Dave Dowie
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Experience
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Homefire
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Coal Product Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Health And Safety Advisor
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Oct 2021 - Present
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LIBERTY MERCHANT BAR LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Health And Safety Coordinator
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Jul 2015 - Oct 2021
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Cristal
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mar 2011 - May 2015
Responsibilities:• Promote/support the Human Factors agenda on site.• Manage/co-ordinate the Human Factors Task Analysis workflow to address human error.• Organise and carry out assessments to identify Performance Influencing Factors. (PIFs)• Make recommendations to deal with PIFs and manage progress to completion.• Reviewing and rewriting current safety critical procedures.• Writing new safety critical procedures.• Human Factors involvement in incident investigation using Human Factors Analysis Tools. (HFAT)• Promoting Human Factors activities within the workplace.• Expert user and trainer of Human Factors Workbench Software.• Reporting results/findings to Senior Management.• Chairman of L4SB (Behavioural Safety) Committee.• Provide Human Factors/Process Safety training to site teams.• Development and writing of “Units of Competence.”Achievements:• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.• ABB Human Factors in Incident Investigation Certificate.• Human Factors for the Design of Procedures Course (Keil Centre).• Human Factors Analysis Tools (HFAT) Certificate (Keil Centre).• Presentational Skills Course (Totem Training).• Author/Owner of site Handover Procedure.• Co-author of site Human Factors Process Procedure.• Successfully delivered and co-developed ‘Procedures that Work’ training course. Show less
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Apr 2007 - Mar 2011
Responsibilities:• Ensuring continuous production within a chemical processing plant.• General maintenance and up keep of plant.• General housekeeping duties.• Working in line with the company’s health, safety and environmental procedures.• Active member of the site Search and Rescue Team.• Shift Safety Representative.• Contribution to L4SB (Behavioural Safety Program) Achievements: • Breathing Apparatus Trainer.• Qualified First Aider.• IOSH Managing Safely Certificate. Show less
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Business Owner/Managing Director
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Jan 2004 - Mar 2007
Responsibilities: • Managing a busy High Street music store. • Developing training for staff to ensure high levels of customer service and product knowledge at all times. • Managing small budget and stock levels. Achievements: • Developed business from online retailer to High Street store/online retailer with employees. Responsibilities: • Managing a busy High Street music store. • Developing training for staff to ensure high levels of customer service and product knowledge at all times. • Managing small budget and stock levels. Achievements: • Developed business from online retailer to High Street store/online retailer with employees.
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Novartis
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Plant Technician
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Oct 1994 - Dec 2003
Responsibilities: • Ensuring continuous batch production within a chemical processing plant. • General maintenance and up keep of plant. General housekeeping duties. • Working in line with the company’s health, safety and environmental procedures. • Active member of the site Emergency Response Team. Achievements: • Gained NVQ level 3 in Process Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) Complex Processing. • Championed B Safe and provided training and support to all shift teams. • Founder member of Syngenta Housekeeping Committee formed to support the B Safe safety programme. Show less
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Needham Butchers
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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Butcher/Assistant Shop Manager
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Jan 1983 - Oct 1994
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Education
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Waltham Toll Bar Comprehensive School