David Erwin

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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