1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Gordon McMorran
4 Learig, Forth,
ML11 8EA
Mb.07899951762 E-mail. gordmcm@sky.com
Summary
I am a highly experienced industrial engineer with over 25 years’ experience across a wide range of different industries
from heavy industry like the steel industry and power generation to the packaging and transport industry , then onto
field service engineering.
My strengths lie in ,problem solving , process and safety improvement and building relationships at all levels of an
organisation. I am a resourceful engineer who can maintain big picture thinking and develop new ways and smarter
thinking while attending to the detail of operational processes while always trying to control resources and stock to get
the most from a budget. I have experience working with various permit to work sytems, immobalisation and isolation,
risk assesment, confined space and working at height and was a member of the health and safety committee attending
regular safety forums.
Experienced in engineering from mechanical , maintenance , machining , fabrication . Maintenance of over head
cranes ,maintenance of machine shop plant ,steam production and distribution plant. Maintenance of rotating plant
such as turbines and pumps to rollers and gearboxes. Experienced using all machine shop tools , mills , lathes , drills etc.
Experienced fabricator and welder having achieved an ASME 9 6G coding. Have experience of pipe fitting having worked
on a few cross country pipelines in the petro-chemical industry.
Employment History
Dec 2015 to Present. WGM ENGINEERING Livingston
Business ~ Water Industry
Working on Scottish Water sites .
Working on both waste water treatment works and fresh water treatment works. Installing and maintaining all
mechanical equipment on both fresh and waste water treatment works, ie. Inlet screens, Screw pumps, Rotary
Bridge Scrapers, Submersible Pumps and mixers. Ram-Pumps, Chemical dosing pumps, Sludge Pumps. Air
blowers. Gear Boxes, Chain Drives, Bearings and Seals.
Certificates
E.U.S.R. Water Hygiene Certificate.
E.U.S.R. Distribution Operation Maintenance Strategy. (DOMS)
CSCS.
Confined Space
Dec 2006 to Dec 2015 TATA STEEL EUROPE Glasgow
Business ~ Heat Treatment Steel Plates
Working at Clydebridge Quench and Temper Plant supplying knowledge and experience on all operational and
engineering issues. Reporting directly to the site engineering manager on a daily basis. Responsible for all
maintenance both planned and breakdown.
Maintenance of :- Roller Hearth Furnaces, Roller Quench, Transfer Cars, Demag Heavy
Roller Leveller, Overhead cranes, Quench Coolant Pumps.
Summary of Key Functions.
·Design and implement machinery improvements in both capacity and reliability.
·Facilitated problem solving within a team of engineers and operators. Also working
alone to solve problems and implement solutions.

2. ·Design and implement machine safety improvements.
·Corrective actions relative to Near Misses.
·Complying with safe working procedures and permit systems.
·Fully competent in the use of computerised maintenance systems.
Mar 2002 to Dec 2006 MONDI BOARD Larkhall
Business ~ Corrugated Cardboard Packaging
Employed at Mondi Board in Larkhall as contract maintenance fitter,working on corrugated cardboard making
plant. Maintenance of Corrugator Production Lines, Boilers, Steam pipes, Pumps, Rollers, Paper unwinders,
High speed rotary shears, Slitters, Bulk Powder storage and delivery plant,Shredder and compactor, Vacuum
pumps.
Liaise with quality department and take action on any issues within the production process .
Maintaining and improvements of safety mechanisms .
Control and sourcing of spares.
dentifying areas where necessary improvements can be made to increase production and reliability.
Designing and manufacturing machinery improvements.
Dec 1999 to Mar 2002 ALCAN FOIL EUROPE Glasgow
Business ~ Aluminium Foil and Foil Products
Employed as contract fitter/welder , reporting to engineering manager. Maintenance of Aluminium Foil
Manufacturing Plant. Maintenance of Rolling mills, High Speed Laminators, Slitting machines, Printers.
Mar 1998 to Oct 1999 AIR-RIDE SA Ltd South Australia
Business ~ Specialised Transport Equipment
Employed as a Fitter/Welder engaged in the manufacture and repair of specialised transport equipment.
