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Skills & Employability Conference Kent
October 5th 2017
Alan Smith - Waterloo Air Products plc - Aylesford Kent
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Alan Smith, Commercial & Export Markets Manager
Waterloo Air Products plc, Aylesford, Kent.
A 100 year old Company
Designers and Manufacturers of Ventilation Grilles, Diffusers and Louvres used for ventilation in all types of Buildings –
152,000 Individual items shipped , 10,000 Different products
Slide3How Waterloo is connecting with Education
Supporting KCC Enterprise co-ordinators
Enterprise Advisor signed up
Manufacturing & Engineering Guild member
STEM activities at Thomas Aveling & St. Simon Stock
Presence at Careers events – Homewood School
Work Experience – History and current activities with Aylesford SchoolUniversity of Greenwich MEDWAY– Higher education …. Extreme Robots !National and Kent Constructing Excellence Clubs Alan Smith - Waterloo Air Products plc - Aylesford Kent3
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Sample accreditations and qualifications in the business -
GCSEs / A levels /
Btec
– Maths in particular City and Guilds, – ie Engineering, Accounting, Business Admin
Degree qualifications –
Engineering, Accountancy
BUT … Attitude and drive needed before all above
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Waterloo employs 125 people …..
Engineers
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Designing products, improving methods and practices,
identifying suppliers, managing production equipment, R&DAdministration – Accounts people producing reports, payroll, paying bills, getting paidBuyers sourcing and procuring materialsSales people
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Answering customer enquiries, sending out quotations, providing product selection, customer service,
Production staff
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Skilled machine operators, Assemblers, Paint line operatives
Quality Control
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Ensuring highest standards and customer satisfaction
Senior Managers
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Experience gained from roles above used to develop the company and staff
HR and Health and Safety
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THE THAMES BARRIER
THE SHARD
WIRELESS DATA LINKS
Francis Crick Institute
Apple Stores
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Trades and professions in our Sector
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Electrician Surveyor
Plumber Estimator
Fire protection ArchitectGround works Finishing Mechanical Engineer Bricklaying Design ConsultantMaintenance Installation Contractor
Health and Safety Specialist Environmental advisor
Risk Assessment IT Networks / Building Management Systems
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Slide19Thank you -
Have a good conference from all at Waterloo Air Products plc
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