John Collins New

John Collins Details

Address:

6 Windmill Rise Minster-on-Sea Sheerness Kent ME12 3QA Telephone: Home: 01795 874363. Mobile:

07852 300015

Personnel profile I am a reliable, confident and capable person, with wide experience in light to medium engineering. I can read and interpret engineering drawings, mechanical and electrical. I am also able to fault find in hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems. One of my main strengths is the ability to work well both as part of a team and independently. I have sound knowledge of the main commercial computer packages including Word and Excel. Employment History January 2007- November 2009 Scarab Sweepers Ltd: Production Engineer • Producing documentation for shop floor to build to • Actioning of engineering change requests • Liaison with design regarding build issues • Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Electrical fault finding • Producing and maintaining correct assembly listing within company stock, purchasing and accounting package • Collating electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic drawings for reference on shop floor • Regular maintenance of above in accordance with ISO 9000 July 2005 - January 2007 Scarab Sweepers Ltd: Fitter • Assembly and commission of road sweepers for industrial use May 2003 - July 2005 Johnston Sweepers Ltd: Fitter • Assembly of road sweepers for worldwide commercial use May 2002 - May 2003 Bond Retail Services Ltd: Fitter/Electrician • Wiring, fitting and testing of freezers for retail market use September 2001 - May 2002 APAC Ltd: Mechanical Fitter • Manufacture, service and repair of constant process machinery within the food industry and others June 2000 - August 2001 RIMCA Ltd: Mechanical Fitter • Panel wiring • Mechanical assembly

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Undertook various projects (including contracting out to Flir Systems) January 2000 – May 2000 Flir Systems International (West Malling, Kent): Mechanical Fitter •

Short term contract in UK working on M.O.D project.

August 1999 – December 1999 Flir Systems International (Sweden) • Short term contract working in Sweden 1995 – 1999 Flir Systems International (West Malling, Kent) • Build and developed gyro-stabilised airborne cameras • Assisted in production and engineering issues • Assisted in transfer of technology etc. to different sites around the world, especially Sweden and the U.S.A both of which I visited • Wrote assembly instructions to be used in conjunction with drawings • Set up Health and Safety program according to E.C. legislation standards • Manufactured electrical test equipment to high spec drawings 1992 – 1995 Nubal Electronics: Mechanical Fitter/General Machinist • Build customer specific machines for automated lines • Use of milling machines, lathes, drills ect. 1987 – 1991 Rediffusion Simulation: Fitter/Fitter Turner • Build modules for civil aviation simulators • Manufactured electrical test equipment to high spec drawings 1976 – 1987 GEC Avionics: Fitter/Turner • Worked in production and prototype workshop producing parts to close tolerances • Use of lathes, milling machines, presses and drill presses • Served four years apprenticeship Education

1976-1980 Mid Kent College of Further Education, Rochester, Kent. City & guilds in Mechanical craft engineering. 1971-1976 Aylesford High School, Aylesford, Kent C.s.e’s taken and passed in Mathematics, English, Physics, Engineering Drawing, Geography, Metal work and Arts & craft.

Additional Training Have attended in house training courses for hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical circuit interpretation. Basic and intermediate training course in Microsoft excel

Other Interest In my spare time I enjoy maintaining and repairing motor vehicles, taking long walks with my dog and caravanning holidays with my family. References supplied on request.