NEIL JAMES HARRISON8 Birdwood Gardens,

Mathern,Chepstow,NP16 6UF

(01291) 62715207549 047773

neilharrison754@gmail.com

PROFILE

A self-motivated and highly committed MECHANICAL PLANT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER with extensive knowledge of heavy plant and equipment as used in the high volume metals production industry. With 35 years service working for TATA STEEL. The ability to work within tight time and financial constraints and respond to plant breakdowns has been developed along with the skills to design and develop planned maintenance regimes, with personnel and plant safety as the first priority. Experienced in the installation of new plant from conception through the design and expediting stages to final commissioning. The ability to lead and motivate a multi-disciplined workforce has proved a key feature in the successful and safe completion of maintenance downtimes and new installations within predetermined time scales and budgets.

KEY SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

Identifying and correcting plant problems/breakdowns in a high volume, production driven environment. Implementing long and short-term design out/corrective actions, using key engineering management systems.

Extensive knowledge of large hydraulic systems, fault finding and maintenance.

Experienced in large water plants pumping up to 1.5 million gallons per day, including filtration systems, heat exchanges,

cooling towers and their management, pump maintenance and pump/system efficiencies.

Leading and motivating large multi-disciplined maintenance teams of craft and supervisors for maintenance downtimes ranging from twelve hours to two weeks.

Familiar with plant services including gaseous fuel and actuating mediums, industrial and fire fighting water systems.

Experienced in plant lubrication including automated dual line grease systems.

Familiar with lifting appliances ranging from 250kg hoists to 280Te hot metal ladle cranes.

Steel making specific - experienced in processes and engineering equipment used in continuous casting and secondary steel making plants.

Experienced in material handling system incorporating flat belt and vertical conveyors, vibratory feeders and associated equipment.

Cold Rolling specific – experienced in all aspects of processes and engineering equipment used in cold rolling mill, further process plants, and more recently pickling lines.

CAREER REVIEW – HIGHLIGHTS

CORUS STRIP PRODUCTS, LLANWERN STEEL WORKS1981-2016

TATA STEELReliability EngineerPickling Lines 2014 - Present

Responsible for the provision of a safe, effective and efficient mechanical engineering service to the Pickle line area.

Identifying and resolving process equipment availability issues. Review and generation of robust maintenance plans,

monitoring of engineering delays and failures, initiating corrective actions from concept to completion.

Planning and managing engineering aspects of major stops and down day work.

Supporting shift-engineering teams to resolve plant issues on a daily basis.

TATA STEELArea Mechanical EngineerCold Rolling area 2010 - 2014

Responsible for the provision of a safe, effective and efficient mechanical engineering service to the Cold-mill area.

Specific responsibilities. Overall responsibility for all aspects of mechanical engineering,

environmental and related safety aspects on plant, including project management, shutdown management, budget control, fluid power rules management, contractor management.

Leading a team of day engineers, implementing and managing mechanical engineering Annual Plan objectives.

TATA STEELManufacturing Support EngineerCold Rolling area 2001 –2010

Responsible for the provision of a safe, effective and efficient mechanical engineering service to the Cold-mill area.

Specific responsibilities included in area of responsibility. Review and generation of Risk Assessments and Safe working

procedures for all engineering maintenance activities. Review and generation of robust maintenance plans,

continuous monitoring of engineering delays and failures, initiating corrective actions from concept to completion.

Planning and managing engineering aspects of major stops and down day work.

Supporting shift-engineering teams to resolve plant issues on a daily basis.

Mechanical Shift Team Technologist

Steel/Slab Area 1999 - 2001 Responsible for the provision of a safe, effective and efficient

mechanical engineering service to the steel and slab area. Specific responsibilities. Identifying and designing out problems within the continuous

casting area, including planning and managing major stop and down day work. Position, regarded as the key engineering role on the shift, responsible for promoting correct use of engineering management systems. Seconded from shifts to days to identify and rectify efficiency problems in the Department workshops, and to become part of two task teams dealing with specific issues within the department, whilst maintaining all other responsibilities.

Multi Functional Supervisor Continuous Casting Department 1994 - 1999

Responsible for the management of a shift team of multiskilled craftsmen carrying out maintenance and breakdown work within the Continuous Casting Department.

Supervising all contractor activities. Fundamental function of this role was to maintain high level of

communication between production and engineering teams.

Mechanical charge handContinuous Casting Department 1990 - 1994

Responsible for leading a team of mechanical craftsmen whilst carrying out maintenance and breakdown duties.

Mechanical CraftsmanContinuous Casting Department 1987 - 1990

Trained in welding and burning, electrical and process control systems to the standards required to become one of the first fifteen single mechanical craftsmen employed at a British Steel site. Following a six-month intensive training academy, responsible for initial commissioning and subsequent planned and breakdown maintenance of the new Continuous Casting Machine.

FitterSteel Plant 1985 – 1987

Responsible for breakdown and planned maintenance.

ApprenticeTraining Department 1981 – 1985Apprentice Fitter and Turner.

EDUCATION

HNC – Mechanical EngineeringBTEC- Plant engineeringO level -Engineering Workshop Theory and Practise-Engineering Drawing-Maths-English Language-History

INTERESTS

Woodwork, curries (making/eating), enjoying family life

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