Gavin Andrew Hopkin

• Manage and plan daily work scope & perform daily TBT
• Maintain safe, secure working environments with a goal of zero accidents or incidents throughout the project
• Ensure all relevant documentation, technician certification all in place and up to date.
• Attend daily/weekly update meetings HSE, quality, planning with customer/ client

• Construction and installation of x2 OCGT Siemens Gas turbines
• Fabrication and construction of chimney stack cans
• Maintained compliance with all safety procedures from both client and employer.
• Use of hydraulic torque and tensioning equipment (MJI10/18/19). Hand torquing flanges as per WI also hydraulic torquing of high pressure steam lines.

• Blade inspection & Blade repair & Installation of ELLE Shells
• Installation and use of SOFIT-W3 blade access platform
• Presentations & Technical training provided to Thai technicians
• Cat 3-5 damages performed, LE erosion - Lightning impacts to mesh

• Borselle WF offshore (NL) Major EU internal web repair campaign.
• Maintained safe, secure working environments, with zero accidents over 6 month project.
• Kept workforce in compliance with operational standards and safety regulations by closely monitoring safety and quality.
• Attended weekly update, HSE, quality meetings with customer and client.
• Ensured all relevant documentation, technicians certifications etc were all up to date and signed accordingly.

• Fabricate, modify install pipe supports and brackets
• Use of Mig welder, oxy acet, grinder, recip saw, mag & pistol drill, also installing pipework and bolting up flanges in accordance to MJI10 instructions.
• Identify and locate pipelines using ISO's & model drawing
• Maintain a high level of health & safety throughout.

• Fabricate and install pipe supports, brackets and baffle plates
• Read and work from engineering drawings to produce high quality steel fabrications
• Work inside vessels removing pipework and installing baffles whilst maintaining a level of health & safety following all procedures.
• Install spring cans for supporting pipework.

Siemens B52 Internal inspections covering all sections of the blade. Root/web (Pressure & Suction sides) leading edge and trailing edge. Identifying defects, documenting and reporting them back to the client. Also completing repairs on LPS blocks and cables, webs and shells including laminate and core material damages.

• Siemens 6MW offshore internal blade inspections
• Lead a team, identify, document and report damages on fluix system
• Train new technicians in identifying and documenting damages correctly and thoroughly.

• Attend planning & site progression update meetings with customer and cliental (Vestas/Siemens)
• Use Vestas CIR reporting system for quality assurance & repair progression.
• Manage and work alongside numerous teams across various wind farms around Europe.
• Successfully led work projects on wind farms and achieve high quality results in line with company targets and KPIs.
• Work closely with customers to maintain optimum levels of trust and communication for effective and efficient completion of work scopes.
• Complete daily administrative tasks to high standards.
• Ensure focus and high level of health and safety is constantly maintained.

• Rope access Blade repairs including removal of damaged laminate and replacing with new.
• Siemens web repairs and internal inspections
• Core material replacement
• SPL bolt inspection and repair

• Lead lift coordinator for crane oven operations.
• Allocate prescribed duties to the crane operator, slinger, signaler and all others involved in the lift.
• Follow requirements of legislation, regulation and codes of practice that relate to all lifting duties.
• Ensure that all lifting equipment has been maintained, inspected thoroughly, examined and tested prior to use.
• Adhere to LOLER Regulations, Give safety updates, also raise any safety concerns with higher management.
• Continue to keep knowledge and skill set up to date as blade repair technician, during down time.

• Team Lead role for 6 months, duties included leading, delegating work scopes and running teams and individuals ensuring safety and quality was to the highest standards.
• Experienced Siemens B/C/D blade repair technician.
• Repairs and modification to defects on B75 wind turbine blades. Including grinding, laminating and core material repairs.
• Working to (ZWI) work instructions to ensure work scopes are completed to the correct standards.

• Tier 1 COMAH site.
• Shutdown Charge hand running and delegating work scopes site wide.
• Construction department Health & safety representative. (certified)
• Involved in projects across the site including, Freon Replacement Project, Methanol Dilution Project
• Duties Included :Lead Worker for process operations support core crew, Permit Accepter, General site maintenance, Installation of pipework & pipe supports, Use of Hydraulic torque and tensioning equipment, Coded plate welder.

• Delegating work scopes, producing permits and risk assessments. 
• Instillation of 6" 4" 3" Fire protection pipework. Also involved in areas of pipe fitting Including Modifying, fabricating, marking off, drilling brackets and supports for spools.
• Fabrication, modification and installation of structural steel work and heat shields.
• Working from isometric drawings & p,ids.
• Working within a team helping and making decisions and working individually.
• Adhering to the work permits and all aspects of health and safety.

• Oxy fuel cutting
• Forming and shaping from patterns and templates.
• Working as part of a team as well as on my own initiative, working hard to meet tight deadlines with an awareness of health & safety.

• Instillation and fabrication/modifying of pipe supports/brackets on new Bio Ethanol plant.
• Involving marking off, Drilling, Grinding, Oxy fuel cutting, fitting hangers/spring cans.

• Working from Marine drawings
• Oxy fuel cutting, welding.
• Marking out using chalk lines tapes rules also use of dumpy levels
• Removing old steel work and reinstating new.

• Working from Isometric drawings, P&ID'S.
• Work on new builds, modules, repair work, Fabrication and site installation of pipe work supports and brackets. 
• Working within a team.

• Ship repairs
• Oxy fuel cutting
• Working as part of a team as well as on my own initiative, working hard to meet tight deadlines with a great awareness and understanding of health & safety.

• Industrial conveyers new builds from drawings
• Coded Mig welding, water tight mig welding in stainless steel/mild steel.
•  Repair work, maintenance, instillation, conveyer assembly and site work.
• Sites included: Cargill Brocklebank, Cargill sea forth, Fairport Recycling Plant, Burgh Head recycling plant,

• General plating, fabrication and welding using mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium (mig,mma,tig)
• Site installations 
• Sites Included: Cranswick country foods, Carnaby estate slaughter house, ADM coco mills, Cargill's.