Andrew Gibson

I am looking for a career that I can excel at. A career where I can Give my upmost and feel valued as an employee. I am looking for a Change in career as I now feel I cannot go any further in the role i perform at present.

I am looking for a career that I can see myself hopefully being in until retirement. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication skills. Quick to respond to emergency situations and complies with health and safety guidelines.

Committed to participating in activities and supporting in daily operations.

Plant Attendant at Mese/NMOL (2022-01 – Present)

• Loading and unloading of vehicles
• Keeping the plant clean and hazard free
• Complying with all health and safety requirements set on site
• Help out wherever required
• Liase with our regular drivers to keep fly ash and bottom ash removed from site
• Fill out correct paperwork for waste transfer off site

Yard Manager at H Brown & Son (Recycling) Ltd (2020-10 – 2021-12)

• Running a very busy recycling yard looking after the daily activities on site including organising workload and drivers to ensure a smooth daily operation on site
• Also responsible for all aspects of health and safety on site
• Managed staff performance, undertaking regular appraisals and providing on-the-job feedback
• Supervised, hired, trained and developed all yard operatives and drivers
• Kept yard neat, tidy and hazard-free to keep staff and customers safe

Yard Manager at Ashbrook Plant Hire (2019-03 – 2020-10)

• Looking after the day to day operations of a very busy plant hire yard
• Looking after health and safety on site as well as all aspects of the running of the site
• Supervised, hired, trained and developed all yard operatives and drivers
• Delivered staff training sessions on customer service, manual handling and safe movement of goods within the yard
• Managed pre-delivery operations, ensuring vehicles were inspected for correct orders and safely loaded
• Managed staff performance, undertaking regular appraisals and providing on-the-job feedback
• Kept yard neat, tidy and hazard-free to keep staff and customers safe

Quarry Manager at Tarmac (2003-09 – 2019-03)

• Responsible for the daily running of the quarry
• Health and safety, dealing with contractors as well as risk assessment safe systems of work permits etc
• Continuous improvement, production planning kpi
• Managed the development of the quarry annual plan and budgets, completing within set deadlines
• Supervised and managed all employees and contractor personnel working in quarries, with safety as the key priority
• Managed the quarry development plan with consideration for geological conditions and commercial requirements
• Ensured teams met production targets within the timescales and cost restraints to meet customer demands
• Ensured work carried out in the quarry was risk assessed and safe-working procedures were in place before starting tasks
• Continuously motivated, developed and trained the quarry personnel to ensure they continue to meet the competency requirements
• Supervised staff selection, training and performance, evaluating employee knowledge and skill in extraction and excavation for highly-skilled workforce
• Liaised with other managers in establishing production quotas, planning extraction sites and crafting policies for removal of raw materials
• Established and managed emergency procedures, instituting measures during crises for improved worker health and safety

Supervisor at Cookson Plantpak (1993-03 – 2003-09)

• Ensured orders were met to correct standards
• Setting up of machinery
• Tool box talks
• Kept good knowledge of and complied with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times
• Scheduled and recorded bookings for construction machinery, equipment and tools
• Kept strong knowledge of health and safety policies and guidelines to keep other staff and customers safe

Dairy Herdsman at Jepsons (1988-06 – 1993-03)

• On a dairy cattle farm doing all types of farming

GCSEs – Westlands High School (1988)

NVQ Level 4 SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT in Safety Health and Environmental Management – MPQC (2018)

IOSH Managing Safely in Health and Safety – IOSH (2017)

NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Plant Operations in Plant Operations – MPQC (2015)