Robert Barrs
bilston,West Midlands
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with extensive experience in packaging operations, product assembly, and quality control. Skilled in blueprint interpretation and inspection techniques, ensuring optimal production line efficiency. Proven ability to maintain machinery and adhere to health and safety compliance standards. Veteran driveline technician with over six years of experience across multiple companies, committed to delivering high-quality results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Production engineer
P.S.S
North Walsham, Norfolk
2025.06 - 2026.12
- Assisted in training sessions to provide team members with modern techniques.
- Supported company relocation post-acquisition of D&A Steering.
- Provided detailed drawings for tooling alongside comprehensive work instructions for new jobs.
- Compiled BOM kits for each job while diagnosing and conveying crucial details.
- Refined skills in assembly through learning various techniques for gearboxes and power steering systems.
Workshop technician
Powertrain
Willenhall, Walsall
2024.09 - 2025.12
- Executed daily tasks with precision and speed.
- Acquired and utilised new skills to enhance efficiency and productivity.
- Gained expertise in differentials and HGV axles, mastering the separation of components for cleaning and for rework.
- Handled multiple overhead cranes with care.
- Received training in gas burning (acetylene) for loosening and cutting various differential components.
- Learned key inspection skills
Production Operator
D&A Steering ltd
Birmingham, west midlands
2020.08 - 2024.08
- Operated production equipment safely and effectively, maximising quality output.
- Set up production equipment, verifying correct functionality and calibration compliance to maximise machinery efficiency.
- Consistently followed company safety regulations, maintaining secure, low-risk working environments.
- Used various hand tools to assemble products to specifications, achieving faultless quality scores.
- Performed regular in-process tests, yield calculations, running checks and product sampling, ensuring production met predefined quality targets.
- Identified production improvement opportunities, reducing department costs.
- Identified equipment malfunctions, arranging prompt repair to maintain production capacity and quality.
- Kept sandblasting equipment in good working order by conducting routine maintenance, such as cleaning/changing filters.
- experience building differentials, gearboxes, transfer boxes and steering boxes for various land rovers
Education
NVQ Level 2 - Engineering
Solihull College of Technology
Solihull, SOL 2020.09 - 2022.07
GCSEs - English
The Dormston School
Dudley, DUD 2015.09 - 2020.02
GCSEs - Maths
The Dormston School
Dudley, DUD 2015.09 - 2020.01
GCSEs - Computer Science
The Dormston School
Dudley, DUD 2015.09 - 2020.01
GCSEs - Triple Science
The Dormston School
Dudley, DUD 2015.09 - 2020.01
Skills
- Packaging operations
- Inspection techniques
- Product assembly
- Blueprint interpretation expertise
- Carefully packaged all finished products and prepared for delivery
- Quality Control
- Assembly expertise
- Keen problem solver
- Team player
- Efficient production tracking
- Mastery of hand tools
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Equipment Maintenance
- Quality inspection
- Maintaining machinery
- Production line teamwork
Languages
English
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Production engineer
P.S.S
2025.06 - 2026.12
Workshop technician
Powertrain
2024.09 - 2025.12
NVQ Level 2 - Engineering
Solihull College of Technology
2020.09 - 2022.07
Production Operator
D&A Steering ltd
2020.08 - 2024.08
GCSEs - English
The Dormston School
2015.09 - 2020.02
GCSEs - Maths
The Dormston School
2015.09 - 2020.01
GCSEs - Computer Science
The Dormston School
2015.09 - 2020.01
GCSEs - Triple Science
The Dormston School
2015.09 - 2020.01