.