Joseph Scott

I am results-oriented and accomplished professional with strong experience in leading large-scale projects within budgetary and time constraints. I have strong background in staff development and supervision; I have established, led, and motivated high-performing teams committed to achieving collective goals and shared vision. I have experience in selecting potential suppliers, negotiating contracts, conducting regular site visits and reviewing methods of working.

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd within Trim and Chassis iFA Facilities Department ∙ Sunderland, UK

∙ 2011 - 2020

Process Planning Engineer

Manage, mentor, and motivate all team members and contractors. Develop new processes and integrate them into existing production to improve performance. Formulate contract documents, scope of work, and technical/design specifications.

Evaluate contractor work for electrical/mechanical installations and site development projects. Build and maintain professional relationships with contractors, in-house Kaizen departments, production, and all Engineering departments. Review design reviews at varying stages of the project for civil, mechanical, and electrical projects.

Assess and resolve technical, legal, and commercial issues. Prepare detailed design specifications and schedules outlining key milestones.

Key Contributions & Skills:

• Accomplished numerous large-scale projects from conception to completion.
• Devised and delivered new innovative solutions for manufacturing equipment and parts concerns.
• Successfully directed cost reduction Kaizen continuous improvement activities.
• Excellent inter-communication and report writing skills.
• Work well within multi-disciplined, cross functional teams.
• Computer literate in MS project/Office suite etc.
• Able to demonstrate a positive and logical attitude
• Excellent negotiation skills with production, managerial and contractor teams.
• Excellent Planning, Schedule Control and Project Management skills.
• Able to quickly learn and understand new technologies and engineering processes.
• Keen understanding of high-volume manufacturing, production facilities and processes.
• Set quality strategies to achieve KPI and quality targets.
• Experience in technical manufacturing processes including concept to installation knowledge of integrated process automation.

Reliability Maintenance Engineering Planner

As Reliability Maintenance Engineering Planner, I was responsible for asset and spares management, preventative maintenance planning and machine history data. I was the site lead for the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software and was required to extract information from it to support the site engineering manager.

Key Contributions:

• Be the site level SME (Subject Matter Expert) on the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software, train the local engineering team in its use and escalate issues as required to the EU team. 
• Ensure the system is run in line with EU standards and participate in EU coordinated projects and improvement programs to roll out new functionality, procedures, scheduling or reports.
• Ensure site level equipment, spare parts and minimum holding levels are correctly recorded in the system in order to ensure technicians are never without the parts they need.
• Ensure the system accurately forecasts and assigns all required preventative maintenance to technicians within the team to provide a high level of equipment availability to our internal customers.
• Compile equipment information, performance metrics and machine histories and make recommendations for improvements based on their findings.
• Manage spare parts stock levels, place and track orders as required. Work with procurement and the wider EU network to find savings or efficiencies.
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Reliability Maintenance Engineering Facilities Planning Senior

As Facilities Planning Senior, I prepare documents and put out tenders to contractors, manage projects and supervise the work of technicians, contractors and suppliers.

Key Contributions:

• Managing and leading the change of facilities to ensure minimum disruption of the business core activities. 
• Coordinating and planning essential business services such as maintenance, reception, archiving, mailing, cleaning, waste disposal and security.
• Ensuring that buildings and facilities meet the required health and safety requirements and government legislation as well as company compliance.
• Planning and recommending the best locations for new buildings and reorganising current buildings to effectively utilise the available space.
• Monitoring contractors and checking that the work assigned to workers and contractors is completed in a satisfactory manner.
• Leading and coordinating construction teams to cover multiple areas of responsibility.
• Using performance management tools to monitor the workers’ performance and recommend agreeable service levels and ways to improve.
• Responding quickly to emergencies that arise in workplaces and dealing with them appropriately.

• Gained highly transferable leadership and teamwork skills; excel in stressful and pressured environment.
• Improved relationship building skills, developing rapport with professionals from diverse backgrounds.
• Gained practical, hands-on experience of electronic communications and technical equipment.

Honours Degree in Management of Advanced Engineering Technologies

LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY | Leeds, UK

BTEC National Diploma in Operations and Maintenance Procedures

SOUTH TYNESIDE COLLEGE | South Shields, UK

City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Safe Switching of HV Power Systems - Senior Authorised Person

PASS (Portable Appliance Safety Services) Ltd. Company No: 4457106

City & Guilds 2382-18 Level 3 Award in Requirements for Electrical Installations BS7671:2018 (18th Edition)

PASS (Portable Appliance Safety Services) Ltd. Company No: 4457106

Health and Safety and Basic First Aid at Work

Advanced training in all Microsoft Office Programmes

Hot Work Permit Authorisation

Trained in Safe Systems of Work for Maintenance Tasks (Authorisation to isolate plant electrical supplies)

Technical proficiencies: SAP, CIMs, ProRex, Coupa, AutoCAD, CMMS, Microsoft Office suite