Experience

OPITO

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Quality Assurance

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  OPITO is the global, not-for-profit, skills body for the energy industry. More than 350,000 people are trained to OPITO standards every year, across 45 countries through 200 accredited training centres. With operation centres in four regions - UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas - OPITO is driving safety and competency improvements to benefit the industry. The industry-owned organisation also works with governments, national oil companies, operators and contractors, offering a range of services and products to meet international skills needs and support workforce development. My role involves: - Ensuring training providers in the Middle East, Africa and India continue to offer high quality OPITO training. - Managing a team of Auditors - Making the decision based on audit data if a centre has gained OPITO approval - Ensuring our own quality standards are adhered to - Liaising with Training Providers - Planning audits - Budgeting - Health and Safety and travel Risk Assessments - Conducting initial and monitoring audits - Conducting workshops - Dealing with issues and concerns both internally and externally Show less



Petrofac (Contracted to Shell)

• Iraq, Basra

• Training Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Ensuring that the Shell training centre is operating effectively and efficiently. The centre has over 1000 students passing through its doors every month. • Create and deliver training programs based on development needs of organisation. • Ensuring the development of students and enabling local nationals to grow in their positions. Coaching and ensuring good communications with students. • Assist in organisational planning to assure employee career development and full utilisation of resources. • Preparing reports for Shell senior management and the client - Operational report, Capabilities report, HSE report, Monthly report, expenses report, staff observation report, facility utilization report. • Developing and implementing management systems to course accreditation international best practice. • Working with Managers and Supervisors to plan and identify current and longer-term training needs. • Ensuring the integrity of the learning management system. • Health and safety inspection and monitoring. • Revising Policies and procedures. • Auditing - conducting internal audits. • Demand planning - visiting the field and discussing with manager / supervisors their training requirements. • Compliance monitoring - ensuring that the centre meets its accreditation expectations as well as obtaining new training accreditation's. • Conducting Training (NEBOSH International Certificate, Leadership, First Aid, Inductions, H2S Awareness, etc). • Carrying out instructor observations and appraisal. • Developing training schedule and timetables, ensuring instructors and staff are being utilized effectively. • Ensuring that client (Government Client) standards and expectations are met and adhered to. • Supervising staff and being a focal point for both delegates and staff. Show less



Shelf Drilling

• United Arab Emirates
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Offshore Auditor / HSE Adviser

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  My role covers the whole of Shelf Drillings fleet (Middle East, Asia, and Africa). My duties include: - Management System Audit of compliance. - Auditing Health and Safety, Marine Compliance, Emergency Response, Environmental, Welfare and Training. - Creation of audit reports. - Making recommendations and training employees in correct procedures and tasks. - Ensuring that best practices are followed and understood. - Creating audit plans and ensuring logistics are adequate. - Making observations, opportunities for improvement and non-conformances. - Revising Policies and procedures - Health and Safety Training - Health and safety inspection and monitoring - Drops compliance, lifting gear inspection compliance Show less



Proclad

• Dubai, UAE

• QHSE & Training Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2014

  As the QHSE & Training Manager of Proclad I report directly to the Board and my duties include: - Proclad is one of the largest oil and gas cladding facility in the world operating 24 hrs, 7 days a week, with sites in the Middle East, Singapore and the UK. I Implemented management systems, risk assessment, methods statements and ensuring that they are understood and followed. - Dealing with audits and incorporating corrective actions. Carrying out accident investigations, studying near miss data and implementing positive safety culture campaigns - Ensuring compliance with ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and 18001 - Prepare and communicate corporate QHSE reports/stats for CEO and senior management on a monthly/quarterly basis - Head up QHSE Steering Committee for all senior management - Create, Implement and monitor the Global HSE strategy throughout the entire organisation - Provide independent professional advice and technical information where appropriate to Department Heads and all Line Mangers to enable the company to discharge its statutory, common and moral Obligations, keeping staff and Managers abreast of changes in HS&E Legislation and Codes of Practice - Implement behavior based safety across group ensuring injuries and accidents are always zero - Direct activities to insure QHSE and compliance with standards, regulatory compliance and governing body standards - Making sure that manufacturing or production processes meet international and national standards. - Teaching a variety of health and safety courses, accredited by different agencies – NEBOSH Diploma, NEBOSH Certificate, IOSH, Medic, IEMA certificate, Train the trainer instructor, H2S, Conducted intensive HSE Adviser training for Seadrill, Rigging and Slinging training on ENSCO Jack-up rigs, Brunei with Shell Teaching NEBOSH Certificate, Baku with BP teaching IEMA Environmental Management. Show less



BTS

• UK

• QHSE Consultant

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2010

  - Bespoke Training is an QHSE consultancy and training centre. It operates nationwide for a variety of different companies - The role involved traveling to and from various businesses and industrial premises to inspect and manage processes and procedures. In the majority of the companies I visited I act as the competent person or the QHSE manager. My role involved carrying out accident investigations and complaints. I work edtirelessly to build strong working relationships with premises / site owners and managers to allow health and safety improvements to take place. - Attaining accreditation for company’s e.g. ISO, NEBOSH, City and Guilds, safe contractor. - I dealt with a variety of industry sectors – manufacturing, retail, transport, construction, food production, transport, printing, cleaning, schools, etc. This has allowed me to gain knowledge across a large range of industries. - In order to achieve the highest results, I worked closely with all levels of staff from directors to employees. This could involve negotiating with managers and operators to try to eliminate conflict between production and safety considerations. - Ensure organisations meet their regulatory, national and international standards. - I liaised with enforcement authorities on the client’s behalf to find the most practical solution and to prevent actions being taken against them. - Devising and establishing a company's quality procedures, standards and specifications. - Reviewing customer requirements and making sure they are met. - Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff; - Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures. - Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports. - Making suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them.. - Using relevant quality tools and making sure managers and other staff understand how to improve the business. Show less



D & B Training

• Leigh, UK

• Training Assessor/HSE Adviser

  • May 2004 - Nov 2005

  • In this role I taught a number of different HSE related courses • First Aid at Work Trainer Risk Assessment Trainer, NVQ Assessor, Fork Lift Truck Instructor, Manuel Handling Trainer, Fire Awareness Trainer, Portable Appliance Tester. • I also assessed a cohort delegates in their NVQ's, scheduling visits and ensure they meet the criteria to pass their course. • Making HSE recommendations to clients • In this role I taught a number of different HSE related courses • First Aid at Work Trainer Risk Assessment Trainer, NVQ Assessor, Fork Lift Truck Instructor, Manuel Handling Trainer, Fire Awareness Trainer, Portable Appliance Tester. • I also assessed a cohort delegates in their NVQ's, scheduling visits and ensure they meet the criteria to pass their course. • Making HSE recommendations to clients