Including mobile hydraulic plant, mining and exploration, mobile mixing and pumping plant and mobile drilling
rigs. Liaise with Design dept regarding potential design issues and assisting with practical inputs as to how best
rectify.
Sep 1994 to Oct 1998 BARRY STOODLEY Pty Ltd South Australia
Business ~ HGV Transport Equipment
Employed as Fitter/Welder in a manufacture and repair of transport equipment facility. Duties included,
Installation of mechanical and pneumatic suspension units,install hydraulic systems,electrical systems to
government transport standards. Overhaul suspension components,axles,bushes,brakes and bearings.
May 1993 to Sep 1994 SCOTTISH POWER Longannet/Methil Power Stn.
Business ~ Power Generation
Employed as contract Mechanical Fitter to carry out major overhauling and commissioning of turbines,related
plant,pumps,valves and pipework.
Oct 1992 to Mar 1993 GEC ALSTHOM Eastbourne
Business ~ Largest Marina in The UK.
Employed as Mechanical Fitter sub-contracted to carry out assembly and installation of four pairs of
hydraulically operated radial lock gates. Also two hydraulically operated cantilever bridges. I was significantly
involved in the commissioning of same,including all ancillary equipment, IE power packs,lubrication systems
and seals.
June 1992 to Oct 1992 BALFOUR KILPATRICK ( Pipeline Div.) Stirling
Business ~ Cross Country Pipelines
Employed as Pipeline Fitter working on British Gas distribution pipeline. Principle duties were making up
pipeline fabrications and assisting welders to tie them into the line pipe.

3. Mar 1992 to May 1992 BORDAX Ltd Port Glasgow
Business ~ Steel Fabrications
Employed as Coded Welder to weld R.S.J. And tubular steel fabrications to the highest standards for the North
Sea Oil Industry.
Jun 1991 to Mar 1992 M & K PIPELINE CONTRACTORS Grangemouth
Business ~ Cross Country Pipelines
Employed as Pipeline Fitter engaged in the manufacture of pipe fabrications on Shells ethylenepipeline from
Grangemouth to Liverpool.
Aug 1983 to Jun 1991 HUGH MARTINS & Sons Ltd Carluke
Business ~ Engineering and Fabrication Workshop
Initially employed as an apprentice. Upon completion of four year apprenticeship, continuation of
employment as Mechanical Fitter / Welder. My duties included maintenance and overhauling of
manufacturing plant machinery, on-site and in house.
Duties Included
Maintenance of all workshop equipment etc, overhead cranes, lathes, milling machines, tube bending
machines, and mechanical maintenance of CNC machines. Installation and removal of workshop machinery.
Basic electrical, hydraulic and pneumatics. Maintenance work carried out at Heavy Engineering , Precision
Engineering and Tube Manipulation Workshops.
Site placement while in employ of above
Tate and Lyle Sugar Refinery, Greenock, Scotland.
British Aluminium Rolled Products, Falkirk, Scotland.
British Steel Clydesdale Tubeworks, Bellshill, Scotland.
Barite Quarry and Crushing Plant,Carluke, Scotland.
EDUCATION
Carluke High School, 1978 to 1982.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Motherwell Technical College , 1982 to 1983 Full Time
Motherwell Technical College , Day Release.
Astra Training Services, Bellshill.
Ten week full time welding course, coded to (A.S.M.E. 9-6 G )
QUALIFICATIONS
S.C.E.O. Grades in Metalwork, Physics and Arithmetic.
Y.T.S. Work Skills Certificate.
City and Guilds in Mechanical Engineering/Fabrication/Welding.
Advanced Certificate in Mechanical Engineering.
(NM-39) Fluid Power,
(NM-O31) Pneumatics 1 and (NM-O60) Pnuematics 2.
TRAINING
Forklift truck licence.
Mobile Elevated Platform Licence.
CCNSG Safety Passport.
First-Aid Courses.
Working at heights , Safety Harness.
Manual Handling.
Confined Spaces.
Crane signalling.Rigging and Slinging.