Sean Adams
Caerphilly
Summary
I am a confident, responsible, ambitious individual, with an excellent work history and work ethic. I have 20 years' experience repairing trains and working within the rail industry.
I am an effective communicator and work well within a team or as an individual. I am quick to learn and adapt to new environments. I have great knowledge of the mechanical aspect of trains. I like to work with precision and ensure that attention to details is accurate.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Shift team leader
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2019.11 - 2025.09
- I am currently employed as Shift Team Leader within the Vehicle refurb section at Pullman Rail.
- Vehicle refurb
- I am responsible for the supervision, health & safety, guidance and support of a team of skilled and semi-skilled tradesmen.
- Daily job duties are varied and depend on the assignment.
- My main function is to allocate duties accordingly and to supervise the general strip down and rebuild of train carriages
- I make sure that various parts are removed from the carriages and are ready for blast and repaint. If required, it is sometimes also necessary for these to be paletised and sent away for overhaul.
- I ensure that all the components that are removed are individually documented and all work carried out is completed to the highest standard and complies with the regulations that are set by the rail industry.
- I attend regular production meetings with other Team Leaders to discuss and share any progress, complications and deadlines.
- This position requires a mature and confident approach at all times. I have good interpersonal and communications skills and can demonstrate these at all levels. I have always been able to work closely with colleagues as part of a team but can also demonstrate initiative and am able to function and work independently when required.
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2019.01 - 2019.08
- Vehicle Refurb
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2018.03 - 2019.01
- Bogie Shop
Shift Supervisor
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2013.01 - 2018.03
- Bogie Shop
Shift Supervisor
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2010.01 - 2014.01
- Vehicle Refurb
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
Cardiff
2005.11 - 2010.11
- Vehicle Refurb
Proprietor
Adams Carpentry
2005.03 - 2005.11
Carpenter / Multi Tradesperson
Retro Maintenance
2001.01 - 2005.01
Carpenter
Rowantree Construction
2000.01 - 2001.01
Machine Operator
H.L.P Tube Formers Ltd
1990.01 - 2000.01
Self Employed
Site Labourer
1989.01 - 1990.01
Upholsterer & Sprayer
Brass Tacks
1987.01 - 1989.01
Machine Operator
H.L.P Tube Formers Ltd
1984.01 - 1987.01
Education
CSE - Craft and Design - Wood
St. Cenydd Comprehensive School
1979.01 - 1984.01
City & Guilds - Numeracy
St. Cenydd Comprehensive School
1979.01 - 1984.01
NVQ Level 2 - TEC Machinery Assembly Processing Skills
Mid Glamorgan Training & Enterprise Council
1992.03 -
NVQ II - CITB & City & Guilds
Ystrad Mynach College of Further Education
1998.09 - 2000.07
NVQ Level 2 - Team Leading
The Institute of Leadership & Management
2010.03 -
NVQ Level 3 - Leadership & Management
The Institute of Leadership & Management
2013.12 -
Certification
- Apr 2025 - 2028 DMU Systems Course
- Sept 2024 NITEQ Battery Shunter
- Jan 2024 DIPHEX Training (Chemical First Aid)
- Jan 2019 - 2022 First Aid at Work
- Sept 2019 - 2022 License to Drive Class 08/09 (Shunting)
- July 2019 - 2022 Safe Working at Heights
- Feb 2019 - 2022 Manual Handling Awareness
- Feb 2018 - 2021 Industrial Counterbalance Lift Truck
- Nov 2017 - 2020 Fire Warden
- Sept 2016 - 2019 Operators Certificate – Remote & Pendant operated overhead gantry crane & slinger/signaler duties
- Quality Awareness Certificate
- Managing Safely Certificate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Shift team leader
Pullman Rail
2019.11 - 2025.09
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
2019.01 - 2019.08
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
2018.03 - 2019.01
NVQ Level 3 - Leadership & Management
The Institute of Leadership & Management
2013.12 -
Shift Supervisor
Pullman Rail
2013.01 - 2018.03
NVQ Level 2 - Team Leading
The Institute of Leadership & Management
2010.03 -
Shift Supervisor
Pullman Rail
2010.01 - 2014.01
Carpenter / Fitter
Pullman Rail
2005.11 - 2010.11
Proprietor
Adams Carpentry
2005.03 - 2005.11
Carpenter / Multi Tradesperson
Retro Maintenance
2001.01 - 2005.01
Carpenter
Rowantree Construction
2000.01 - 2001.01
NVQ II - CITB & City & Guilds
Ystrad Mynach College of Further Education
1998.09 - 2000.07
NVQ Level 2 - TEC Machinery Assembly Processing Skills
Mid Glamorgan Training & Enterprise Council
1992.03 -
Machine Operator
H.L.P Tube Formers Ltd
1990.01 - 2000.01
Self Employed
Site Labourer
1989.01 - 1990.01
Upholsterer & Sprayer
Brass Tacks
1987.01 - 1989.01
Machine Operator
H.L.P Tube Formers Ltd
1984.01 - 1987.01
CSE - Craft and Design - Wood
St. Cenydd Comprehensive School
1979.01 - 1984.01
City & Guilds - Numeracy
St. Cenydd Comprehensive School
1979.01 - 1984.01