Ben Snell
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in effective delegating and a customer-focused approach, adept at adapting to changes and optimising material resources. Demonstrates proficiency in budgeting and waste reduction strategies, with a strong foundation in manufacturing best practices. Skilled in progress monitoring, production scheduling, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Committed to driving operational excellence and efficiency within the manufacturing sector.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Electrical Workshop Manager
CAF
12.2024 - 04.2025
- Experienced and results-driven Electrical Workshop Manager with a proven track record of leading the production of electrical assemblies for rail manufacturing projects.
- Accountable for aligning workshop output with project schedules and labour targets, while continuously driving efficiency through cost reduction initiatives and lean methodologies such as Kaizen/SQDCP and SCRA/CEDAC initiatives.
- Skilled in production planning, HSE compliance, risk management, and the industrialization of new processes.
- Trusted contributor to cross-functional teams and international collaboration initiatives, implementing best practices across CAF facilities.
- Committed to delivering high-quality, safe, and timely results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Accountable for a team of 25 comprising of electrical technicians, Team Leaders and material administrators.
Manufacturing Line Leader
CAF
01.2022 - 12.2024
- Overseeing manufacturing and production processes of one production line.
- Creating and execute daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production schedules.
- Striving to reduce expenses and increase productivity across the production line, monitoring overcosts via kaizen methodology.
- Successfully implementing the CAF Newport production system.
- Responsible for managing all production activities; with a specific emphasis on delivering operational effectiveness, ensuring all elements of production are carried out to high standards.
- Successfully implementing CAFs manufacturing system with the responsibility of 3 team leaders.
- Utilising SCRA & CEDAC problem solving techniques alongside Kaizen methodology.
- Responsible for overall delivery of complete Train Units for Transport for Wales £500 million Project 77 Units/ 180 Cars.
Electrical Team Leader
CAF
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Responsible for a team of 15 electrical technicians across multiple projects.
- Creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
- Setting clear team goals daily weekly and monthly to ensure the delivery plan is met.
- Communicating any problems or obstacles to senior management.
- Monitoring productivity rates, standards, and quality control.
- Training and coaching Factory Operators and monitoring training matrixes to ensure minimal effects to productivity through planned and unplanned absence.
- During this Role I was responsible for all electrical assemblies and also all electrical rectification work.
- Acting as the direct feedback loop from the testing team.
- Problem solving technical faults and delegating work to solve the issues.
- Utilising Power BI to monitor continuous improvement and decrease electrical faults at testing stage.
- Also responsible for all electrical modification work and electrical revision changes.
Electrical Technician
CAF
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Responsible for electrical assemblies across the production line.
- Loom assembly Electrical connections in multiple areas.
- Problem solving and Snag rectification work.
- Electrical Modification implementation.
Technical Assistant & Project Planning
Offshore Marine Management Engineering
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Outlining the scope of projects, including determining the start and delivery dates.
- Creating and defining project goals and objectives.
- Analysing each phase of projects to determine budgets.
- Tracking project costs and ensuring implementation stays within predicted estimates.
- Managing Offshore Engineering planning operations Throughout sites in Europe (Helsinki, Germany, Baltic Sea).
- During my time in this position I assisted with technical Engineering reports to feed maintenance schedules.
- Ensured project documentations were prepared in accordance with company standards at site operations.
- At sites in Europe I Identified any project deviations and constrains and reported to Manager.
- Using initiative and technical knowledge to provide systematic solutions to any problems around wind turbines.
Avionics Technician (BAMC)
British Airways
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Carry out heavy maintenance operations on British airways fleet (777-200/747-200).
- Maintenance procedures on Trent, General Electric GE90, RB211 Engines.
- Cabin maintenance, Ground runs, Avionic maintenance (AIMS modification).
- Taking part in B checks and complete major overhaul D checks.
Semi-Professional Rugby Player
Cross Keys Rugby Club
Baltimore
01.2017 - 09.2017
- Contracted team member to cross keys rugby club.
- Regularly exercising time management skills, team work skills and commitment.
Education
BSCDEGREE -
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
Skills
- Effective delegating
- Customer-Focused approach
- Adaptability to changes
- Material resources optimisation
- Budgeting proficiency
- Waste reduction strategies
- Manufacturing best practices
- Progress monitoring
- Health and Safety regulations
- Production scheduling
Certification
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT LEVEL 4
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT LEVEL 5
GREEN BELT SIX SIGMA
BSC AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
IOSHH
Languages
Spanish
Intermediate
Timeline
Electrical Workshop Manager
CAF
12.2024 - 04.2025
Manufacturing Line Leader
CAF
01.2022 - 12.2024
Electrical Team Leader
CAF
01.2020 - 01.2022
Electrical Technician
CAF
01.2020 - 09.2020
Technical Assistant & Project Planning
Offshore Marine Management Engineering
01.2018 - 01.2020
Avionics Technician (BAMC)
British Airways
09.2017 - 01.2018
Semi-Professional Rugby Player
Cross Keys Rugby Club
01.2017 - 09.2017
BSCDEGREE -
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING
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