PROFILE

Experienced Manager from a manufacturing environment, specialising in Health & Safety and Quality. Long-term employee, dedicated, committed and loyal whose intention is to continually develop his skills to benefit his employer.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Oct 03 - Present Day Howco Group - Steel Stockholding Company with approx 300 employees across 5 sites,

supplying the Oil and Petrochemical industries.

Health and Safety Manager

Achievements

* Established training programmes and matrices

* Developed and standardised accident statistics

* Developed individuals approach to training

* Established communication between all sites

* Established and chaired committees

* Monitoring for vibratory equipment and employees

* Risk assessment framework for teams to develop (empowerment)

* Smoke emission monitoring

* Converted saws from neat cutting oil to soluble oil

* Introduced an in-depth induction programme

* Delivered programme of road shows selling the H&S culture

Responsibilities

* Define Group policy statement

* Define Group Health and Safety Procedures

* Group Health and safety training

* Induction training Sheffield and Rotherham

* Establish committees, risk assessment teams etc

* Carry out audits and safety tours all sites

* Contractor inductions

* Accident investigation

* Dealing with employee liability cases

Jan 88 - Oct 03 Millhouses Engineering Company Limited - Subcontract machining company with approx 65

employees, primarily serving the Oil and Petrochemical industries (part of the Howco group)

Technical Manager (appointed latter end of 1995)

Achievements

* Sept 1998 Focused development of Employment Law

Pioneered the development of an apprentice scheme - five apprentices on scheme

* Jan 2002 Achieved accreditation of ISO 9000:2000

* Oct 2002 Currently implementing DNC to control the flow of programmes to CNC machines

* Oct 2002 Feasibility of automated tool management system

* Oct 2002 Feasibility for a non contact method of inspection

* Apr 2003 Developed and implemented a real-time customer status report

Responsibilities

* Control and develop day to day management functions

* Major decision-making

* Technical liaison with production, planning, estimating, sales and customers

* Health & Safety, Quality Systems development, Training, Internal /External Auditing, Planning, Human Resources, Purchasing, Marketing, Risk assessments and Communications.

Quality Manager (end 1989)

Achievements Implementation of QMS to BS5750

* July 1990 Spearheaded the introduction of a CAD system, developed computerisation for delivery

notes, invoices, works instruction cards and progressing

* Sept 1990 Additional responsibility of staff training / recruitment requirements

* Mar 1991 Developed a marketing strategy

* Mar 1993 Appointed representative to develop and implement an open computer system

* July 1993 Achieved the accreditation of BS5750 (Part 2)

* Jan 1995 Updated QMS to comply with BS EN ISO 9002: 1994

Responsibilities

* Processing and checking drawings and works documents

* Progressing of orders with internal / external customers and suppliers

* Health & Safety officer

* Internal auditing

* External auditing of new and existing suppliers

* Risk assessments

* Provide cover for other managers when absent

* Computerisation and liaison with Computer department

* Active member of steering committee for introduction of Total Quality Management

* Control and update of computer systems

* Marketing

* Manufacture of bespoke tooling

* Developed an administration and personnel department

* Instigated proactive departmental meetings with Management and Shop floor

* Developed and implemented customer perception surveys internal and external to develop an initiative at all levels

Aug 1979 - Dec 1988 Woodhouse & Rixson Limited - Forge master supplying rings, forgings and blanks with approx 150 employees, serving Oil, Petrochemical and Aerospace industries

1979 Clerk in Production Office

1983 Promotion to Machine Shop Supervisor/Machining Expeditor

1985 Promotion to Ring Mill Supervisor

1987 Promotion to Production Controller

1988 Machine Shop Manager (extra responsibility)

Reasons for leaving I felt my career was not developing in a direction to suit my qualifications and career aspirations

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

NEBOSH Diploma Part 1 North Nottinghamshire College

NEBOSH certificate Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

Masters in Business Administration Sheffield Hallam University

Diploma in Management Studies Sheffield Hallam University

Certificate in Management Studies Sheffield City Polytechnic

HND Production Engineering Sheffield City Polytechnic

IQA A3 Quality Assurance Management Stannington College

HNC Mechanical & Production Engineering Sheffield City Polytechnic

ONC Mechanical & Production Engineering Granville College

Other courses currently attending

NEBOSH Diploma Part 2 North Nottinghamshire College

OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS

ECS Basic Concerto Course (CAD) ECDL European Computer Driving License

ECS Advanced Concerto Course (CAD) BDA TQM Seminar Putting the 14 Points into Practice

ECS Concerto Database (CAD) BDA TQM Seminar Statistical Thinking

ECS Drawing Constraints Management Course (CAD) BDA TQM Seminar Control Charts - SPC

ECS Document Management Systems (CAD) Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers

LRQA Internal Quality Auditing Course Eagle Star Company Introduction to Safety Management

EEF Risk assessments

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Institute of Quality Assurance - Sheffield Branch

Chartered Institute of Management - Sheffield Branch