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LinkedIn Profile
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NAME
Kevin Dixon
HEADLINE – Strap line to sell yourself!
A focussed and respected team member, dedicated to developing respected relationships with
peers, colleagues and external contacts. Strong leadership and consensus building skills and a self-
motivated, highly organised individual able to work well with all levels in the organisation, with a
keen attention to customer service.
LOCATION – Allow others to locate you correctly!
Yorkshire
INDUSTRY
Welding, Fabrication, Engineering Maintenance
CONTACT INFORMATION – Allow others to contact you directly!
Email: drkwack@virginmedia.com
Phone 07825 443 502
Twitter
Facebook
Company Website
Personal Website
SUMMARY
A highly dedicated, focused and professional individual who works seamlessly within the culture of
the organisation ensuring a high level of efficiency and productivity whilst maintaining high levels of
best working practice at every stage. A self-starter and highly organised individual able to work well
at all levels, with the ability to solve problems and make decisions enabling the efficient and timely
completion of complex projects.
A focussed individual with a personal desire to succeed and to develop a long term and rewarding
career. A dedicated and conscientious person with the ability to solve problems independently as
well as in partnership with his peers and colleagues. A team player with a history of completing time

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sensitive projects with a focus on managing client relationships to ensure client satisfaction and
wellbeing at all times.
A highly respected member of the team and an individual who can be depended upon to maintain
high levels of customer service at all times, ensuring continuity and valued customer loyalty. An
individual with honed interpersonal and facilitation skills enabling best practice and confidentiality to
be at the forefront of each and every aspect of the relationship.
EXPERIENCE
Allen Fabrications – www.allenfabs.co.uk 2015 to present
(Manufacturer of quality industrial buildings and farm buildings)
Welder and Fabricator
Astra Cast – www.astracast.com 2014 to 2015
(The world's first specialist manufacturer of coloured composite sinks)
Maintenance Fitter
Responsible for the engineering, maintenance, fitting, installation, service and repair engineering machinery
and equipment of a leading manufacturer of household bath products.
Advanced Diesel – www.adeltd.co.uk 2014 to 2014
(Worlwide suppliers of diesel generators and bespoke acoustic enclosures)
Welder and Fabricator
Responsible for the fabrication and welding of a range of diesel generators. Working from technical drawings,
blueprints or other specifications.
Key skills:
·1 Marking out for drilling
•2 Tapping
•3 Cutting and folding sheet and plate steel
•4 Welding using MMA, MIG and TIG
Warehouse Systems – www.warehouse-systems.co.uk 2012 to 2014
(Industry leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of pallet racking systems, mezzanine floors and industrial shelving)
Welder, Fabricator
Responsible for the fabrication and welding of a range of warehousing systems. Working from technical

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drawings, blueprints or other specifications to construct metal products.
Key skills:
Aligning and fitting
Welding, measuring, laying out and inspecting parts
Marking cutting lines, studying specifications, gathering materials
Acoustic Applications Ltd – www.acousticapplications.co.uk 2012 to 2012
(A specialist in the provision of solving noise and environmental problems for an extensive range of applications worldwide)
Welder
Responsibility for working to blueprints and manufacturing specifications to cut, position and spot weld a range
of base metals for a leading engineering manufacturing organisation.
Key skills:
•5 Marking out for drilling
•6 Tapping
•7 Cutting and folding sheet and plate steel
•8 Welding using MMA, MIG and TIG
Rotajet – www.rotajet.co.uk 2010 to 2012
Welder
Responsibility for working to blueprints and manufacturing specifications to cut, position and spot weld a range
of base metals for a leading engineering manufacturing organisation.
Key skills:
•9 Marking out for drilling
•10 Tapping
•11 Cutting and folding sheet and plate steel
•12 Welding using MMA, MIG and TIG
Self Employed Agency 2005 to 2012
(Working for a range of specialist agencies providing welding, fabricating and forklift engineering services)
Welder, Fabricator, Engineering, Planned Maintenance
•1 Carrying out a diverse range of engineering work, including fabricating and welding skips and sub-
assembling coaches
•2 Providing repair services to power generating companies during shut-downs, with responsibility for
coal feed valves and dump chutes
•3 TIG welding playground equipment and aluminium moulds, and also MIG welding staircases, access
gantries and various site installations
•4 Fitting acoustic enclosures and carrying out car body repair work

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•5 Using MIG and TIG welder 600 lathes
Manley Forklift Trucks Ltd 2004 to 2005
(A leading supplier of forklifts, parts and accessories and operational services)
Fork Truck Engineer
Responsibility for servicing and repairing forklift trucks so that they work correctly and meet safety standards.
Key skills:
•1 Visiting clients on-site with a mobile workshop
•2 Identifying problems or fine-tuning performance using laptop or hand-held computers
•3 Repairing or replacing faulty parts
•4 Servicing engines so that trucks run better
•5 Test-driving trucks and making any necessary adjustments
•6 Carrying out the annual safety checks required by law
•7 Delivering an excellent standard of customer care when servicing
Acoustic Applications Ltd – www.acousticapplications.co.uk 2003 to 2004
(A specialist in the provision of solving noise and environmental problems for an extensive range of applications worldwide)
Fabricator, Welder and Fitter
Responsibility for the successful delivery of a high standard of work on acoustic enclosures for key clients
including BAE, Corus Steel and Lockheed Martin, with high level security clearance from the USAF to gain
access to operational airbases.
Hyde Plate and Process 2002 to 2003
Welder and Fabricator
Responsibility for Producing assorted fabrications for a wide customer base using jigs
Truck Hydraulics 2002 to 2002
Welder and Fabricator
Responsibility for manufacturing sub-chassis for trucks used for mounting cranes
TCL Haulage Services 2002 to 2002
Welder and Fabricator
Responsibility for providing high quality repairs and manufacturing stainless steel road tankers used for milk,
water and sewage
Hilltop Lawnmowers 2001 to 2002

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Lawnmower Mechanic
Responsibility for providing high quality repairs and servicing lawnmowers, shears, hedge cutters and
chainsaws for individual clients
RH Mawson and Son Engineering 2000 to 2001
Welder and Plater
Responsibility for Welding, marking out and drilling plate steel, and safely using folding presses and guillotines
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE - These need to be added to your profile for endorsement
Strategic Planning Customer focussed Multicultural environment
Health and Safety Communication skills Problem solving skills
Commercial Awareness Analytical skills Safe Working Programmes
Experienced Welder Team work Strong work ethic
Hazard Management Adaptability and flexibility Organisation and planning
EDUCATION
Distance learning
Computer Maintenance and Repair
Professional course
Networking, Server Administration and Workstation Administration
City & Guilds
Computer Applications and Software Support
O Levels
Mathematics, English, Geography, General Science, Technical Drawing, Metalwork, Woodwork
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interests
I have always had a passion for photography, motor sports, riding and
restoring motor bikes, reading science fiction and technical books and
music.
Personal Details
Advice for contacting Please use messaging service via LinkedIn
Kevin, have a look at
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA)
The Welding Institute a subgroup of TWI - Materials joining and engineering technologies
When you log onto Linkedin at the top is a search bar, type in welding, fabricator, engineer etc.

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Just to the left of the box is a drop down menu and you should see “Groups” as one of the titles,
click this and then click the search icon (on the right of the title box), the above 2 seem quite good
groups to follow.

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Just to the left of the box is a drop down menu and you should see “Groups” as one of the titles,
click this and then click the search icon (on the right of the title box), the above 2 seem quite good
groups to follow.