Robert Buchanan

Experience

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  HSS Hire

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Assistant Manager

  Managed a team of eight delivery drivers, a fleet of four vehicles and maintenance of all hire equipment.Carry out demonstrations to the customers on how to use the access equipment.(I.P.A.F Qualified)

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  Rapid Welding & Industrial Supplies limited

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Support Technician

  Mobile technician to industrial customers including setting up, support and servicing of equipment

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  Royal Air Force

  Jan 2001 - now

  Mechanical Technician

  •Chinook Maintenence Flight (Jan 2015 to present) Carrying out Primary servicings and heavy rectification tasks.. V.A.H.S & LOX Bay: (2012 – Dec 2014)Ground handling of visiting aircraft and fulfilling associated needs. Assisting Ground Engineers in a variety of rectification work.Taking delivery, decanting, maintaining LOX and associated trolleys / tanks.• 3(F) Squadron Typhoon: (2009 – 2012)Multi-system diagnosis: Debriefings, fault diagnosis, rectification, preventative maintenance and functional testing of mechanical, pneumatic, air conditioning, propulsion, gas turbine bleed air generation and hydraulic control systems.Implementing/controlling mechanical technical instructions and modifications.Carry out visual inspections of gas turbines, structures, fuel tanks and hydraulics systems using remote viewing aids.• Depth Maintenance and Servicing for Tornado aircraft: (2002 – 2009)Carry out maintenance and upgrade requirements on Tornado GR4/4A aircraft in adherence to the Full Service Phase Embodiment process. This ranged from a Primary Service to an in depth full strip Major Service.Carry out fault diagnosis and subsequent rectification of the aircraft's mechanical systems.N.D.T dye penetrate and fluorescent trained. Acted as a mentor to junior members of the team and assist with on-the-job training. Show less