GARY HOPPER

Experience

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  British Army, REME

  Aug 1980 - Aug 1992

  Vehicle Mechanic Class 1

  Vehicle Technician Maintenance, repair, servicing and overhaul of a vastly diverse type of vehicles and equipment worth in excess of £100M Maintaining stringent safety standards and monitor performance, whether workshop based, ‘in the field’ or within an operational theatre. Also controlling an Inspection section responsible for in depth inspections of all vehicles and equipment and control systems. Show less

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  Kwik-Fit

  Sept 1992 - May 1993

  Branch Manager

  Branch Manager Supervision, welfare and health and safety of workforce. Stock control and re-order. Budgetary controls and cash handling. Direct company interface and technical advisor to customers.

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  Trident Motor Works

  Sept 1993 - Oct 1995

  Chargehand Mobile Mechanic

  Contract breakdown callout with Ford Iveco truck Dealership. Effect repairs at breakdown site. Maintain site safety whilst attending breakdowns and ensuring safety of all personnel at the breakdown site.

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  Douglass Haulage

  Jul 1997 - Aug 1999

  Mechanical Fitter

  Responsible for Overhaul, maintenance and repair of a fleet tractor units, flatbed and tautliner trailers. Carrying out safety inspections and completing associated documentation. Prepare equipment for annual VOSA testing

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  Northumberland County Council

  Aug 1999 - Apr 2014

  Mechanical technician manager

  Organize daily, weekly, monthly work schedulesRobustly manage safety and environmental policy incorporating an efficient site inspections and risk assessment regime.Ensure Lifting & handling equipment inspectionsCarry out in depth preventative maintenance routinesCarry out regular scheduled servicing of equipmentIdentify training requirements of staff and maintain staff training recordsManage workshop Ensure legally compliant inspections are completed in a timely manner.Fault finding on mechanical and electrical equipment and control systems and carrying out modificationsIdentification and requisition of parts and assemblies and buying in of site equipment Show less

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  Weatherford

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  Bolting Technician

  5 week shutdown of BG Tunisia Hasdrubal Gas Plant and Platform. Carrying out all aspects of Bolting work, using Hi-Force and SPX torque pumps and wrenches as well as hand torque wrenches. Reading and Interpreting of P&ID drawings.Strictly observing client safety policies.

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  EnerMech

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  Planned pre-shutdown maintenance on the BHP Lennox, Liverpool Bay. Carrying out Purging, all flange management processes and leak testing on completion. 2nd man N2 pump operator.Strictly abiding by Client's Safety, Health and Environment (S.H.E.) policies. Accomodated on Seajacks Leviathan Jackup. Pre shutdown maintenance of gas receiver from Lennox Platform. Carrying out all flange management/joint integrity tasks, and N2He Leak testing on completion. 2nd man N2 pump operator.

  • Bolting Technician and Leak Testing

    Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Bolting Technician/Leak Tester

    Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
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  Halliburton

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Bolting Technician/Leak Tester

  Three week shutdown on Chevron Captain FPSO. 1st man Bolting Technician responsible for carrying out all bolting operations. Using P&ID drawings to identify and tag joints. Carrying out flange management tasks. Assisting Leak testers with rigging up/down. Assisting machinists with rigging up/down. Strictly adhering to Chevrons health and safety policies.

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  PNS Nitrogen Services bv

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2014

  Bolting Technician

  1st man bolting technician carrying out all bolting operations on 8 week shutdown of Valero Oil Refinery, Pembroke

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  Furmanite

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  8 week Pigging operations at BP Dalmeny Storage and offloading Facility. Carrying out all Hydraulic Tensioning operations as directed by Ops. 5 week 'Intervention' of Hydracracker, Hydrafiner and Hydrogen units. Carrying out all bolting operation, mainly tensioning. Breaking containment under BA conditions. Assisting machinists with milling operations

  • Bolting Technician

    Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  • Bolting Technician

    Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
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  Team Industrial Services

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

  Bolting Technician

  Carrying out bolting operations on the TOTAL LOR. Also assisting machinists with set-up, pipe cutting and pipe preparation for flange welding.

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  EnerMech

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Bolting Technician

  Carrying out all Bolting operations including hand torqing, hydraulic torquing/tensioning, on behalf of Petrofac prior to commissioning of the plant. Working from ISO and P&ID drawings on a daily basis.

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  Furmanite

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Bolting Technician
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  Amec Foster Wheeler

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Bolting Tech

  Carrying out all bolting workscopes, including Lens Ring Flanges

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  EnerMech

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Bolting Technician
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  Hydratight

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  Bolting Technician
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  TeamFurmanite

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2017

  Bolting Technician
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  RGH Oil & Gas Services Ltd

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2017

  Mechanical Technician
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  Patriot Polaris

  Feb 2017 - May 2017

  • Team Leader/Supervisor

    Apr 2017 - May 2017

  • Technician

    Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
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  Hydratight

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  Bolting Technician
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  TeamFurmanite

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  Bolting Technician
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  Wood

  Mar 2018 - Aug 2021

  Mechanical Technician
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  Miller Groundbreaking

  Aug 2021 - now

  Mechanical Maintenance & Facilities Manager

  Research & Development, Manufacture, Servicing, Installation and repair of Quick Couplers and Buckets for heavy plant equipment.