When Neil Skinner’s father-in-law Kevin Wilson was made redundant in his late 50’s he “didn’t fancy retirement” and set about finding a job to utilise his skills as an Electrical and Mechanical Fitter:-
“I did find a job”, Kevin says, “but it was in York and we live in Elsecar, near Barnsley. So although I enjoyed the work I didn’t enjoy the 120 mile round trip it entailed. That doesn’t sound too bad until you realise it’s 1,000 miles a week – and I reluctantly had to put in my notice….”
At the same time, however, Firebird’s customer base was growing rapidly and increasing volumes of wire and strip demanded a more efficient stock control system.
In stepped Kevin:-
“Neil asked me to come in and help on an informal basis, but that’s now grown to 5 half days a week” Kevin says “I’m used to working in a tidy and efficient environment and that’s what we’ve got; I’m responsible for ‘material in/material out’, ensuring everything’s in its place and accounted for – and the correct weighting and packing procedures are carried out”.
Kevin relishes the day to day activity though it does somewhat curtail his off – road cycling hobby:-
“As we get busier, it’s essential our customers continue to benefit from the fastest turn-round possible and we’re achieving that” he says.
“Firebird has a well-deserved reputation for fast response particularly in regard to customer response and quotations so it’s essential we also maintain that level of service in materials despatch”.
Says Neil:-
“Kevin delivers an important service within Firebird and it’s great to see his talents being deployed on behalf of our customers and indeed our suppliers….”
Keeping it in the family at Firebird!
When Neil Skinner’s father-in-law Kevin Wilson was made redundant in his late 50’s he “didn’t fancy retirement” and set about finding a job to utilise his skills as an Electrical and Mechanical Fitter:-
“I did find a job”, Kevin says, “but it was in York and we live in Elsecar, near Barnsley. So although I enjoyed the work I didn’t enjoy the 120 mile round trip it entailed. That doesn’t sound too bad until you realise it’s 1,000 miles a week – and I reluctantly had to put in my notice….”
At the same time, however, Firebird’s customer base was growing rapidly and increasing volumes of wire and strip demanded a more efficient stock control system.
In stepped Kevin:-
“Neil asked me to come in and help on an informal basis, but that’s now grown to 5 half days a week” Kevin says “I’m used to working in a tidy and efficient environment and that’s what we’ve got; I’m responsible for ‘material in/material out’, ensuring everything’s in its place and accounted for – and the correct weighting and packing procedures are carried out”.
Kevin relishes the day to day activity though it does somewhat curtail his off – road cycling hobby:-
“As we get busier, it’s essential our customers continue to benefit from the fastest turn-round possible and we’re achieving that” he says.
“Firebird has a well-deserved reputation for fast response particularly in regard to customer response and quotations so it’s essential we also maintain that level of service in materials despatch”.
Says Neil:-
“Kevin delivers an important service within Firebird and it’s great to see his talents being deployed on behalf of our customers and indeed our suppliers….”