Mat Roberts
Scarborough,North Yorkshire
Summary
PASSIONATE ABOUT MY SKILLS AND TRADE
ABLE TO LEARN QUICKLY AND GROW INTO A JOB
LISTEN FIRST BEFORE SPEAKING
NOT TOO CLEVER TO ASK FOR HELP OR OPINIONS
OFTEN TAKE WORK HOME WITH ME, A TRAIT OF HAVING YOUR OWN BUSINESS I SUPPOSE!!!!
Dedicated Sheetmetal Worker with expertise in manufacturing items using sectional, tubular, and sheet forms. Delivering high-quality fabrications through effective welding, punching, notching, and folding techniques. Committed to ensuring customer satisfaction and operational excellence. Resourceful professional with strong team leadership and project management capabilities. Cultivating positive customer relationships while ensuring timely delivery of high-standard products. Demonstrating expertise in troubleshooting and problem-solving to enhance workflow efficiency. Proactive individual with a solid foundation in metal fabrication and customer engagement. Exhibits strong attention to detail and effective communication skills to support team collaboration and project success. Utilises a flexible approach to adapt to changing requirements and deliver exceptional results.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
SHEETMETAL WORKER
WKF98 LIMITED
Scarborough
10.2023 - Current
- MANUFACTURING ITEMS USING SECTIONAL, TUBULAR AND SHEET FORM
- PUNCHING, NOTCHING, FOLDING AND WELDING AS REQUIRED
MACHINERY REFURBISHER
FIRMAC
Scarborough
02.2023 - 05.2023
- STRIPPING DOWN MACHINERY
- REPAIR OR REPLACE PARTS AS NESCESSARY
- REPAINT AND REBUILD
SCAIFE FABRICATIONS
Filey
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Manufacturing various items in aluminium, mild & stainless steel
- Using sheetmetal, tube and steel sections
- Liaising with customers
- Designing and measuring on site and fitting
SELF EMPLOYED
01.1990 - 01.2017
- Employing up to 8 staff manufacturing and site fitting various items;
- Commercial light fittings
- Decorative iron work
- Bespoke shopfittings
- Steel security doors
- Barriers
- Checkouts
- Railings
- Land Rover bumpers & roof racks
RICHARD ALLAN ENGINEERING
Heckmondwyke
01.1988 - 01.1990
- Site measure, make & fix galvanised steel cladding to insulated pipework
Apprenticeship
CLIFFE & CO. LTD
Huddersfield
01.1983 - 01.1988
- Manufacturing guards, ductwork, tubular frameworks and various fabrications, fitting on site
Education
‘O’ LEVEL - ART, TECHNICAL DRAWING
SALENDINE NOOK HIGH SCHOOL
01.1982
CITY & GUILDS CREDITS AND DISTINCTIONS - SHEETMETAL & FABRICATION
HUDDERSFIELD TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Skills
- Ability to liaise with customers easily
- ability to work within a team, oversee a team, or work alone without guidance
- many years running a business and organising workloads for my employees for either monthly repeat orders or one off site jobs
- Metal cutting techniques
- Customer relationship management
- Project management
- Sheet metal fabrication
- Welding processes
- Blueprint reading
- Technical documentation
- Problem solving
- Team leadership
- Customer service
- Design implementation
- Customer service excellence
- Metal cutting
- Supervisory experience
- Punctual
- Use of power tools
- Finishing techniques
- Safety awareness
- Time-management
- Decision making
- Team player
- Flexible
- Effective communication
- Drilling and tapping
- Power tools operation
- Material knowledge
- Technical troubleshooting
- Product knowledge
- Metal fabrication
- Customer engagement
- Fabrication
- Hand and power tool operations
- Bending techniques
- Engineering drawings interpretation
- Pressure handling
- Attention to Detail
- Technical communication
- Gas cutting
- MIG Welding
- Materials knowledge
- Communication proficiency
- Metal forming tools
- Fabrication techniques
- Client communication
- Hand tool operation
- Time efficiency
- Self-motivation
- Client consultation
- Engineering drawings
- Risk Assessment
- Press machine operation
- Grinding operations
- Flame cutting
- Machinery operations
- Quality inspection
- Project coordination
- Raw materials knowledge
- Sheet metal inspections
- MIG and TIG welding
- Sheet metal punching
- Polishing
- TIG Welding
- Decision-Making aptitude
- Sheet metal finishing
Hobbies and Interests
- Furniture design
- Land rover refurbishments
- Camping/off road trailer builds
- Holidaying in Ibiza
Timeline
SHEETMETAL WORKER
WKF98 LIMITED
10.2023 - Current
MACHINERY REFURBISHER
FIRMAC
02.2023 - 05.2023
SCAIFE FABRICATIONS
01.2017 - 01.2022
SELF EMPLOYED
01.1990 - 01.2017
RICHARD ALLAN ENGINEERING
01.1988 - 01.1990
Apprenticeship
CLIFFE & CO. LTD
01.1983 - 01.1988
‘O’ LEVEL - ART, TECHNICAL DRAWING
SALENDINE NOOK HIGH SCHOOL
CITY & GUILDS CREDITS AND DISTINCTIONS - SHEETMETAL & FABRICATION
HUDDERSFIELD TECHNICAL COLLEGE