Ashley Smith

• Carrying out plant maintenance for extrusion facility, anodising plant, overhead cranes and precision tooling systems (lathes, CNC, saws and drilling machines)
• Fault finding and maintain PLC controlled plant automation processes using ladder logic, structured text, DeviceNet and ControlNet automation, with associated electrical schematics.
• Fault finding and installing VF drives for picking systems, conveyors, cranes, pumps and ventilation/cooling systems.
• Calibration and maintenance of plant instrumentation including temperature, pressure, flow, weighing and burner management systems.
• Maintain and install building services including lighting, power, network, fire detection, and security and camera systems.

• Empowered students with critical thinking skills that enabled them to troubleshoot complex automation issues effectively.
• Provided ongoing professional development opportunities for students, equipping them with the skills necessary to succeed in their careers in automation.
• Enhanced training efficiency and individualisation by developing and implementing comprehensive lesson plans.
• Strengthened connections between theoretical knowledge and practical application by incorporating hands-on practical work into courses.
• Fostered an inclusive learning environment where all students felt comfortable expressing their ideas and asking questions.
• Updated course materials regularly to ensure alignment with current industry standards and best practices in automation technologies

- Project management for new electrical/instrumentation installations with work such as:

• Initial scoping for viability and potential solutions
• Presenting reports for approval
• Sourcing parts and negotiating supply cost
• Tendering contracts
• Developing project schedules
• Initiating forums for safety requirements and change management procedures
• Initial scheduling, to schedule maintenance using Gantt Charts and liaising with other project managers and maintenance teams
• Supervising work, contractors and maintenance teams
• Commissioning and handover
• Organising and developing as-builts and training manuals

- Data collection, organisation and presentation for management and maintenance teams. Developing reports recommending action with evidence based arguments

- Programming of PLC and DCS systems for new operation and optimisation of existing systems

- Installation, maintenance, fault finding and commissioning of instrumentation systems such as:

• Weighing systems using load cells and also inferred weight using rate and distance calculations
• Temperature sensors: RTDs, Thermocouples, optical pyrometers, bulb and capillary sensors
• Pressure measurement: gauge, absolute and differential pressure
• Process control valves: globe, ball, butterfly, plug, pinch and three way, with their interconnected controllers
• Flow meters: differential pressure, positive displacement, magflow, ultrasonic, coriolis and vortex
• pH sensors
• Linear positioners and incremental and absolute encoders
• Vibration sensors
• SO2 optical analysers
• Density instruments: direct through nucleonic and inferred via DP or weight/displacement calculation
• Accelerometers

Interrogation of DCS such as:

• PLCs: Allen Bradley/ABB, Siemens, OMRON, Schneider/Modicon, Toshiba, GE Fanuc
• SCADA/Wonderware
• MicroXL
• CS3000

- Modifying, publishing and document control for P&ID, schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, loop diagrams, interconnects, self docs and training documentation.

- Installation, maintenance and fault finding of industrial electrical systems including:

• Building lighting, power and alarm systems
• Motor control centres and switchgear, both LV and HV
• Variable speed/frequency drives, open and closed loop
• AC and DC motors, both direct drive and variable speed, with and without soft start systems
• Power and control transformers
• Single and three phase generators
• Cable scheduling and installation with their various support systems

- Interrogation of systems using differing testing equipment such as:

• Multimeters/ammeters
• LV and HV Voltage testers
• Insulation resistance meters
• Continuity testers
• Power quality analysers
• Phase rotation testers
• Polarisation index testers
• Fault loop impedance testers