Richard Burnell

Experience

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  Royal Air Force 101 Squadron RAF Brize Norton

  May 1998 - Apr 2004

  Electrical Technician

  Working within an electrical trade team carrying out maintenance and servicing tasks on both passenger(C MK1) and tanker variants of VC10 (K2, K3 and K4) Aircraft. Fault diagnosis and rectification of Power Generation and all other Aircraft Electrical systems.

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  Royal Air Force 99 Squadron RAF Brize Norton

  Apr 2004 - Oct 2005

  Electrical Technician

  Working as part of an Electrical team Maintaining and servicing C17 Globemaster III Heavy lift aircraft.

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  Royal Air Force 20

  Oct 2005 - Sept 2008

  Avionics Technician

  Working as part of an Avionics trade desk, maintaining and servicing Harrier GR9 and T12 aircraft. Fault diagnosis and rectification carried out on a daily basis to maintain a daily flying program. Systems include power supplies, armament, pitot statics, instruments, caution and advisory, ADR, engine monitoring, lighting, fatigue and environmental control. Inspection, repair and when necessary, replacement of all Aircraft wiring in accordance with the appropriate Aircraft publication/wiring diagram. Show less

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  Marshall Aerospace

  Aug 2008 - May 2010

  Electrical Inspector

  supervising the installation of four side by side modifications on a Lockheed C130 Aircraft.Day to day tasks included area clearance certification, installation, inspection, testing and rectification of electrical wiring and components in accordance with appropriate wiring diagrams, drawings and instructions. Liaising with the Aircraft Manager, Team Leader, and Design Engineer on a daily basis. Systems included AC and DC power supplies, generation and distribution, engine control, flying control systems, fuel quantity and distribution, instruments, caution and advisory, lighting and environmental control, ice and rain protection, fire detection and extinguishing. Show less

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  Primetime Recruitment

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Various Agency Work

  General Maintenance engineer ranging from Electrical installation, Carpentry and paintingWarehouse operative including unloading, sorting, picking and re-distribution of products ensuring products are located correctlyDelivery driver's assistant involving safe delivery and assembly/installation of goods to the general public at private dwellingsFactory operative involving organising and implementing safe and effective operation of a large scale rework task.

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  Quality International

  Sept 2010 - Jan 2011

  Quality Inspector

  Inspection and rectification of engine crankshafts, rectification involved the removing corrosion and cleaning of crankshafts thereby ensuring smooth continuation of the engine manufacturing process.

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  Agency (Randstad) Perkins Shibaura Engines Limited

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2012

  Production Team Member

  Working on a busy Diesel Engine production line. responsibilities included stringent adhesion to the Caterpillar Production System (CPS) with a strong emphasis on Safety, quality, velocity and cost. Washing Engine blocks and fixing the correct serial plate to the washed Block in accordance with the Daily Build program.Attaching of small engine components to the engine block at the start of the production line. Working within a strict timescale whilst applying strong attention to detail. Communication with the section team leader and quality staff as and when necessary via the Andon System. Show less

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  SERCO

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  Aircraft Avionic Technician

  I currently work for Serco at RAF Northolt on 32 (TR) Sqn, working on the HS125 and Bae146 fleet of Aircraft. The work involves all elements of Electrical and Avionic planned and reactive maintenance as well a flight line operations.I am also a Sponsored Reservist (SR), this takes me to the Middle to carry out operations on the same Aircraft but in very arduous and challenging weather conditions.

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  Z-Tech Control Systems Ltd

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  Panel Builder

  July 2012 Z - Tech Control systemsBuilding Electrical Control panels for the Agricultural Industry. Responsibilities included the design and construction of medium sized grain dryer panels whilst complying with schematic diagrams and Electrical wiring and termination procedures

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  Colas Rail UK

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2017

  Operator / Fitter

  Qualified Plasser and Theurer Compact and Unimat Tamper Operator/ Fitter. Also recently qualified as an MMS Fitter, (Formerly MMT). A very interesting position with all the variety.

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  March Foods Ltd

  Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

  Electrically biased Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer

  Working at March Foods Ltd within a small team of multi skilled Engineers (2) on a permanent night shift within a Niche contract product packaging facility. As a team our responsibilities include reacting to machine breakdowns, resolving issues in a timely manner thereby minimising production downtime, setting machines up on the production line and setting up the production line itself plus, any facility maintenance is and when the requirement occurs. My other duties include minor Electrical work around the facility, for example replacing fluorescent tube Emergency lighting for LED Emergency lights and certifying motors. Also, installing emergency lighting from scratch entailing surveying and planning. Show less

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  Dart Products Europe

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

  Electrical Maintenance Engineer

  Starting on 16th April

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  SSI SCHÄFER

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  RM Engineer

  Engineer level Two working within a brand new retail warehouse facility (Customer H&M). I am part of a team of seven, My role consists of responding to breakdowns in a timely manner thereby ensuring the customers objective is met, carrying out routine maintenance on the vast range of assets within the facility, these include Miniload cranes, conveyors, Robots, Strapping machines, Stacker / de-stackers and the sorter. Problem solving and fault analysis, project work and ensuring my subordinates are carrying out their tasks safely and correctly within their areas of responsibility. Show less

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  TGW Logistics Group

  Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Resident Engineer

    Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Multi skilled Engineer

    Dec 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Avon

  Apr 2023 - now

  • Maintenance Engineer

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Electric Engineer

    Apr 2023 - now
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  Avtron Power Solutions

  Jan 2025 - now

  Assembly Specialist