James Tanner

• Designed and reverse-engineered spare parts for the concrete industry and other sectors.
• Developed prototypes through 3D printing to validate new products.
• Created high-standard technical drawings for clarity across diverse teams.
• Provided technical advice on mechanical components to all departments.
• Identified product gaps, resulting in increased turnover.
• Collaborated with engineers to enhance the accuracy of design specifications.
• Utilised 3D scanning to improve product designs as feasible.
• Managed drawing office, ensuring efficient communication and training for junior staff.

• Estimating recycling plant equipment aswell as well as the full turn key solution
• Presenting quotations
• Presenting sales presentations
• Technical sales
• Engineering enquiries
• Liaising with subcontractors
• Customer relations
• Design of waste recycling machines using solidworks
• Marketing
• General engineering
• Installation of equipment
• Design of fabrications

• Picking items in a safe manner whilst hitting hourly targets

First contact with customers, and potential customers.

• Technical enquiries and quotations
• Managing a machine shop consisting of 6 employees
• Purchasing of materials
• Organising subcontract work
• Final Inspection
• Organising despatch and transport services.

• CAD programmer, primarily programming and planning 3 flame cutting machines whilst programming and running a press brake
• Programming of 5 laser cutting machines and 3 waterjet machines when the relevant programmer was on leave
• Working to deadlines
• Working under pressure
• Nesting to get the best yield
• CAD Drawings and SolidWorks
• Technical Drawings
• Programming CNC Press
• Operating press when needed
• Programming CNC Machines
• Ordering consumables and ensuring the machine is operating to peak efficiency
• Sheet metal

Having first started here in 2011 i was in the position of technical administration assistant were my duties consisted of:

• Working to deadlines
• Working under pressure
• Measuring Items accurately
• CAD Drawings on SolidWorks
• 3D modelling and assembly
• Technical Drawings
• Sheet metal design
• Fabrication design

After 3 years of working as the Technical administration i got promoted to be works foreman, below are the additional duties taken upon receiving this role:

• Man Management
• Estimating, costing and quoting
• Dealing with customers and selling to customers
• Logistics
• Consumables
• Purchasing
• Reports
• Meeting deadlines
• Hitting targets given by deadlines
• Sales
• Health and safety
• Problem-solving
• Communicating effectively
• Contributing to developing the company
• Talking to customers, suppliers via telephone and email

• Bar work dealing with over 1000 people per evening
• Performing stock checks and refills whilst working under pressure

• Responsible for making the food in a quick and safe manner whilst working under pressure
• Customer service