Career
April 2012 – Present
Team Leader / Maintenance Technician
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Ltd, Westport Co. Mayo
• Overseeing and supervising the complete running of the night shift with sole responsibility for achieving output targets and ensuring quality control standards are met following good manufacturing practices.
• Supervising, training and supporting production personnel and resolving any problems that arise on the shift.
• Supporting engineering and production personnel on breakdowns and using my excellent technical skills and experience to resolve breakdowns, to troubleshoot equipment and to minimise down time.
• Planning jobs, assigning personnel to printers, cutting machines and in the folding section.
• Managing the documentation and paperwork ensuring traceability as most of the jobs are on behalf of companies operating in the highly regulated medical devices industry.
• Responsible for control instruments (vision systems, bar code readers, product counters, blank and twin sheets detectors).
Sept. 2010 – April 2012
Machine Operator / Maintenance Technician
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Ltd, Westport Co. Mayo
• Worked on folding machines with responsibility for output and quality.
• Resolved any technical and operational issues with machines.
• Provided support to production personnel on technical problems.
• Set up control instruments (vision systems, bar code readers, product counters, blank and twin sheets detectors).
May 2010 – Sept. 2010
Maintenance Technician (FÁS Work Placement)
Chesapeake Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Ltd, Westport Co. Mayo
• Ran preventative maintenance programmes and maintained data on equipment for analysis.
• Carried out tasks in relation to troubleshooting equipment and troubleshooting vision systems, bar code readers, product counters and blank and twin sheets detectors.
June 2007 – Oct. 2008
Machine Build Technician
Automation Technology Symmetries Ltd, Sligo
• Completed the mechanical and electrical work for machine assembly and wired control panels and parts for automated machines.
• Completed and updated electrical drawings and wiring diagrams for new and upgraded machines.
• Carried out range of debug programmes including PLC, HMI Siemens & Vision system from Cognex
Oct. 2006 – Jun. 2007
Team Leader
Baxter Healthcare, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
• Ensured work area complied with GMP standards having responsibility for process, output quality, start-up, in process and final checks.
Feb. 2003 – Oct. 2006
Automation Engineer / Group Leader
Volkswagen Motor Poland (TDI Engines Factory)
• Responsible for S7 PLC controllers, VISION systems and KUKA Robots on assembly lines.
• Responsible for DREI BOND dosage systems in whole factory.
o Modifications S7 PLC programme on machines.
o Mechanical modifications on machines.
• Supported maintenance personnel with problems, analysed repeated problems and provided solutions for line managers.
• Had responsibility for machines cycle time on four production lines and for machine validation.
Mar. 2000 – Feb. 2003
Maintenance Technician
Volkswagen Motor Poland (TDI Engines Factory)
• Had responsibility for troubleshooting SIEMENS PLC and VISION and Dosage systems.
Sept. 1996 – Mar. 2000
Electronic Technician
PA-Tronic ( Electronic Devices Services )
Education/Qualifications
Sept. 1996 – June 1999 High School Polkowice Poland
2000 – 2010 Extensive additional training In Siemens S7 programming and troubleshooting, KUKA Robotic , Vision and Dosage Systems (certificates available on request)
