Adriana Machova

I am a responsible, reliable, and professional person and able to work well on my own or as part of a team. I am flexible and hard-working and a willing learn new skill. I am good at problem solving and always willing to take on a new challenge.

I am very caring, honest & trustworthy individual/team member with a positive 'can-do' approach. I communicate well at all levels and am fluent in a number of languages both spoken and written (Slovak, Spanish, Czech, English and Hungarian) and have previously worked as a volunteer interpreter for Devon & Cornwall Police Authority. I am a CertIOSH member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and have completed the NEBOSH General Certificate and NVQ Level 6 in Occupational Safety and Health.

Recently, I have gained a Sustainable Global Citizen Badge in recognition for my successful completion of the Skills Bootcamp: Future Climate Leaders at Plymouth University. Also, very recently, I have completed a Category B1 Industrial Counterbalance AITT qualification.

Goods In & Goods Out Controller - Precision Casting

(2025-08)

Health Safety and Environmental Co-Ordinator - Precision Casting

(2022-04 - 2025-07)

Responsible for maintaining Health, Safety and Environmental systems.

• Championing compliance with the company standards and requirements
• Encouraging proactive hazard identification and improvements through review of risk assessments, audits, inspections, increased shop floor presence and engagement with workers
• Coordinating the management of accidents, incidents and near misses
• Coordinating the management of corrective and preventive actions from investigations and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Acting as a point of contact for organizations including: HSE, Fire and Rescue, Environment Agency, Contractors
• Implementing the SafetyHub E-learning platform
• Maintaining a focus group with safety committee members dedicated to promoting and improving workplace safety and environmental health
• Promoting the formation of a pleasant workplace environment and environmental protection by continuously raising the level of safety, health and sustainable development in the workplace
• Assisting with ISO 14001 implementation

Health & Safety Advisor - Peninsula

(2020-03 - 2022-04)

Responsible for a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises. Client facing role to assist and solve health and safety non-conformance. Working in a variety of industries including offices, leisure centers, pubs, retail premises, estate agents, care homes and supporting living, industrial units, factories.

• Undertaking initial principal audits to assess the client's baseline health and safety requirements and providing an action plan to meet legal compliance
• Implementation of health and safety management systems
• Follow up service visits and telephone/video calls
• Creation of site-specific risk assessments and COSHH assessments
• Developing close customer relationships with new and existing clients
• Efficient and organized working to meet timescales and targets
• Confident working within a regulated role to best achieve compliance for the wellbeing of customers
• Positive, encouraging attitude to make clients and team members feel valued

Healthcare Assistant - Bay Care Domiciliary Care Ltd

(2017-06 - 2020-03)

Housekeeping - Cavendish Hotel Ltd

(2017-06 - 2017-09)

Health and Safety Officer - Berendsen UK Ltd

(2014-05 - 2006-08)

I was solely responsible for health and safety compliance, carrying out risk assessments and making sure that standard operating procedures were implemented an updated as required, preparing for, and taking part in audits both internally and externally, and staff training was implemented as required.

• Driving the health and safety culture and to ensure compliance with H & S legislation and internal management procedures
• Conducting day to day site walk arounds and creating action plans to action for each department accordingly
• Maintaining legislative training requirements, delivering training to staff and members of management
• Driving down accidents and creating thorough accidents packs for defensibility of any possible claims
• Taking part in any H & S audits annual internal & external audits and customer visits
• Bringing discipline & routine with the processes I lead and manage
• Excellent attention to detail, sense check any decision made
• Crucial link between the shop floor team & the leadership team
• Helped to improve Investor in People accreditation through driving improvements in the way we develop and communicate with the shop floor people
• Having led in EN14065 accreditation by NSAI Certification and supporting in its continued improvement processes

Primary School in Slovakia (1982 - 1990)

Grammar School in Slovakia (1990 - 1994)

Degree - Spanish Philology and Literature, and Philosophy - Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia (1994 - 2000)

Language Centre of Las Palmas University of Gran Canaria (1998)