Edward Martin
Summary
I am a conscientious, hardworking Plant Operator with many years experience in bio mass and EFW sourced renewable energy. Able to operate DCS and SCADA systems safely and responsibly with experience in other varied relevant equipment and machinery operation within a plant setting. Maintained productivity by completing tasks quickly and accurately to achieve agreed standards within health and safety guidelines. Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Flexible and adaptable to meet changing job requirements. Performed reactive and preventative maintenance to limit equipment downtime. Follows instructions and works with care to achieve standards. I feel I would be a great asset to your company.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Shift Plant Operator
ERF
2022.01 - 2023.01
Crane driver / Front Bucket Driver
DCS Plant Operative, STC Power Ltd
2020.01 - 2022.01
- Operations control
- Maintenance on various machines of the plant
- Safety of team members and plant on shift
- Strategically mixed and placed waste into hoppers via a crane, through a combustion chamber and boiler furnace, through a five phase process, of cleaning toxic gasses from dry air pulse fabric bags, to loading waste via a front loading shovel truck, Operating a DCS power plant
- CEMS maintenance, also various valves, Sootblowers, start up diesel burners
- Operate in
- Organize / allocated timed Planned Preventative Maintenance
- In control of a biomass infused steam turbine and auxiliary power plant
- Maintenance of diesel burners and sootblowers, which helped to control flue gasses, which are monitored by a CEMS unit
- Biomass wood is fed into a furnace creating heat to heat water in tubes creating steam to rotate a turbine
- The energy we create goes directly to the National Grid
- I took part in maintenance of the plant when there was a planned outage, helped with contractors to reduce time whilst being offline.
Shift Plant Operator
Bio2Carbon
2015.01 - 2019.01
- Starting process of plant, monitoring through SCADA, HMI system, Trained Pellet Press Machine Operator
- Instigated maintenance on the plant from pipework to flanges to inspections of ppm - (Planned Preventative Maintenance) Liaising with management about daily progress and feedback of the plant
- Outages would consist of hand tools to cut metal pipes, metal bending machines, threading machines
- A little welding experience too
- In control of a Biomass Wood Gasification plant
- Using the modern SCADA control system to thermally process Virgin Wood to Bio-coal / Bio-char and then pelletized for transportation safety
- The Biochar / Bio-Coal has many properties like a replacement fuel for coal power stations, to fertilizer for agricultural purposes
- Also saving thousands of pounds in mechanical maintenance of various recirculating gas blowers, cutting and fitting various sized gaskets and flanges.
Extrusion Machine
Polypipe Civils
2012.01 - 2015.01
- Operation of Bandsaws, to cut various pipe to angles - 221/2 degrees, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, Experienced of hand tools like Reciprocating Saw, Grinders, Jig saws, Metal Soldering Tools
- Programming and monitoring plastic extrusion data machine on a roller drum Die changes to create various sizes in diameter of pipe
- Licenced to operate a gantry crane to move and reposition various pipes Using a plastic extrusion gun to weld pipe together
- Creating various diameter pipes using extrusion machines from 1000m to 3000m for underground water drainage for many constructions from roadwork to building sites to agricultural land.
Education
CSCS Bricklayer - First Aid Certified Fire Fighting & Awareness, - Manual Handling Risk Assessments - IPAF Certified Loading Shovel / CB FLT Certified Harness & Working @ Height Certified, Confined Space Certified, Rough Terrain J3 Manitou Driver - PASMA Certified Rigging & Slinging - DSEAR Certified -
Skills
- Enthusiastic team player
- SCADA operation
- Experience of Bio mass and EFW waste processing
- Knowledge of steam power generation
- Health and safety astute
- Warehouse maintenance
- Construction background
- Team collaboration and technical supervision
- Maintenance procedures
- Materials movement
- Heavy equipment operation
- Site preparation
- Plant machine operator
- Excellent communication
- Self-motivated
Timeline
Shift Plant Operator
ERF
2022.01 - 2023.01
Crane driver / Front Bucket Driver
DCS Plant Operative, STC Power Ltd
2020.01 - 2022.01
Shift Plant Operator
Bio2Carbon
2015.01 - 2019.01
Extrusion Machine
Polypipe Civils
2012.01 - 2015.01