CAREER HISTORY
May 2007 – Present
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
The role provides an Environmental Health and Safety consultancy service to managers within the groups 8 strategic operations located in 20 sites between Birmingham and Aberdeen with c1500 employees of various disciplines and both static and roaming engineers to allow legislative compliance, good practice and corporate adherence.
Key responsibilities include:
- co-ordination of EH&S activities, provision of support, advice and guidance to managers and employees, while completing specialist risk assessments and site H&S, environmental and energy audits.
- Accident investigation, compilation of statistics and analysis of results
- Development of EH&S policy and introduction of corporate practices
- Training and personal development of staff
February 2007 – May 2007
GROUP HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
The role, reporting to the Group managing Director/Owner is responsible for health, safety and environmental management throughout the groups 6 operational businesses within the UK and Ireland.
The group provides construction engineering services and facilities management throughout the construction industry and the full spectrum of manufacturing sectors including food, chemical, pharmaceutical and quarrying and therefore familiarity with food hygiene, white rooms and hazardous environment requirements is a necessity.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Develop and manage H&S across the entire group portfolio
- Ensure all group operations are conducted in a safe and efficient manner to minimise the likelihood of incidents
- Identify and implement health, safety and environmental training requirements
- Undertake site inspections and system audits across the groups own sites as well as 17 resident customer sites and short term project sites
- Inform and advise on all health, safety and environmental responsibilities and legislation to the group MD, operational directors and site managers
- Customer liaison for health, safety and environmental concerns. Queries, audits and inspections
- Development and management of reactive and proactive health, safety and environmental performance indicators
- Develop policies and procedures for legislative compliance in preparation for OHSAS18001 & BSENISO14001, introduce policies and undertake training, coaching and support of personnel
- Introduce and manage procedures for contractor approval
- Documentation of tender H&S requirements
- Completion of specialist risk assessments including – noise, CoSHH, fire and manual handling
- Accident and incident investigation
January 2005 – February 2007
HEALTH, SAFETY & FACILITIES MANAGER
Responsible for all site services and facilities within an automotive supply chain Aluminium foundry including
- Health & Safety
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with current legislations.
- Documentation and introduction of Health and Safety policies and procedures to OHSAS18001
- Develop and undertake site wide Health and Safety training initiatives
- Accident investigation, identification of root cause and suitable control measures
- Development of reactive and proactive KPI’s and analysis of statistics
- Completion of risk assessments and identification of action plans
- Liaison with external agencies including HSE, Environment Agency and Local Council
- Workplace inspections and audits
- Coaching and training the health and safety support team
- Completion of noise surveys and the identification of noise reduction programs
- Completion of COSHH surveys and identification of alternative substances or suitable control measures
- Environmental
- Company advisor for Environmental compliance to legislation and introduction of practices, procedures and control measures in preparation for ISO14001 accreditation
- Energy
- Responsible for undertaking energy management surveys and identifying savings with follow up costing programs and introduction of efficiency improvement programs with energy and utilities savings totalling £270,000
- Facilities
- Responsible for a team of Maintenance engineers with responsibility for equipment, services and site, utilising both reactive and proactive techniques and liaison with machinery suppliers and sub contractors.
- Introduction of TPM including the documentation of Preventative Maintenance activities, operator training and introduction of database for historical analysis of breakdowns
- Identification and introduction of department restructure to support production and enhance departmental skills
- Purchase
- Full budgetary control for the role in excess of £1,000,000 with supplier and service provider liaison to achieve best cost and service
September 2003 – December 2004
HSE & FACILITIES MANAGER
Responsible for all site services and facilities including
- Health and Safety
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with current legislations, driving H&S culture, Training, accident investigation and monitoring the companies statistics to reduce risks on site
- Environmental
- Company advisor for Environmental compliance to legislation & ISO14001
- Facilities
- Responsible for a team of Maintenance engineers with responsibility for equipment, services and site, utilising both reactive and proactive techniques and liaison with machinery suppliers and sub contractors.
- Tool Room
- Responsible for a team of multi skilled machinists maintaining all tooling, fixtures and liasing with subcontractors as required
- Project Management
- Managing all new plant introductions, relocation of corporate offices and general facilities projects
- Purchase
- Full budgetary control for the role in excess of £1,000,000 with supplier and service provider liaison to achieve best cost and service
- Oil management
- Control and reduction of oil usage
- Waste Management
- Full responsibility for control of waste to include recycling opportunities and waste minimisation
- Energy Efficiency Advisor
- Responsible for undertaking energy management surveys and identifying savings with follow up costing programs
- Cleaning
- Daily monitoring of existing contract and review, Tender and introduction of replacement contract
- Security
September 2002 – March 2003
PLANT MANAGER
Operational and budgetary responsibility within an oil blending and process operation, with a customer base varying from small retail outlets to large volume distributors.
- Process control and planning systems
- Developing customer and supplier partnerships
- Maximising the potential of transport, plant and personnel
- Continuous improvements
- Plant layouts and improvements
- Health & Safety improvements and initiatives
Within the areas of Production, Material Control, Maintenance and Logistics with three departmental managers and 47 shop floor personnel.
August 1985 – September 2002
PROJECT MANAGER
Project Manage projects with budgets up to £1,000,000:
Requirements for the relocation of one of the company’s sites including
- Full specification of all utilities, services, facilities and welfare requirements to facilitate the relocation
- Supplier/contractor negotiations to achieve best cost, contract and warranty terms
- Planning of cellular layouts, organisation of machine moves and installation of services
- Project planning and coordination through to completion of civils, supplies, services and amenities
- Planning and coordination of the relocation of 250 items of machinery and all associated equipment and offices to allow minimum disruption to production
- Liaison with fire department
- Design, specification and implementation of oil & swarf management area
- Continuous improvements to cellular practices and site facilities/services
- Site closure and asset disposal
Relocation of a warehouse facility with design and specification for all associated offices, services, and storage requirements.
Design, specification and management of an oil and swarf management facility at the company’s main site, including costing of structural building requirements, all services, and management of all contractors.
Requirements to comply with H&S & environmental legislation within the Transport yard including re-structure/layout, documentation of procedures for employees and traffic management, demarcation and identification of pedestrian area
10.1993 – 22.12.2000
MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGER
Responsible for managing 26 employees, including multi-skilled/multi-shift engineers, TPM co-ordinator, buyer and admin clerk.
Overall responsibility for the site, services, equipment and 700 machines, including CNC lathes and machining centres, special purpose and traditional plant
Management of reactive and proactive functions including Monitoring and analysing machine availability.
Responsibilities included
a. Personnel development and recruitment
b. Control of maintenance budget (£540,000 in 2000) and supplier liaison to obtain cost reductions and service improvements
c. Implementation and control of warranty/maintenance contracts
d. Site security and fire prevention procedures
e. Control of site oil usage, associated cost/waste reductions & the implementation of an oil management contract
f. Health and Safety committee chairman and active member of site support team
g. Organisation and planning of cellular layouts and associated machine moves
April1991 – October1993
PRODUCTION ENGINEER
June1990 – April1991
QUALITY ENGINEER
August 1985 – June 1990
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