Philip Delves

Highly skilled Operations Supervisor and Team Leader with a strong track record of managing production teams, driving operational efficiency, and maintaining exceptional safety standards. Adept at navigating fast-paced manufacturing, heavy plant, and aggregate environments across dynamic 3-shift rotating patterns. Competent in both technical equipment operation (batching, press room, 7.5t loader shovels) and comprehensive site leadership.

Fully trained in high-stakes isolation protocols, acting as a designated Electrical Isolation Controller and LOTOTO authority. Proven expertise in end-to-end workforce management, encompassing hiring interviews, new starter inductions, return-to-work protocols, and disciplinary hearings. Trusted to enforce rigid contractor control, manage high-risk permits to work, and maintain strong corporate cyber compliance (Phishing Awareness Training) to ensure a secure, zero-harm site culture.

Supervisor - Holcim (Barton-under-Needwood Block Plant) - Burton

(2024-01)

• Shift Operations Management: Oversee and coordinate daily heavy plant operations across a demanding 3-shift rotating pattern (06:00–14:15, 14:00–22:15, and 22:00–06:15), ensuring seamless handovers and consistent attainment of production targets.
• Electrical Isolation & Reset Control: Act as the designated on-site Electrical Isolation Controller; authorising and executing safe electrical shutdowns, lockouts, and system resets to protect personnel and safely restore production after engineering interventions.
• Rigorous Isolation Protocols (LOTOTO): Enforce and execute comprehensive Lock Out, Tag Out, Try Out (LOTOTO) safe isolation procedures on processing machinery and heavy plant systems during cleaning, unblocking, and routine maintenance campaigns.
• Contractor Management & Control: Take full control of external contractors on-site; review RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements), issue site clearances, and supervise third-party activities to guarantee total alignment with site safety regulations.
• Onboarding & Talent Acquisition: Conduct formal hiring interviews for new candidates, lead comprehensive site tours, and deliver mandatory health & safety inductions to ensure new starters are safely integrated into production environments.
• HR & Workforce Management: Lead internal labor management procedures, including conducting Return-to-Work (RTW) interviews, leading formal disciplinary hearings, and directing workplace investigations to maintain a professional, compliant site environment.
• Incident Reporting & Investigation: Spearhead root-cause analysis for any on-site safety or operational events, authoring comprehensive incident reports and implementing corrective actions to mitigate future risk.
• Hands-on Machinery & Press Room Operations: Maintain active, hands-on competency across all on-site plant machinery. Oversee the press room operations and manage automated concrete batching systems to ensure accurate mix designs and product consistency.
• Heavy Plant Machinery Operation: Proficiently operate Linde and high-capacity forklifts, alongside a 7.5-tonne shovel loader to feed bulk raw materials safely and efficiently into the dump hopper.
• Lean & Continuous Improvement: Successfully implemented 6S methodologies and systematically eliminated production inefficiencies across the 8 Lean Wastes to lower overall operational costs and optimise plant layout.
• Safety & Risk Management: Author, review, and execute comprehensive risk assessments and strictly regulated Permit to Work (PTW) systems to safeguard all on-site personnel.

Team Leader - TopHat Industries - Derby

(2018-03 - 2024-03)

• People Management: Led and motivated a multi-disciplinary team, setting clear KPIs, delivering performance feedback, and providing targeted coaching to support career growth.
• Project Oversight: Managed end-to-end project execution, balancing budgets, allocating resources effectively, and mitigating risks to ensure on-time delivery.
• Process Improvement: Cultivated an Agile team culture that embraced change management, driving structural transitions and adopting new workflows seamlessly.
• Health & Safety Leadership: Supervised site safety, ensuring full adherence to fire codes, building regulations, and secure scaffolding/lifting procedures.
• Technical Execution: Oversaw and actively participated in high-quality structural work, including precision concrete/mortar application, structural demolition, and system installations.
• Stakeholder Communication: Acted as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, handling customer relations and resolving conflicts promptly.

GCSEs - School (1994-01 - 2000-01)