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James May | MECHANICAL ENGINEER
123 George Walk, Nottingham NG1 234 / e: jamesmay@hotmail.com / t: 01234 567890
Personal Statement
I am a mechanical engineer with 5+ years of experience and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering (iMechE accredited). I have a range of experience that includes maintaining heating systems and designing/installing pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment. I am looking for a full position closer to home, following a relocation.
Work history
Mobile Mechanical Engineer | August 2016 – date
Delta Force Engineers Limited, Derby
I work with hydraulic systems for heating, pumping systems and invertor driven pumps, pipework systems including balancing, commissioning, flow control and general valves, pressure vessels and pressurisation units, and HIU systems and distribution. My role includes:
- Pressure testing.
- Primary, secondary and tertiary fault finding of issues, providing accurate reports and making appropriate recommendations.
- Reporting and recommending on heat loss methods.
- Undertaking system drain downs and refills (whole building).
- Changing pumps, valves, valve components (directional and modulating), and plates exchangers including servicing and inspection.
- Working within energy centres, large centralised plant rooms and building distribution systems.
I travel frequently to clients all across England and Wales, and occasionally further afield.
Mechanical Engineer | June 2014 – date
DYZ Limited, Derby
This role involved supporting the client Project Team with design, procurement, installation and qualification of mechanical equipment within the company’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. It included:
- All aspects of equipment design, from concept through to commissioning/qualification.
- Ensuring all activities complied with site safety procedures and with safe systems of work.
- Ensuring that the work output complied with the relevant procedures.
- Providing technical assistance to client engineering teams and other disciplines where required.
- Striving to complete all assigned work within the agreed budget and to the agreed schedule.
- Keeping up-to-date with technical developments, national and international standards and legislative requirements.
- Conducting and contributing to risk assessments and method statements.
- Holding discussions with Clients and visiting job sites where necessary.
I travelled frequently, both nationally and internationally to the Company’s various offices in Europe.
I was made redundant from this post.
Qualifications
MEng in Mechanical Engineering (Distinction)
University of Cambridge
A Levels
Maths (A*), Further Mathematics (A*), Physics (A), Chemistry (A)
NUAST, Nottingham
GCSEs
9 GCSEs grade C and above including Maths (A) Physics (A) Chemistry (A) Biology (B) English (B)
Skills
- Very strong oral communication skills – highly capable of dealing with clients, contractors, designers, directors and plant operators
- Excellent and very precise written communication skills
- Proven ability to work well both within a team and independently
- Strong IT skills, including exceptional computer-aided design
- Highly creative, with a portfolio of past projects to show
- Good organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure, to a schedule and budget
Memberships
Affiliate Member Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Hobbies and interests
I enjoy indoor climbing, long distance running and going to the gym. I also build robots in my spare time.
References
References are available on request.
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The 5 skills your mechanical engineer CV must have
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Industry knowledge
Your experience in the industry needs to shine through on your CV. It will reassure the employer that you have the knowledge and expertise they’re looking for. Using the right keywords within your CV should give them confidence in your abilities. You should also include industry related results and achievements that will clearly demonstrate your understanding for what they want.
If however you lack the relevant work experience you can still swot up on the industry. Your lack of experience shouldn’t hold you back, so take the initiative and improve your commercial awareness. This will also help you greatly in the interview.
Teamworking abilities
If the role you’re applying for requires team interaction on a daily basis, then your CV needs to show your awareness for this skill. Some individuals write a CV that only focuses upon their own achievements, but you can break the mould.
Write a CV that provides examples of the team’s efforts and the resulting success. Although your CV is mainly all about your own skills and attributes, it also needs to show your willingness to help others and achieve the company’s goals.
TEAM = Together everyone achieves more.
Communication skills
Communication is an integral part of everyday working life. Written or verbal – effective communication gets the best results. Your CV will act as an initial test of your written communication skills, and will be under scrutiny. Are there any spelling or grammatical errors?
You ability to communicate effectively can be proven within your CV. Focus upon what matters to the company. For example, if you are writing a mechanical engineer CV, it would be vital to the company that you are able to do the following:
- Show good oral communication skills and confidence in dealing with a range of people, including clients, contractors, designers, directors and plant operators.
- Show precise and concise written communication skills.
These traits would need to be demonstrated within your CV using examples from your experience. You might also consider attaching examples of your work, such as planning documents, audits, reports and recommendations you have worked on.
Time management/organisational skills
How you organise your time effectively throughout a normal working day is essential. An employee who has poor time management and organisational skills will often be less productive, and mistake can easily be made. Meeting deadlines and handing that report in on time shouldn’t be a problem for you. This is why you need to include this soft skill on your CV.
The employer wants to be able to place their trust in you to be able to carry out your duties in an organised and timely manner. They do not want to have to micro-manage you on a daily basis. Include examples within your CV that shows you know how to manage your time effectively. It could include details of projects or anything else that demonstrates your ability to be organised.
Specific job related skills
The most important skills which need to be in your CV are those that have been requested on the job advert. These specific or hard skills are often mandatory, so without them on your CV you might as well not apply.
But however obvious these hard skills may appear, you’d be surprised at how many people miss some of them off. In some cases you will find that the candidate has those skills but fails to match the right keywords from the job advert. In other words, they are the same skills but have been named differently. Or have hidden the skills within their work experience or qualifications/education.
Matching the skills on the job advert is the key to getting an interview. Those skills are clearly important to the employer and they shouldn’t have to read between the lines to figure out you have them. Consider creating a ‘Core skills’ or ‘Key skills’ section which highlights the most important.
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Another place you can find skills that are valued by employers for a mechanical engineer CV is on job profile websites such as Prospects.ac.uk.
