David Erwin

David Erwin

Research Metallurgist

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  • About me

    Plant Performance Manager, Remote Operations Centre at BOC UK & Ireland

  • Education

    • The University of Sheffield

      1994 - 1998
      Master of Engineering (MEng) Materials Science and Engineering
  • Experience

    • British Steel

      Sept 1998 - Aug 2000
      Research Metallurgist

      Research metallurgist mainly focused on carbon steels for the automotive industry. Responsible for ensuring milestones achieved in materials processing and testing as well as metallurgical analysis and reporting of results to both internal customers and as part of multi-partner European projects.

    • Corus

      Aug 2000 - Jun 2003
      Technical Section Manager

      Leading a small team in product development and process improvement. Mixture of metallurgy and plant trials both within Corus Long Products and in tandem with customers. Development of new steels for trailer flat manufacture, ultra low carbon grades for fasteners and hot rolling process improvement.

    • Outokumpu

      Jun 2003 - Feb 2006
      Wide Strip Mill Shift Manager

      Responsible for continuous annealing and cold rolling processes on a shift basis, managing a team of 35 personnel. Development and introduction of modified processing conditions to improve material flow and reduce rejections.

    • BOC UK & Ireland

      May 2006 - now

      Responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable execution of all aspects of air separation and liquifier plant operation in various geographic locations across the UK and South Africa. Remotely controlling plant starts and shutdowns, I make real-time decisions to ensure production requirements and targets are met through proactive optimisation of process and plant configuration whilst liaising with customers and local operations teams. I also share responsibilities with the Local Plant Operating Teams for safety, health and environmental compliance, site security, and maintenance. Show less

      • Plant Performance Manager

        Feb 2023 - now
      • Shift Manager, Remote Operations Centre

        May 2006 - Jan 2023
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