Simon Slade

Experience

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  Royal Air Force (RAF)

  Jan 1994 - Oct 2013

  Conducting intensive on site safety and Quality Assurance inspections to establish legal safety, QMS, technical and engineering compliance within an ISO 9001:2008 organization. Utilizing Key Performance Indicators and technical targets in order to identify continual improvement opportunities, thus ensuring work activities are efficient, safe and meet customer requirements. Conducting Root Cause Analysis to identify underlying fault reasons and introducing countermeasures to prevent fault re-occurrence. Show less

  • AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL ENGINEER

    Oct 1989 - Oct 2013

  • Health, Safety & Quality Inspector

    Nov 2011 - Sept 2013

  • Aircraft Repair Project Manager

    Aug 2007 - Nov 2011

  • Aircraft Structural Integrity Policy Consultant

    Apr 2005 - Aug 2007

  • Apprenticeship Assessment Centre Manager

    Oct 2002 - Apr 2005

  • Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

    Jan 1994 - Oct 2002
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  British Engineering Services

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2017

  Engineering Surveyor

  Conducting statutory LOLER machinery and lifting equipment Thorough Examinations as the authorised 'Competent Person', thus providing clients with detailed inspections and reports as to the condition of their equipment. The inspections on equipment range from passenger lifts and cranes to fork lift trucks and telescopic handlers. Self-motivated, I was personally responsible for liaising directly with a diverse array of clients from Tata Steel and Carmarthenshire County Council to small family businesses, to ensure minimal disruption to their production output, whilst providing the requisite engineering assurance of their plant’s continued condition. Show less

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  Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

  Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

  Aerosystems Engineer

  I was employed as an aerospace systems engineer working on a Project Team to purchase and bring the Royal Air Force's new P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft into service. Responsible as the conduit between the Logisticians and the Engineers to identify and develop Integrated Logistic Solutions (ILS) for entry into service and its future through-life sustainment.

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  Allianz Technology

  Feb 2018 - now

  Engineer Surveyor (Lift & Crane)

  Conducting statutory LOLER machinery and lifting equipment Thorough Examinations as the authorised 'Competent Person', thus providing clients with detailed inspections and reports as to the condition of their equipment. The inspections on equipment range from passenger lifts and cranes to fork lift trucks and telescopic handlers. The role requires diligent planning and organization to ensure all clients' plant items are examined to maintain legal compliance as well as assuring their continued safety. Show less