Anthony Aston has over 45 years of experience in supervisory and production management roles. His career began with an apprenticeship at Cannon Industries where he worked his way up to Senior Supervisor, overseeing a team of 20 skilled operatives. He has since held Production Supervisor and Manager roles at five additional companies in various industries including mechanical engineering, gas regulators, and low voltage switchgear. Aston is married with two children and holds multiple qualifications in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and supervisory management.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name AnthonyAston
Address 179 FarringtonRoad,Wolverhampton,WV46QL
Telephone Number 01902651124
Mobile Number 07508653256
Status Married – 2 Children
Driving Licence Yes
Own Transport Yes
Hobbiesand Interests
Carp and Course fishing,advancedDIY,walkingandnature ingeneral
Memberof local BritishLegion
Qualifications
1970 – 1974 DudleyTechnical College
C & G Cityand GuildsParts1, 2 and final – Mechanical Engineering
C & G Cityand GuildsPart1 – Electrical Engineering
C & G Cityand GuildsPart1 – FabricationandWelding
EITB Mechanical EngineeringCraftStudiesPartsA,B andC
N.E.B.S.M National ExaminingBoardSupervisoryManagement - Full Certificate
FirstAidat Work Certificate
C.S.C.SCard
Fire Marshall Certificate

2. Dates of Employment 1970 – 1992
Company CannonIndustriesLimited
Nature of Business GlassLinedReactionVessels
Job Titles Apprentice 1970 - 1974
Machinist1974 - 1983
Production/Planning Controller1983 - 1984
FittingSectionandMachine ShopSupervisor1984 - 1990
SeniorSupervisor1990 – January 1992
Summary Commencedwiththe CompanyonaCraft ApprenticeshipScheme,withday
release forStudies
Upon completionof apprenticeship,became skilledMachinistusing
conventional vertical borers,lathers,millersandradial drillers
OfferedpromotiontoProductionPlanningController,withresponsibility
for:-
1. The capacity planningof machine shop,enamelshopandfabricating
department
2. Completionof planningroute sheets
3. Liaisonwithsalesandpurchasingdepartments
4. Subcontract machiningoperations
PromotedtoFitting/Machine ShopSupervisorandbecame responsible for:-
1. Motivation anddisciplineof machine shopoperatives
2. Liaisonwithproductioncontrol andpurchasingforshortagesin
materials
3. Locationof subcontract service,price negotiation andterms,deliveries
and material issue
4. Issuingof materialstoshopfloor
5. Solvingproductionproblems
6. WorkingcloselywithProduction Manager
Final PromotiontoSeniorSupervisorwithaddedresponsibilityfor:-
1. Control andmotivationof 20 skilledoperativesand1supervisorwithina
unionisedAUEWenvironment
2. Arrangingsub-contractof small fabrications
3. Planand co-ordinate workthroughshop
4. Work withinthe parametersof BS5750, withina 100% testand
inspectionenvironment
5. Deputise forProductionManagerandmake decisionsinhisabsence
ReasonforLeaving – Redundant

3. Company S.A.S.Engineering
Nature of Business Mechanical HandlingandTransferEquipment
Job Title ProductionSupervisorJune 1992 – October1992
Summary Dutiesincludedcontrol andimprovementof productionthroughthe factory
and fromsub-contractors
Projectionof manpower requirements andlikelyproblemareas
Control,withothersof purchase schedules
Liaisingwith drawingoffice toensure designssuitmostefficientproduction
methodsavailable
Workforce of 10
Reasonforleaving – entire workforce laidoff throughlack of orders
Company AutoturnLimited
Nature of Business Contract Machine Shop
Job Title ProductionMangerOctober1992 – March 1993
Summary The day to day runningof the Autosectionconsistingof 34 Single Spindle
Auto’srange for ½ - 2” capacity
Responsibilityforqualityforthe entire factoryandthe implementationof
BS5750
Reportingtothe Commercial Director
Workforce of 14
Reasonforleaving – betterjobprospects

4. Company JeavonsEngineeringLimited
Nature of Business Gas Regulators
Job Title Works SupervisorMarch1993 – August2007
Summary Reportto ProductionManager
Workforce of 70 – 80
The supervisionof personnelinvolvedinthe productionof regulator,and
the control of the flow of theirwork.Covers tocost entries;i.e.Light
RegulatorsandHeavyRegulators
1. LightRegulators
a) Supervisionof mainlyfemale labourworkforce,about50 innumber,
involvedinassemblyof lightregulators.Splitinto5sections,3of which
have capable workingcharge hands
b) Workingto buildplansissuedbyProductionControltoachieve required
outputlevels
c) Supervisionof 6 people onLightMachine Shopsupplyingabove
assemblylines
d) Ensuringcomponentsare suppliedwhenneeded,i.e.workflow task
2. Heavyregulators
a) Supervision of 8 male assemblers.Nochargehand,butworkasa teamor
individuals
b) Again,achievingrequiredoutputanddeliverydates,thisisamake to
ordershop andalsosuppliesthiscompany’sfabricationdepartment
c) Fairlycomplex taskof runningMachine Shopsupplyingthissection.
About10 male operatorsinvolved,mainlyclassedasskilled,with1
workingchargehand(Machinesconsistof C.N.CandConventional).The
task to organise workflow tomatchassemble requirements.
Locatingof sub-contractservices,price negotiationsandterms,material
issue anddeliveryschedules
Thisis notmeantto be an exhaustive JobDescription,butrathertogive a
true indicationof the requirementsof the post.The jobisessentially
concernedwithachievingthe outputneeded, andjugglingwithyour
resourcesinorderto do it.The job includesmanmanagementinaunionised
environment(T& G.W.U) withall thatthisentails(e.g.HealthandSafety,
discipline,BS5750 systems,pieceworketc.)
Purchasingall consumablesforthe above departments
Purchasingof all bar and blanksrequirements
Reasonforleaving – Companyrelocatedabroad

5. Company STS Switchgear
Nature of Business Low Voltage Switchgear
Job Title ProductionSupervisorAugust2007 – September2015
Summary Reportto ProductionDirector/Owner
Workforce of 15-30 dependentuponsub-contractors
Responsible forthe dayto dayproductionof the assemblydepartment
whichincludesfittingof all broughtoutitemsandall the wiringtosupport
these itemsandfittingof auxiliaryparts
Liaisonwithotherdepartmentsforanyitemsrequiredduringassembly
including;purchasing,engineering,andcopperandfabricationsectionsand
external painters.
Allocationof labourensuringdeliverydatesare keptandcostsare keptto a
minimumanddayto day problemsolving.
Reasonforleaving – Companywentintoadministrationandmade
redundant