Liz Collins
Bedford
Summary
Reliable and enthusiastic individual with a keen desire to learn. Possessing attention to detail, problem-solving and practical skills, complemented by excellent communication and teamwork. Aims to contribute to maintaining and optimising power station performance, ensuring a safe, happy and functional environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Operations and Maintenance assisstant
Encyclis
Stewartby, Bedford
04.2024 - Current
- Team working with senior maintenance staff to fix breakdowns. Gaining understanding of varied assets.
- Using hand and power tools safely whilst carrying out duties. Wearing required PPE.
- Employing optimal safety practices to eliminate risks, hazards and accidents.
- Ensuring smooth operation by performing routine maintenance tasks. Freeing the Maintenance team to be reactive.
- Updating all paper work in real time, helping the maintenance planner to prepare a systematic schedule.
- Permit Acceptor, completing paperwork diligently. Double checking KKS numbers relating to specific assets and reading RAMs.
- Pro-actively reporting faulty equipment to the relevant people for improved plant performance.
- Started working through ITS modules in available time.
- Helping Assistant Operators with tasks as required. Including ash discharger blockages, digging out riddlings, hopper deck cleaning, vibrating table blockages and general routine checks.
- Gained a basic understanding of plant function such as water steam cycle and flue gas path.
- Managing time efficiently to complete a weekly schedule of tasks in addition to assisting where needed.
Day Operative
Encyclis Rookery
Stewartby, Bedford
03.2023 - 04.2024
- Reported any accidents, incidents or near misses occurring in workplace.
- Operating overhead cranes providing a continuous feed of waste to the hoppers, and ensuring space for Walking Floors to tip.
- Multi tasking and prioritising of tasks on a busy Weighbridge whilst cross referencing waste ticket numbers and waste codes.
- Customer service assisting Lorry or Delivery drivers arriving on the weighbridge.
- Creating Manual tickets and transfer notes ensuring Duty of Care requirements are met.
- Using Weightron to generate Weighbridge Reports.
- Safely operated the Front loading shovel to efficiently load lorries to specified weights with IBA ash.
- Traffic Management, monitoring drivers in the Tipping Hall to ensure safety.
- Following site Health and Safety Rules and wearing all PPE.
- Safely taking deliveries of lime, ammonia, PAC, and Diesel.
- Co - Operating and recognising our individual strengths within the team to keep the site running smoothly.
- Operating the Front Loading shovel to maintain cleanliness in Tipping Hall Bays.
- Using the Telehandler to remove oversize as required.
Waste recycling site operative
Urbaser in Partnership with Central Beds Council
Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire
03.2021 - 04.2023
- Wore correct PPE and followed safety procedures to maintain health, hygiene and safety standards.
- Sorted recyclables to reduce contamination issues.
- Maintained compliance with waste regulations. Dealing with Duty of Care paperwork
- Physical outside working in all weather conditions
- Helped customers with categorising and moving waste to correct site locations.
- Worked closely with team members, fostering a collaborative work culture.
- Cleared waste and debris from working areas to reduce risk.
- Completed daily machine pre start checks, ensuring machine was safe to drive.
- Supervised members of the public to promote safety.
- Operated the 360 Degree Material Handler to compress waste into 40 yard skips, creating additional space for more waste. Responsible for levelling the skips before transport.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Biology
Bangor University
Bangor 09.2017 - 06.2020
City and Guilds Advanced Certificate - Mechanical Maintenance
MCP Technical Training
Reading 01.2025 - 02.2025
Boiler Principles Course -
Power Plant Training Ltd
Derby 01.2025 - 01.2025
Managing Safely -
IOSH
Stewartby, Bedford 09.2024 - 09.2024
Skills
- Fault Finding & attentiveness
- Machine Operation
- Mechanical maintenance
- Safety regulations knowledge
- Physical Fitness
- Positive and Pro-active
- Hard Working
- Flexibility in tasks
Timeline
City and Guilds Advanced Certificate - Mechanical Maintenance
MCP Technical Training
01.2025 - 02.2025
Boiler Principles Course -
Power Plant Training Ltd
01.2025 - 01.2025
Managing Safely -
IOSH
09.2024 - 09.2024
Operations and Maintenance assisstant
Encyclis
04.2024 - Current
Day Operative
Encyclis Rookery
03.2023 - 04.2024
Waste recycling site operative
Urbaser in Partnership with Central Beds Council
03.2021 - 04.2023
Certificate of Higher Education - Biology
Bangor University
09.2017 - 06.2020
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