• Purchasing of all Inventory & non-Inventory items.

• Managing 'Spare Parts' orders (from receiving the PO ... discuss/clarify with customer ... sourcing part or requesting in-house manufacture ... through to dispatch and maintenance of orderbook.

• Responsible for maintaining adequate supply of 'Printing Paper' to our customers.

Sept.’02 - May'05

Trend Technologies Mullingar Ltd., Mullingar Bus. Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Jan.'03 - May.'05:

Employed as "Buyer" within this plastics injection moulding company.

Duties included / Skills aquired:

• Purchasing of all Inventory & non-Inventory items. (excl. Maintenance, Toolroom & IT Dept. requirements).

• Manage, analyse and action the MRP (MS Exel based); forecast where necessary. Communicate customer MPS data on large volume products to Trends suppliers.

• Control raw material Inventory levels & assist in controlling finished goods Inventory levels. Expedite orders and organise transport where necessary.

• Identify high volume/low value items to be handled in blanket contracts.

• Identify and develop alternative suppliers with a view to obtaining value for money for the company by reducing costs while maintaining quality.

• Communicate on monthly performance metrics.

• Updating AVL and maintaining records and SOP's associated with planning & purchasing. Maintenance of supplier details & costs on departmental databases.

• Involvement on cross-department functional teams to assist in planning and specifying requirements to provide customers with a quality product in a timely manner. Support new product introductions.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives in the Company. (member of 4-person Lean Manufacturing team formed to review Quotes, Costs, BOMs, ECNs, QCIs and the organisation/structure thereof).

• Support all users on procedure in the purchase of all goods and services.

Sept.'02 - Jan.'03:

Employed as "QA & Manufacturing Assistant Engineer".

Duties included:

• Issuing of Quality Dept. documentation for multiple products.

• Use of Pro Engineer to obtain raw information for new product quotes. (Part Volumes, Dimensions etc...), AutoCAD in querying existing drawings and Applied Statistics for part qualification & monitoring.

• Involved in Product Packing proposals with QA & customer.

• Sourced tooling jigs (specification/costs) within Ireland & UK.

Jan.’01 - Apr.'02

PNY Technologies Ireland Ltd., Ballivor, Co. Meath.

Employed as "SMT Process Engineer". PNY is a manufacturer of computer memory upgrade products.
Primary areas of responsibility: Rework/Repair & Visual Inspection.

Duties included / Skills aquired:

• Usage of SPC as part of process capability measurement to identify line set-up & run quality.

• Analysis and trending of production efficiency (scrap/rework/yield rates) to recognise & correct deficient areas, reduce major defect types & to support continuous improvement. Initiated projects that reduced rework rates by up to 20% on problem products.

• Undertook engineering projects to improve and optimise production processes & aid in customer complaint investigation/resolution.

• Participated in & conducted internal quality audits; assess effectiveness of quality systems to meet customer & business requirements.

• Specify, source & qualify new equipment.

• Carry out reflow oven profiles.

• Develop & maintain up to date specifications for areas of responsibility.

• Actively involved in the maintenance & upkeep of ISO9000.

• Use of Prodstar in BOM creation/alterations.

• Managed HSE policies for all chemical introductions & disposals. Made cost reductions with alternate disposal methods.

Autumn 2000 - Dec. ’00

Interlink, Galway Road, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

• Employed part-time as a parcel sortation operator.

Feb. ’99 - Sept. ’99

DSC Communications, Donore Ind. Est., Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Co-operative education: Employed as a student engineer within the Manufacturing Dept. of this telecommunications company.

Duties included:

• Installation of DSC product into street cabinets.

• Incoming Inspection of mechanical cabinets & PCBs.

• Drawing up procedures for processes (packaging/handling).

• Inventory control with planning (Physical, Oracle & MS Access).

Jun. ’95 - Jan. ’99

Filling Station, Co. Westmeath.

• Employed part-time as a forecourt attendant.

Summer of ’97 & ’98

Student Summer Scheme, Co. Westmeath.

• 'Tidy Towns' employee. (Gardening, Painting etc ...)

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• Running, Pitch & Putt, Reading (Financial/Stocks).

• Class Representative during Yr.2 in UL.

• Full Clean 'B' Driving Licence.

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