Current Position

Maintenance Manager for Aquaterra Leisure Ltd.

I am currently working in the leisure industry as I have done for the last 12 years, with the last 6 of those years in management roles, but feel that it may be time to move on, as over the last few years the Maintenance Department that I have sculptured could now quite easily run without me at the helm. It is now at the stage where everything is in place and will virtually run itself, but can sometimes in the case of the more serious breakdowns need that input from myself to get a program worked out with parts etc. organised as swiftly as possible. Being an in house Maintenance Department I have managed to bring in some excellent staff and developed them to actively want to keep the plant running with good encouragement and the right training for them, but it must also be stated that the right staff can be hard to find and nurture.

In the last year I have also planned, organised and moved our workshop and stores to a new location in Canning Town which is proving to be a big success with all involved in the maintenance operation. At this present time I am working on the introduction of a new maintenance management database to assist on a greater scale with all of our maintenance objectives.

Employment History

Aquaterra Leisure Ltd; Maintenance Manager Mar 2006 - Present

Brief description of duties;

Overall control of virtually all maintenance issues for 8 leisure centres reporting to the Islington Contract Manager including setting and controlling budget, day to day work load control, staffing levels and rotas, appraisals, PPM planning, COSHH records, control of some contractors, ordering and stock control, new products / services review, risk assessments and method statements, work instructions and fleet vehicle control.

Maintenance Supervisor Jan 2001 - Mar 2006

Brief description of duties;

Setting of monthly, weekly, daily work load, recording completed work onto database, appraisals, interviewing, risk assessments, problem solving and parts ordering, planning of out of hours internal contract work with hands on work daily and stepping up to cover for the Maintenance Manager as required.

Maintenance Technician Apr 1997 - Jan 2001

Brief description of duties;

Carrying out all repairs from changing lamps to steam boiler overhauls on all of our varied plant and equipment.

LBI Leisure became Aquaterra Leisure in April 1997 and all staff were transferred over using TUPE.

London Borough of Islington Maintenance Technician Apr 1997 - Jan 2001

Leisure and Libraries; Brief description of duties;

Carrying out all repairs from changing lamps to steam boiler overhauls on all of our varied plant and equipment.

Hawker Siddeley

Power Transformers Production Technician Sept 1994 - Sept 1995

Walthamstow; Brief description of duties;

Production assembly of large National Grid high voltage transformers.

Essex Motors, Forest Gate; Business Partner Mar 1989 - Sept 1994

Brief description of duties;

Buying, selling and repairing second hand cars that developed into specialising in Fiats, but ended when Fiat UK bought out as many independents as they could to keep a total grip on their market in the UK. Involved hiring and firing staff as required with a lot of behind the scenes work that had to be kept up to date daily.

British Rail, Stratford ODM; Apprentice toCat 4 Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Sept 1983 - Mar 1989

Brief description of duties;

Outdoor Machinery Dept. covering Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria for all stations and depots carrying out many various levels of maintenance with charge hand duties on the odd occasion as required. Spent most of my apprenticeship in this department at the request of the Chief Engineer, although I did also do a lot of work in the running sheds on shifts. Upon completion of my apprenticeship ODM was the department I worked in.

Also attended some BR in house courses notably;

Dual Training for Electrical Work - Doncaster

Hydraulics - Derby

Engine Management - Leeds

British Rail Engineering Ltd Apprentice Sept 1981 - Sept 1983

Temple Mills Works; Brief description of duties;

First year spent off the job at West Ham College and then a year of day release at. Working in different departments until it was found that I had an aptitude for maintenance in their Millwrights department, but then upon closure of the works I was transferred to Stratford to complete my apprenticeship.

Education And Qualifications

Colchester Institute; Commercial Gas Oct 2006 & Oct 2001

Beta Training, Grantham; Air Conditioning & Refrigerant Handling

City & Guilds Nov 1996

CITB Bircham Newton; Commercial Gas Apr 1996

Havering Technical College; HNC Parts 1 & 2 Mechanical Engineering

Sept 1985 to June 1987

West Ham College; City & Guilds 205 Parts 1,2 & 3 Mechanical Engineering

Sept. 1981 to June 1985

City & Guilds 385 Part 1 Vehicle Building

Sept 1981 to June 1982

City & Guilds 200 Basic Engineering

Sept 1981 to June 1982

Leyton Senior High School

For Boys; O level - English, Maths, Physics & Geography

CSE - Technical Studies, Social Studies, Chemistry &

Computer Studies.

Sept 1979 to June 1981

Aquaterra In House Training; ISRM Pool Plant Operators

Spirax Sarco Steam Boilers

Portable Appliance Testing

Trend BMS

Working at Heights inc. Safe Use Of Uniline Life Line

Manual Handling

Fall Arrest Harnesses

Asbestos Awareness

Mobile Power Operated Platforms

Safe Use Of Scaffold Towers

Roof Safety Awareness

First Aid

DSE Users Course