Bernard Armitage

Currently seeking Offshore work as Mechanical Technician or similar role. Passed BOSIET Offshore Survival 1-8-2007.Current UKOOA medical certificate expires 11-10-08.Mechanical Technician with strong interpersonal skills. Excellent organisational skills vital in ensuring planned maintenance schedules are completed on time within budgets with minimum loss of production and in line with company and governing body regulations. Worked within various companies PTW systems and under legislation such as COSHH, PUWER and strict HSE guidelines. Worked within hazardous areas and various chemical environments .

Packserve Engineering Oct 2005 - Present Day

Site Mechanical Supervisor

• Responsible for supervision of teams of engineers working planned maintenance schedules on brewery packaging systems e.g. conveyors, filling machines and all forms of rotating equipment. New engineering projects in food and drink industries. Ensuring all engineers under my supervision adhere to site Health and Safety regulations. Keeping up to date records of all equipment used by our engineers, ensuring all power tools are PAT tested and safe to use. Arranging on site inductions to health and safety and site rules for engineers. Keeping records of all work undertaken for future reference. Managing new projects.

Weltonhurst Blow Moulding Feb 2000 - Oct 2005

Tool Room & Mechanical Technician

• Worked under own supervision in Tool Room manufacturing jigs for reworking plastic products. Advanced Measurement, Fabrication, Welding, Machining, Milling, Centre Lathe Turning, Maintenance on blow moulding machines, Hydraulic and Compressed Air systems, keeping maintenance schedules.

Daniel Thwaites Brewery Dec 97 - Feb 2000

Shift Mechanical Technician

• Providing long term sickness cover, worked as a team member responsible for all aspects of maintenance on brewery plant. Planned maintenance schedules, manufacturing new equipment using millers, lathes, surface grinders & welding. Maintenance to Pumps, gear boxes and all rotating equipment.

ICI Acrylics & Polymers 1990 - Dec 97

Shift Mechanical Technician

Responsible for all aspects of maintenance and contractor control to ensure the smooth running of an Acrylic & Polymers chemical plant.

• Working as part of a team under self supervision, responsible for day to day running and maintenance of ICI plant.
• Worked on heavy duty rotating equipment and pipework with emphasis on maintaining plant integrity within hazardous areas and implementation of a strict no leak policy.
• Drawings, plant and machinery fabricating and fitting machinery parts using millers and lathes. Maintained documentation for planned maintenance. Inducted contract labour into ICI delivering lectures on working and safety practices. Liaised with contractor agencies for hire of labour.
• Laser alignment of all rotating equipment and use of non intrusive monitoring techniques.

Crown Paints.1987 - 1990

Mechanical Technician

Shift mechanical technician, part of maintenance team responsible for running paint manufacturing plant.

• Worked unsupervised on shifts in charge of mechanical maintenance on paint manufacturing plant. Heavy duty rotating equipment and pipework with emphasis on maintaining plant integrity within hazardous areas.
• Conducted fault finding and repair to fluidic systems working from existing drawings and marking up as-built changes where required.

British Aerospace 1980 - 1987

Airframe Mechanical Technician - Military Jet Airframes

• Worked to very fine tolerances from drawings. Used microfiche system for recalling drawings and copied same. Assembled air frames ready for final inspection using various types of sealant, then final assembly.
• Kept and updated all inspection documentation throughout aircraft build.

Blackburn & District Group Training 1978 - 1980

Mechanical Instructor

• Trained first year apprentices in basic aspects of bench fitting (hand tools, safety, and marking out, measuring equipment). Kept records of trainees progress, reported to chief instructor and help set up training programs and modules. Liaised with possible employers on behalf of apprentices.

Darwen Metal Workers 1972 - 1978

Maintenance Outfitter

• Supervised teams of outfitters at various sites throughout the UK on shutdown maintenance. Installation of air conditioning plant. Sheet metal fabrication.
• Worked on shutdown maintenance in Power stations, refurbishing valves and pipework. SHELL Stanlow plant-Installation and refurbishment of rotating equipment and associated pipework.

Mullards 1969 - 1972

• Time served Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Horsleys Green Boarding School for Boys 1963 - 1968

6 CSE passes

GCE Geometric and Engineering Drawing

Blackburn College 1969 - 1972

ULCI Mechanical Engineering Technicians

Maths & Engineering Science, Engineering Drawing & Materials, Workshop Practice.

City & Guilds - Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies.

ILM NVQ Level 2 Team Leading..

Training Courses

Heating & Ventilation fitting, Welding MIG\TIG\Gas, De-Vree Fluidics, Fire Training, FLT Licence, Access Equipment, Laser Alignment, COSHH.

ECITB Supervisors Safety Passport.

I.N.F.A.C.T Medical Appointed First Aid Certificate.

B.O.S.I.E.T Offshore Survival Cert.