Peter Snowdon
Basingstoke,Hampshire
Summary
Highly skilled and fully qualified ECS Gold Card Electrician with expertise in 18th Edition Regulations and extensive knowledge of electrical codes. Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving abilities, time management proficiency, and strong communication skills, ensuring effective collaboration and troubleshooting. Certified in IPAF and PASMA, with a flexible approach to work and a commitment to punctuality. Adept at managing complex tasks with patience and precision, aiming to contribute to high-quality electrical projects while maintaining safety standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work history
Electrician
McGimpsey-Vallis
2020.11 - 2026.02
- Fully Qualified 18th Edition electrician.
- Responsible for multisite maintenance across the country mainly on retail parks. Over 400 sites.
- Working to specifications and H&S Compliance.
- Dealing with customer issues including call outs, health and safety issues and improving site efficient to reduce electricity costs.
- Working to budgets set by the facilities managers to maintain and upgrade sites to more efficient LED’s.
- Site EICR Testing for compliance including visual inspections, circuit testing & electrical bonding checks & additional lighting protection testing if required.
- Emergency lighting testing & installation.
Aftersales Lead
Technogym
2019.04 - 2020.11
- Responsible for the Technical call centre helpdesk & Spare parts team which includes sales to customers and maintaining stock for 6 warehouses in the UK.
- All aspects of team management including performance management, absence management & Appraisals.
- Management of all KPI’s including parts in country, first time fix rate & time to service.
- Dealing with customer escalations via both teams.
- Identifying stock management systems and working on projects to move more parts into the UK.
Branch Manager
Screwfix
2013.11 - 2019.04
- All aspects of running a successful store, e.g. managing staff, KPI’s, stock/cash, briefing staff, driving excellence in customer service
- Deputise for Area Manager in his absence
- Supporting the area – development champion, HR & ER
- Business planning & succession plans
- Compliance management
- Branch opening (operations manager for 5 new stores)
- Area winner for Manager of the year 2014 & 2016
Area Manager (Secondment)
Screwfix
2017.01 - 2017.01
- Attended regional leadership meetings
- Conducted branch manager appraisals and set objectives
- Managed under performance & conduct at manager level
- Succession planning for the area
- Supporting managers to succeed and driving sales on the area
- 18 London & Surrey Stores | 6 Months
Supervisor/Assistant Manager
Screwfix
2010.09 - 2013.11
- Assisting in managing the store
- Planning and producing staff rotas - accounting for holidays and sickness
- Evaluating and reviewing probatory periods whilst training new starters
- Investigating and resolving customer dissatisfactions
- Working to KPI targets
- Ensuring all aspects of the internal and external audits are satisfactory
- Nurturing and developing employees, managing attendance, workload, delegation, recruitment and inductions
- Running the branch in the absence of the store manager
- Various Stores
Assistant Manager
One Stop LTD
Hartley Witney
2008.10 - 2010.09
- Running the shop when the manager was off duty
- Ensuring all employees are happy, fully occupied, and generally working to maximize sales
- Customer service
- Supervising deliveries
- Stock taking and the rotation of stock
- Banking
- Preparing reports for the area manager
- Opening and closing the store
- Dealing with contractors, alarm companies and police when issues arose.
Education
5357 NVQ Apprenticeship - Fully Qualified Electrician
Bracknell College
Level 3 Diploma - Management Skills
Screwfix Ltd
Film and Media Studies - undefined
Farnborough 6th Form
8 GCSE’s - undefined
Salesian College School
Skills
- Punctual
- Flexible
- Problem solving abilities
- Good with people & communication
- Time management proficiency
- Patience in troubleshooting
- IPAF
- Electrical code knowledge
- PASMA
- ECS Gold Card Electrician
- Fully qualified to 18th Edition Regulations
Timeline
Electrician
McGimpsey-Vallis
2020.11 - 2026.02
Aftersales Lead
Technogym
2019.04 - 2020.11
Area Manager (Secondment)
Screwfix
2017.01 - 2017.01
Branch Manager
Screwfix
2013.11 - 2019.04
Supervisor/Assistant Manager
Screwfix
2010.09 - 2013.11
Assistant Manager
One Stop LTD
2008.10 - 2010.09
Level 3 Diploma - Management Skills
Screwfix Ltd
Film and Media Studies - undefined
Farnborough 6th Form
8 GCSE’s - undefined
Salesian College School
5357 NVQ Apprenticeship - Fully Qualified Electrician
Bracknell College