Key Skills & Experience

· Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel

· Fault finding and problem solving

· Highly knowledgeable of HSE, Control of Work and Risk Assessment Procedures

· IT competent

· Mechanically competent

· Able to work safely within a hazardous environment

· Good team member who can also work under own initiative

· Quality control within Laboratory environment

Career History

Rhom and Haas(Grangemouth) Ltd

2006-Present

PRODUCTION OPERATOR

· Responsibilities include polymer drying

· Tanker sampling and offloading

· Fault finding

· Equipment optimisation

· Ongoing training to become fully conversant with all aspects of job

Whyte and Mackay ltd

2005-2006

VATTING TECHNICIAN

· Responsible for checking of paperwork for offloading of Spirit Tankers

· Responsible for checking of offload route for tankers

· Reducing of spirit to correct strength and colour for bottling

· Ensuring that paperwork is correct for Customs and Excise paper trail

· Involved in liqueur (Glayva), After Shock, gin, vodka and whisky production

· Laboratory testing of product for distribution

· Responsible for pre-commissioning and commissioning of new plant

· Train existing technicians in knowledge gained in the above exercise

Benkert (UK) Ltd, Alva.

2003-2005

PRODUCTION OPERATOR

· Slitterman involved in accurate cutting of paper to customer's specification

· Able to prioritise duties associated with slitting

· Responsible for identification and use of correct material

· Involved in initial installation, and being trained in use of, new equipment

· Responsible for training operators in use of new equipment

Scottish Prison Service

2002-2003

PRISON OFFICER

· Trainee Officer within Scottish Prison Service, based at HMP Glenochil

· All duties involved with Prison Service

BP Chemicals, Grangemouth

1989 - 2002

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

(1999 - 2002) Polypropylene plant.

· Actively involved in the pre-commissioning and commissioning phase of new plant

· Responsible for extrusion machine operation in a safe and optimised manner

· Carrying out machine monitoring and diagnostics reports

· Operation of associated auxiliary equipment

· Processing of production records to central database

· Training and coaching apprentices on plant operations and Health & Safety

· Reviewing and rewriting existing operating procedures to improve efficiency

· Responsible for control of work for all personnel

· Carrying out quality control checks within a number of plant operations

· Assessing COSHH data sheets for operator safety

· Improving working practices as part of Task Bases Risk Assessment Committee

· Carrying out general plant maintenance to tight deadlines and high quality targets

· Auxiliary fire fighter within the plant

(1989 - 1999) Gas / Liquid Ethylene Cracker.

· Running and optimisation of 'Cracker' using DCS equipment

· Monitoring external equipment to ensure operational efficiency

· Carrying out sampling of product streams for lab analysis

· Completing general plant maintenance tasks

· Operating Instruction review and rewrite

· Covered for Team Leader in his absence

· Involved in plant maintenance shutdowns

Distillers Company Yeast Limited, Menstrie

1979 - 1989

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

· Involved in the running of 20 litre scale pilot plant

· Carried out quality control, using Gas Chromatographs and HPLC

· Cleaned and sterilised equipment for plant and growth media

· Secondment to analytical lab to assist in rectifying problems concerning factory effluent

Education

ONC Chemistry Falkirk Technical College

Analytical Chemistry 5 Falkirk Technical College

7 "O" Grades Lornshill Academy

Relevant Training Courses

CITB A36 Lorry Loaders Emergency First Aid Course

Hot Work & Confined Space Entry Permits T&G Safety Monitor Course

Task Based Risk Assessment Assessor Course COSHH Assessors Course

LOLER - Zip Up Staging and Hydraulic Access Peoplesoft

R.A.P. Training: Risk Assessed Permit Issuers Total Loss Control Logging

Manual Handling Assessors Course Qualified Fork Lift Truck Driver

Breathing Apparatus and Attendant Training