Yuresan Pather

I am determined and passionate about making a difference through my hard work and personal attributes. I am methodical and resilient. I am a qualified and motivated Health and Safety Officer with hands-on experience managing safety compliance, site inspections, and project coordination across construction, aviation, and industrial settings.

My background as an Artisan and Site Manager has developed my technical understanding of workplace operations, enabling me to proactively identify and mitigate risks. I take pride in maintaining high safety standards, ensuring legal compliance, and fostering a safety-first culture across teams and contractors. I mainly enjoy purpose-driven work where I can use my technical skills and knowledge.

It also provides me with the opportunity to utilise my creative brain to add value to the work I do ie for organisation.

SHEQ Officer at Spill Tech (PTY) LTD (2026-03 – Present)

• Create SHEQ File in line with client requirements
• Compiling Method Statements and Risk Assessments
• Implement and maintain SHEQ Compliance in the workplace
• Implement and uphold Depot/Office OHS compliance
• Create and revise policies and procedures
• Site visits, client liaison for all safety related matters
• Incidents and Non-conformance reports and investigations
• On - Boarding of new employees as per IOS Safety standards
• Training on policies and procedures
• Toolbox Talks and HIRA

Site Manager and Health & Safety Officer at Orion Group Holdings (2024-07 – 2025-08)

• Responsible for end-to-end Project Management for upgrading of Shopping Centres, liaison with Architects Developers, Electricians; Plumbers and ad hoc suppliers
• Developed, maintained, and audited site safety files in compliance with OHS standards.
• Conducted daily site inspections, risk assessments, and toolbox talks.
• Managed Tactical planning as per timelines and customer requirements, in a commercial space (Shopping Centres)
• Compiled weekly Work Progress Reports with photos, also flagged risks; dependencies and issues, documented regular updates of work activity on site
• Managed the team and part time employees (15 to 18 people)
• Managed and designated shift-based work for various teams working on the site in line with Health & Safety requirements
• Appointed sub-contractors for specialised work as required
• Documented all incidents, minor injuries for record purposes
• Reading of site plans, drawings, project planning and managing work output accordingly
• Purchased work materials, tools and equipment in line with project requirements
• Attended site visits with Senior Project Officials to report on quarterly progress
• Enforced and managed all health and safety related duties on site

Operations Manager at Gateway Waterproofing (2023-03 – 2024-06)

• Plan and execute services for clients (Bakers; UShaka Marine, Elangeni Hotel and various private Businesses.
• Oversaw operational safety and compliance for multiple sites.
• Customer liaison – from receiving work and allocating to Teams
• Compiled weekly reports on progress
• Compiling quotes and invoices for clients (liaised with Accountant)
• Attending site meetings of New construction sites
• Driving of vehicle to and from the site
• Purchasing materials and negotiating with suppliers
• Liaising with Accounts and Tax services and providing documents as required to ensure good standing of business entity
• Conducted risk assessments and toolbox talks ensured proper use of PPE.
• Motivate team and ensure they conform to high quality standards
• General correspondence; responding to emails and daily operational requests

Worked part time, on Weekends & Evenings at T & Y Productions (2018-11 – 2022-12)

• While on my Apprentice Training Program I worked part time for at T & Y Production, this entailed the Co-ordination and DJ Services for Events namely, Corporate functions eg KPMG; Rayburn and Pharmaceutical companies, Special Celebrations for clients and Launches on a part-time basis.
• In line with Client requests ensured the setup of all sound and lighting for the event
• Compiled music playlists
• Driving of vehicle to and from the event

Aircraft Trimmer: Apprenticeship program at SAA Technical (2018-10 – 2022-02)

with SAAT and TETA, Transport Seta

• Gained theory and practical work experience over 3,5yr
• Aircraft – Servicing Safety Equipment in line with Civil Aviation Authority, CAA
• Servicing of Aircraft interior, ie cabin seats; walls; flooring; safety gear
• Stitching – various types
• Practical on the job rotation with a qualified Artisan as a mentor
• Exams – written and practical
• Trade Test done as per Transport Seta – Qualified in 2022

Qualified Health & Safety Officer – Absolute Training (2024-07)

Artisan in Aircraft Trimmer – SAA Technical (2022-02)

Matric (Bachelor’s Pass) – Rand Park High School (2017)

Dale Carnegie Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (2016)