Nathan Donovan

Experience

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  Burton's Biscuit Company

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2021

  Multi-skilled maintenance technician, part of a 7-man team working continental shift patterns. Responsibilities in this role included:- Carrying out preventative planned maintenance tasks on a range of food production plant and equipment- Carrying out reactive breakdown resolution tasks- Performing route-cause analysis after severe breakdowns- Working on improvement projects to solve long-term issues- Writing SOP's and technical training documentation for equipment I became proficient with- Industrial steam boiler maintenance, operation and periodic checks- PLC and automation equipment fault finding, programming and improvements- Utilising SAP for defect reporting, planned maintenance job sheets, and asset cataloguing Show less

  • Maintenance Technician

    Aug 2013 - Nov 2021

  • Engineering Apprentice

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2017
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  NSF

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2023

  Maintenance Technician

  Sole Maintenance and Facilities technician for the NSF Wales laboratory. This roles responsibilities included:- Creation of a planned preventative maintenance system from scratch- Carrying out mechanical and electrical maintenance of industrial equipment- Managing and recording maintenance activities through a CMMS system (Qualer)- Managing and creating asset records via CMMS system- Performing reactive breakdown resolution tasks to minimise testing downtime- Recording breakdown and defect data for unplanned tasks- Performing a range of mechanical and electrical installation and modification tasks to facilitate bespoke testing requirements- Hosting weekly maintenance meeting to provide senior leadership team with insight into maintenance work being carried out- External contractor management- Creation and issue of permits to work for external contractors- Fire marshal with weekly, monthly and annual fire safety responsibilities for the site- Legionella deputy responsible person with weekly, monthly and annual responsibilities- Risk assessment creation and review for maintenance related activities- COSHH assessment creation and review for substances used in maintenance activities- Organising site-wide annual work calendar for safety, insurance and maintenance compliance- Project engineering work for a range of small to large CapEx projects and one-offs Show less

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  Seda International Packaging Group

  Nov 2023 - May 2024

  Maintenance Technician

  Working a continental shift pattern as a 4 man team to provide 24/7 support to a fast-paced manufacturing plant.Responsibilities include:- Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of forming, folding and plastic manufacturing equipment.- Reactive breakdown response for mechanical and electrical faults encountered during production hours.

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  Fortium Technologies

  May 2024 - now

  Infrastructure Automation Engineer