Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
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Certification
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Paul Skillicorn

Winsford,Cheshire

Summary

Dedicated and reliable Process Operator with over 12 years of experience in dynamic and high performing environments. Proven track record in managing complex operations, ensuring safety, and improving efficiency. Passionate about problem-solving and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and water treatment processes. Adept at operating and maintaining various size pumps and valves with lots of different liquor contents. Water treatment systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and optimising liquor quality.


Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Control room leader

02.2021 - Current
  • Oversee plant operations, ensuring smooth production flow and addressing malfunctions promptly
  • Conduct environmental and safety checks, maintaining a safe working environment.
  • Train and assess new operators, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Perform quality checks through lab testing, enhancing workplace safety and reducing accidents
  • Implement water treatment protocols to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Compression and Power Generation Operations

04.2018 - Current
  • Manage complex operations, including five 33kv compressors and a 6 megawatt turbine generator.
  • Ensure optimal performance and reliability of power generation systems.
  • Monitor and maintain water quality within the power generation process
  • Liaising with EON power CHP plant to ensure smooth operation to and from both plants
  • Ensure CO2 delivery downstream to process is cooled and at the correct Pressure

Expert status Sodium Bicarbonate plant

03.2017 - Current
  • Assisting upper management with difficult assessments of the plant, helping with the training of new starters
  • Implement best practices to enhance operational efficiency and safety
  • Follow SOP, KPI'S, GMP, HACCP, and environmental analysis
  • Conduct liquor quality testing and treatment to maintain optimal plant conditions

Operator Promotion to Senior Operator

03.2014 - Current
  • Documented daily operations accurately, assisting in record keeping.
  • Monitored machine output, ensuring quality control standards were met.
  • Optimised machine settings to improve product quality.
  • Upheld all health and safety regulations for risk reduction.
  • Started being First Aider/Responder

Trainee Operator Promotion to Operator

06.2013 - Current
  • Process mapping of my designated plant
  • Lab testing training and analysis
  • Training on the use of various pieces of plant machinery


Joined Tata Chemicals Trainee Operator

01.2013 - Current

Self employed fenestration installation

03.1998
  • Installing rain screen systems
  • Managed a team of up to a dozen people
  • Working from drawings and blue prints etc

Store Manager

Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd
Winsford and Northwich, Cheshire
10.1992 - 03.1998
  • Started part time whilst still at School, eventually became full time and even co-managed a store five years later

Education

St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich
09.1988 - 07.1993

Skills

  • Knowledge of HSG 250
  • Knowledge of HSG 253
  • Permit to work systems
  • Permit issuing authority
  • Permit area authority
  • Permit Isolating authority
  • Power Generation
  • Steam IP and LP
  • Calm under pressure
  • Problem-solving
  • Quality control testing
  • DCS Control
  • Legionella awareness and control
  • Distillation



Accomplishments

    I have registered with DKMS to be a Stem Cell and bone marrow donor

    I am on the Organ donation register

    I regularly participate in office of national statistics experiments as such i played a part during Covid 19 as did my family

    Currently helping the ONS with 'Health insight Survey'

    I help coach a local Girls Grass Roots Football team

Additional Information

Thank you for taking the time to read through my C.V. hopefully this draws a picture of the kind of employee I am. If there is any further information required then please do not hesitate to contact me

References

References available upon request.

Certification

Open University

Succeed with maths part 1 and 2

NVQ level 3 Occupational Work Supervision

NVQ level 2 Fenestration Installation

CSTS CS10 Breathing Apparatus

Football Association Safe guarding children

Football Association Introduction to First Aid in Football

Football Association Introduction to Football

DBS check 'Disclosure and Barring Service'

Timeline

Control room leader

02.2021 - Current

Compression and Power Generation Operations

04.2018 - Current

Expert status Sodium Bicarbonate plant

03.2017 - Current

Operator Promotion to Senior Operator

03.2014 - Current

Trainee Operator Promotion to Operator

06.2013 - Current

Joined Tata Chemicals Trainee Operator

01.2013 - Current

Self employed fenestration installation

03.1998

Store Manager

Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd
10.1992 - 03.1998

St Nicholas Catholic High School
09.1988 - 07.1993

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