British trained Mechanical and Hydraulic Technician

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Current location:  United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: British

Spoken languages: english

Education and Qualifications

• SEMTA Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering

• VRQ Advanced Diploma in Engineering and Technology

• NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)

• BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Aerospace Engineering

• City & Guilds in Fibre Reinforced Plastics (QA-FRP)(Composites)

• BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management • OPITO Universal BOSIET exp: 14/11/2014

• OPITO approved MIST exp: 11/11/2017

• OGUK Offshore Medical exp: 12/11/2015

• 9 GCSEs

Including:

Maths

English

Double Science

Design Technology

• Key Skills x 5 at Level 2

• City & Guilds Licentiateship, Leadership Management

Skill sets

• Good knowledge of MS Product suite

• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of resonating with any situation and handling effectively

Including:

Gas turbine engines

Axial and centrifugal compressors

Piston engines

Rotating equipment

Transmission

Hydraulics

Structural repairs

Fibre reinforced plastics

• Meticulous nature during problem solving and fault finding tasks, through to completion

• Calm nature during multi-tasking and effective in prioritisation • Exceptional understanding of safe working practices

Including:

Health and safety

Engineering hygiene

FOD (Foreign Object Debris)

Loose articles

Tool management

Error Management

Fault reporting

• Knowledge and experience in a diverse range of mechanical systems

• Able to communicate at all levels

• Proven to work well under pressure in extreme conditions and environments around the world self supervised

• Comfortable at working rotations, long shifts

Engineering experience

Outline:

My mechanical engineering career to date has revolved around my tenure within the British Army, REME Corp (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers). In this time I have acquired a considerable number of skills and qualifications across a range of disciplines and defence equipment. Furthermore, I have developed a keen and capable sense for the control of publications, documentation and organisation of technical libraries.

Key Responsibilities and Competencies:

Hydraulic

• Interpreting maintenance manuals and engineering drawings/schematics/diagrams ensuring work carried out to specific legislation and tolerances

• Servicing, scheduled/unscheduled, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting fault finding and fault rectification

• Experience in maintaining, testing, replacing and bleeding of high-pressure hydraulic systems, oil systems, fuel and air systems

• Hydraulic union fittings, pipelines, functional testing, measuring, replenishment with hydraulic rigs and other special to type tools

• Replacement of filters, valves, pumps and various other line replaceable units

Mechanical

• Experience in dismantling and inspection of components, overhaul, rebuild and testing of equipment

• Use and experience with vast amount of calibrated precision tools, test and diagnostic equipment (torque wrenches, vernier calipers, micrometers, etc and various other hand tools, power tools)

• Maintaining unmanned aerial vehicles, mechanical/electrical/hydraulic and associated ground control stations, including frequency and software

• Maintaining Apache attack helicopters, Lynx and Gazelle helicopters and their (power/oil/hydraulic/pneumatic) systems in accordance with maintenance procedures, permit to work

• Structural integrity and non destructive testing, inspection and manufacturing repairs, with metals, alloys and composites

• Experience with diesel generators, piston engines 2 stroke 4 stroke and rotary wankel engine

Rotating

• Experience with Gas turbine engines from complete replacement, boroscope/endoscope inspections for erosion, corrosion and impact damage, to compressor and turbine blade rectification and repairs

• Inspection, remove/refit, replacement of components, couplings, flanges, bearings and shimming

• Experience with precision measuring and laser alignment tools

• Rotor blades, main rotor head, gearbox transmission, drive shafts and other rotating equipment, including tracking and balancing

• Testing of Gas turbine engines within test facility and monitoring of power, performance, leak checks

Health and Safety/Quality

• Well versed in toolbox talks, good handover/takeover of work and shift change

• Experience with lifting equipment and maintaining a safe to work environment with ability to recognise signs of potential hazards or problems and react appropriately to minimise or prevent major incidents

• Accurate written documentation of work carried out using logbooks and GOLD (advanced software for electronic asset management) based IT system

• Wrote various engineering standing orders for processes

• Discovered, suggested and implemented various cost effective methods to solve issues and improve design of components and aircraft

• Liaised with outside agencies, manufacturers and spares supply agencies

Management experience

Outline:

I have naturally progressed into management, whereby after 6 years in this capacity I have become responsible for leading teams remotely, in challenging environments and in critical situations. Justified through feedback and self-awareness I have developed into an effective leader both in a technical and people management capacity. While management has played a major role in my career, I also work as effectively autonomously and find it as rewarding.

Key Responsibilities and Competencies:

• Team leader responsible for maintenance bay and implementing best practices and ensuring a high standard of work

• Worked and supervised up to 15 technicians at any one time at various locations around the world

• Training junior technicians and providing written reports and verbal feedback on their progress and technical knowledge

• Training and mentoring UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) operators for competency and providing continual guidance and maintenance on the equipment while on operations

• Understanding objectives and delegation of tasks to meet desired targets

• Collaboration with coalition forces of all ranks and levels of leadership, to create good working relationships

Achievements

• Selected and seconded to be a subject matter expert for an occurrence safety investigation. Deployed with 24 hours notice to Afghanistan • Recognised on a number of occasions as a capable individual with the ability to make executive decisions above rank and responsibility

• I have considerably travelled the world and have developed a strong passion for culture and life • Delivered and acknowledged for various initiatives to improve team and process efficiency

Career summary

2011 – Present: Maintenance Technician/Team Leader, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), British Army

2010 – 2011: Maintenance Technician/Team Leader, Apache Attack Helicopter, British Army

2007 – 2010: Maintenance Technician/Supervisor, Apache Attack Helicopter, British Army

2003 – 2007: Junior Technician, Lynx, Gazelle, Apache Airframes, British Army

2001 – 2003: Army Apprentice

1999 – 2001: Production Operative, Agilent Technologies

Additional information

• Driving licence; full, clean

• ELC (Enhanced Learning Credits) Budget of £6000 available for use on courses to improve career or help employer offset costs