Previous Employment: I completed a four year apprenticeship between September 1996 and September 2000 to become an Electrical/Mechanical technician. This was undertaken at Arvin Meritor which is a manufacturer of lorry trailer axles. Between March 2001 and January 2002 I worked for a contracting company, being based at Convatec which Manufactures medical appliances in an automated, FMCG environment. During this period I also undertook some weekend work at a limestone Quarry. From April 2003 to present I have been working as a multi-skilled maintenance technician, full time at Convatec.

Duties and Responsibilities: During my previous employment including a year at training school I had to complete various tasks.

· Experience of standard workshop machines including Lathe, Miller, Cut off saw.

· Welding experience including dissimilar metals using arc welding.

· Basic plumbing experience using Yorkshire and Conex fittings.

· Designing and making Electrical control panels.

· Programming, Wiring and Fault finding of Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley and Giddings and Lewis PLC's including the use of Melsec Medoc, RS Logix and Pic pro software.

· Various electrical installation work including the use of conduit, trunking, skirting trunking and various types of cables including extensive usage of steel wired armoured cable using the regulations to ensure effective cable loading.

· Pneumatic and Hydraulic experience including smaller flexible pipe and larger galvanised pipe, using various fitting such as push in, unions, elbows and t's.

· Reactive breakdown coverage for Electrical and Mechanical faults on Plant.

· Weekly maintenance checks to ensure efficient operation of emergency generator and emergency lighting in the event of a power failure.

· Experience of using a computer and software to order and receipt parts, communicate through e-mail, search for information, create reports, make presentations, etc.

· Various jobs to help achieve ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

· Soldering and de-soldering of Electrical/Electronic components.

· Experience using PAT testing equipment to confirm electrical safety.

· Experience using a Proactive planned maintenance schedule.

· Experience of optic fibre, beam, proximity and various other sensors and switches and their integration with a PLC controlled process.

· Wiring, fault finding, uploading and downloading parameters to servo drives and inverter's for motor driven applications.

· Wiring and faultfinding of direct on line and star delta starters.

· Testing, wiring, checking and replacing AC and DC motors.

· At ease with a range of electro/mechanical components, pumps, solenoids, belts, bearings, contactors, relay's, hoists, lifting gear, chain and belt driven systems, 3 phase, DC, etc.

Education and Qualifications: I spent five years attending a secondary high school where I achieved 10 GCSE' S between grade A - C. A year was then spent completing City and Guilds and NVQ qualifications. From the beginning of my apprenticeship I attended day release weakly to achieve ONC and HNC qualifications. Details of individual subject grades and qualifications available on request.

Since leaving school I have achieved the following Qualifications through my employers and by attending night school.

I have recently obtained a European driving license qualification which gives a broad range of computer skills. I am receiving in house training for Giddings and Lewis PLC equipment and the Pic Pro software which operates with it and also for Parker Automation touch screen control (HMI) and the interact software that operates with it.

Other details: During my apprenticeship, I accomplished a hydraulic hose and fittings assembly course and a forklift truck training course. After an on site examination I was given a forklift truck license. In September 2000 I visited Germany to participate in an Apprentice of the year award scheme which is run by the Northwest training council.

Whilst at school I participated in German exchange visits between my secondary school and a partnering one in Germany. I've twice been with friends to various countries in Europe, once using trains and once using my car. I currently hold a clean UK driving license. Between January 2002 and January 2003 I spent a year travelling and working around Australia undertaking various jobs and participating in various activities including scuba diving. I would keenly consider a multi-skilled job that may require an aspect of working in different locations, whilst also being heavily involved in continuous improvement opportunities and projects as I am at present. My current salary inclusive of shift rate is £32000 for a rotating 2 shift 40 hour week.