Aday in the life... TOMASZ NIEWIADOMSKI WHISTL ENGINEER
When it comes to keeping things running smoothly, WarringtonWhistl Engineer Tomasz Niewiadomski is theman that canmake it happen. We catch upwith him to find out what it takes to be aWhistl engineer working behind the scenes of the UK’s second largest postal operator.
I start my day… bright and early at 8am. First I read through the depot supervisor’s emails, then I’ll check the Machine Information Report to see whether there’s anything that needs urgent attention. After checking-in with the operation staff to see if all’s OK, I have my regular conference call with the engineering team to discuss any faults that we need to prioritise. The rest of the day is spent at the Whistl Warrington depot servicing the machines and undertaking general maintenance tasks. To be aWhistl engineer you need to be… patient, calm and focused. You need to be able to problem-solve in a very busy environment so you need to keep a cool head if you’re going to deal with issues effectively. The best part of my job is… working with great like-minded people. I get a lot of satisfaction fromworking with my engineering colleagues and the team in operations meeting our quality targets. I have gained… a lot of experience working at Whistl. I regularly attend training workshops and really enjoy developing my skills and knowledge.
The biggest project I had to manage… was the installation of the current Siemens machines in Iver and Warrington. Over the next 10 years… I would like to see the installation of new letter and packet sortation machines as well as more technical training. My proudest moment… is knowing that hundreds of millions of letters received by people in the UK have been processed by Whistl’s machines. It makes you feel like you’re providing a great service to people in the community. I never like… being unable to fix a machine. I’ll always domy utmost to solve the problembut if I can’t I’ll call on other engineers. I endmy day… at 4pm after writing up a summary of the day’s events. Out of hours… I enjoy spending time with my wife, walking my two German Shepherd dogs and fitness training. I’ve also started learning PC programming and developing analysing software. A little known fact... is that I have a passion for martial arts, specifically MMA Krav Maga and Taekwondo.
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Whistl Magazine • Winter 2017
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