Adam Smith

Background

About Adam Smith

Experienced Engineering Planner within the Paper Manufacturing industry. I have spent the last 11 years working for ArjoWiggins, started my Mechanical Engineering modern apprenticeship in 2011 obtaining my SVQ level 3 in 2015. An opportunity to join the Engineering Planning department was presented within the same organisation and served from 2015 to 2022. As an Engineering Planner it was my responsibility to ensure machine workloads are correct, based on pre-agreed inspection frequencies and additional workload based on production requirements. Discussing workload requirements, resource required, duration of work and spares required. Producing job packs and running of the maintenance shutdown. Key responsibilities - Scheduling and organising of maintenance activities on CMMS system (Coswin)- Chairing meetings for planned shutdowns to determine workload, work scope, manpower and spares required- Creation of shutdown plans while adhering to relevant safety requirements and procedures- Booking of labour and allocation of workloads to internal employees and external contractor, along with sourcing and ordering parts- Continual monitoring of work progress- Managing of all aspects of planned shutdowns i.e. issuing of work, dealing with issues as they arise, collating and recording information from work done and issuing follow up work as required.