Andrew Colebrook

My role and responsibilities as process coordinator include:

• To achieve necessary targets regarding tact, quality and safety per shift by providing team members with instruction and guidance.
• To ensure required materials are available to personnel when under taking any task.
• To coordinate team throughout each shift in order to meet production targets and increase output.
• To help induct new members into team and provide help and support.

My time within this role has given me further experience in managing a team of people in trying to meet stringent daily targets regarding Tact, Quality and Safety.

Blade Repair Technician.

• Experienced blade repair travel technician.

(During my time with Global Wind Turbine Services I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work overseas on several occasions in places such as the US, Canada and Denmark as well as many different sites around the UK, conducting wide range of repairs to turbine blades on many different sized turbines).

• Good understanding of wide range of repair specifications and techniques.
• Good experience of working to strict quality standards and deadlines.
• Good experience of working within HSE regulations at all times.
• Experience of working well with people from many different cultures.

Manufacturing Facility Team Lead.

As a team lead for a turbine blade web manufacturing facility I gained good experience in:

• People management.
• Scheduling of production to align with customer delivery requirements.
• Streamlining material usage for more cost effective production.
• Promoting a safe working environment.
• Implementation of 5S.

My time in this role helped me become more confident in the communication of instruction to groups of people as well as keeping people focused and motivated in their work.

In this position my job was to manufacture composite parts for civil aircraft i.e:

• Engine cowlings.
• Air intakes.
• Engine coaming's.
• Nose cones.
• Consoles etc.

During my time in this role I gained the following experience:

• Further experience with a wider range of composite materials.
• Development of technical drawing understanding.
• Diligence of material usage due to strict weight and thickness tolerances.
• Experience in mould and tooling maintenance.
• Experience in the preparation of aircraft for respraying.

• Kept entrances secure with consistent visitor, personnel and package screening.
• Ensured premises safety through regular patrols and surveillance.
• Collaborated with security teams and emergency services to resolve urgent situations.
• Provided excellent customer service, assisting visitors with directions or inquiries.
• Deterred criminal activity, vandalism and general misconduct by providing highly visible security presence and patrols.

During my time in this role I gained following experience:

• Knowledge of construction of neoprene oil spillage booms.
• Working within strict measurement time scale restrictions.
• Further experience of technical drawings and process instructions.

Finisher.

During my time in this role I gained the following experience:

• Working to detailed engineering specifications to gain good quality standardised finishes.
• Experience in leading teams of people.
• Working along side engineers on complex repairs with no existing work instruction.
• Gained experience in responsibility of quality control as a designated quality tech.
• Working along side the training department as OJT (on job trainer) to enable new employees to gain necessary skills to become competent members of the team.

V90 + V100 Prototype Development team member.

During my time in this role I gained the following experience:

• Working closely with engineers in a prototype environment.
• An understanding of the importance of engineering tests and trials.
• An ability to adapt to changes in processes, working practices and working hours.

During my time within this role I gained the following experience:

• An understanding of process flow and the importance of continuous material throughput.
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines.
• An understanding of effective time management.

During my time in this role I gained the following experience:

• First experiences with composite materials.
• Development of a keen eye for detail.
• An ability to adapt to individual customer requirements.
• Meeting customer deadlines.