SHE Manager (Esseco UK Ltd, Multi-Site) - ESSECO UK LTD - Wakefield, UK
(2025-01 - 2026-05)
Management of SHE, Site Security & Counter Terrorism, Cyber Security, Human Factors & Process Safety Management, in an upper-tier COMAH site of around 190 workers, which specialises in the manufacture of inorganic chemicals, supplied to various industries, including waste and potable water treatment, offshore oil drilling, food processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, specialised de-icing and agriculture.
- Successful closure of various pre-existing intervention notices and legal actions, in close collaboration with senior management and the Site HSE Inspector, Specialist inspectors (including COMAH inspector) and Site EA inspector(s).
- Successful navigation of multiple HSE, COMAH and EA inspection (COMAH intervention plan) visits, with positive audit outcomes.
- Implementation of detailed high level management control documentation, including Human Factors and COMAH control procedures.
- Introduction of Process Safety, HS&E, Human Factors and Traffic Management Improvement Plans for site.
- Built strong relationships with Site HSE Inspector, Specialist inspectors (including COMAH inspector) and EA inspectors, Wakefield council emergency planning department, and local emergency services (including WYFRS).
- Successful implementation of permit variation for major sulphur plant upgrade (CDM) project, with addition of favourable conditions for potential future plant production rate increases above EA's previous production rate cap.
HSE Manager (Wescom Group, Draycott Site) - WESCOM DEFENSE (PW DEFENSE LTD) - Derby, UK
(2024-03 - 2024-12)
Management of HSSE (HSE + Security) in a single-site lower-tier COMAH site of around 180 workers, which specialises in the manufacture of explosive & pyrotechnic products, supplied to the MOD and foreign governments.
- Named lead 'section 5' license holder for the weapons magazines. Full DBS checks, cleared by Derbyshire Police.
- Managed successful completion of external annual audits, including: Derbyshire Police audit on weapons and explosives magazines. Zero non-conformances raised.
- ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications. Zero non-conformances raised.
- Department for Transport audit. Zero non-conformances raised.
- Two successful insurance audits. Zero non-conformances raised.
- Built a strong multi-functional HSE team to provide for all key competencies and strengths required by site.
- Trained & developed HSE Administrator for additional HS&E support duties, including waste management, explosive / pyrotechnics manufacturing room start-up audits, etc.
- Significantly improved standards of explosives clearance & pre-manufacturing room preparation.
- Introduction of management site HSE inspection tool, with full audit schedule.
- Introduction of Dynamic Risk Assessment tool, to be used by site and the wider WESCOM group.
Health & Safety Manager (Bawtry Carbon Ltd, Doncaster Site) - BAWTRY CARBON LTD - Doncaster, UK
(2021-03 - 2024-02)
Management of HSE in a single-site lower-tier COMAH site of 98 workers, which specialises in the manufacture, and global distribution of carbon cathodes, pastes and sidewall blocks (refractory products, fired & unfired).
- Implementation of an effective "Health & Safety Culture Improvement Plan", including H&S awareness training and development plan for supervisory management, engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Delivery of a detailed H&S Management Systems gap analysis, based upon statistical data analysis of leading and lagging indicators, auditing and inspections, in order to identify key areas of concern.
- Definition and implementation of a detailed HSE improvement plan, with SMART objectives, in order to create a safer work environment and drive a culture change throughout the organisation.
- Implementation of improved management reporting, with improved analysis of H&S leading and lagging indicators.
- Collaborative & highly productive partnership with union leaders & union safety representatives.
- Enhanced response package to insurance claims which has delivered reductions in insurance payouts.
- Negotiating a FOC, insurance-provided, occupational H&S management systems audit, which delivered an improved relationship with our business insurance provider, leading to reductions in liability insurance premiums.
- H&S culture-change throughout the organisation (including senior / departmental / supervisory management, safety reps, union leaders, engineering support and shop floor workers.
- Improved delivery of onsite Key Risk related H&S face-to-face training, plus the introduction of a web-based H&S training system for improved general safety awareness.
- Key risk improvements to confined spaces, working at heights (including safe use of ladders), cranes-lifting & slinging, asbestos, PUWER, manual handling, plant vehicle safety (including FLT, MEWP, bucket loader).
- Emergency response system improvements, including roll-out of detailed training.
- New employee induction, PPE, workwear & housekeeping (with 5S) improvements.
- Signage improvements (including PPE, hazard, front of house and wayfinding).
- Improvements to the hazard reporting & accident/incident investigation system, with root cause analysis.
- Introduction of internal tracking systems for improvement of action prioritisation & change in status.
- Risk Assessment improvements: general risk assessment & full intro of a Dynamic Risk Assessment tool.
- Improved systems for consultation with workers (giving the shop floor a meaningful voice).
SHEQ Manager (Liberty Merchant Bar, Scunthorpe Bar Mills) - LIBERTY STEEL UK - Scunthorpe, UK
(2018-04 - 2021-02)
Management of SHEQ in a single-site facility of around 185 workers, which specialises in the manufacture, storage and distribution of steel merchant bar. Manufacturing operations included the hot rolling of various sections of steel merchant bar, from steel billets, following heat soaking in COG powered furnaces. Multi-building site (2 rolling mills, warehouse, test house, offices and engineering workshops) contained within the Scunthorpe integrated steelworks (COMAH site).
- Upgraded existing EMS to achieve ISO 14001:2015 compliance, and then achieved successful transition into ISO 14001:2015 certification.
- Creation of a fully Integrated Management System (incorporated existing QMS, new EMS and new ISO 45001 compliant H&S-MS into a single integrated business management system).
