Experience

CEMEX UK

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Relief Plant Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Providing mobile cover and support to plant managers in East Yorkshire

• Site Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2022

• Operations Team Leader

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Team Leader for 6 concrete plants in the West Yorkshire region with a team of 10 staff of Plant Managers, Relief Plant Managers and Truck Drivers, reporting to the Operations Supervisor • Promotion of the company objectives in Health and Safety first and foremost to create a good culture• Acting as a first point of contact for any issues relating to plant operation• Working to KPI's to ensure plants are efficient and profitable• Liaising with and accompanying local council representatives, quality control auditors (QSRMC), Health and Safety officer, Technical management on plant audits in a supervisory capacity• Auditing and maintaining sites to ensure compliance with HASAWA 1974• Auditing and maintaining sites to ensure compliance with ISO14001 EMS• Monitoring plant/mobile plant defects and planning with the maintenance department or sub-contractors, prioritizing accordingly• Training of staff and organising any external training • Use of SAP for HR back office• Ordering and purchasing of supplies for plant from mechanical parts to stationary• Organising maintenance contractors to ensure continued plant operation• Preparing weekly reports for the Operations Supervisor and Area Operations Manager logging any issues within the area • Presentations at internal meetings with staff/senior management/directors• Adhering to budgetary constraints• Visiting customers/site neighbors to deal with any issues relating to plants or delivery and finding solutions• Attending and carrying out disciplinary proceedings Show less

• RMS Project Team (secondment)

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

  Workplace secondment installing new CAM production system at concrete plants across the UK-Imaging brand new PCs with relative software-Configuring PC for installation on plant to ensure installation is as quick as possible-Installation on plant, data backup and migration to new PC, ensuring functionality of system post installation-Editing batching screen to customise plant functions to batcher's requirements-Problem solving on plant, such as connection issues, corrupt programming, incorrect migration etc. Working in MS-DOS-Commissioning brand new plants with the new computer system in conjunction with electrician to ensure correct functionality -Training of staff in a classroom environment and on-plant in the use of the new system-Providing support via phone and remote PC connection to resolve issues-Data logging with installation progress, liaising with project coordinators-Working intensively in SAP to resolve issues Show less

• Plant Supervisor/Relief Plant Supervisor

  • May 2005 - Jan 2016

  I began as second man (yard man) at Scarborough Readymix, relocated to supervise my own plant at Newbridge Quarry in Pickering. After plant closed down I moved to Relief Supervisor providing cover across the region for other Plant Supervisors. Stepping in to ensure plant runs effectively and efficiently while staff are on leave-Use of production system to load truck mixers and self collect customers with concrete-Dealing with customers for order taking and self shipping-Loading shovel operator-Stock control and ordering -Cash handling -Upkeep of the plant to comply with Health and Safety and ISO14001-Light maintenance duties Additional Volunteering--------------------------------Regional Health and Safety forum representative. Communicating Health and Safety issues, information and best practice between staff at all levelsRegional Communications forum representative. Communicating information and feedback from Regional Director to staff and also raising questions put forward from plant staff which require escalationTrainer of staff for 'Plant Operator Training Scheme' and Toolbox TalksCreator and editor of regional internal company newsletter Show less



#ANDYSMANCLUB

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Facilitator (Volunteer)

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Voluntary work Voluntary work



Northern Upraw

• Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

• Joint Owner

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2009

  Joint organiser of our own regular hard dance music event. Role consisted of primarily organising and running the nights, promotion and advertising, designing of promotional media, networking, setting up stage and sound, DJ'ing, controlling and organising and running the cash desk on the door, equipment hire, security duties in part Joint organiser of our own regular hard dance music event. Role consisted of primarily organising and running the nights, promotion and advertising, designing of promotional media, networking, setting up stage and sound, DJ'ing, controlling and organising and running the cash desk on the door, equipment hire, security duties in part



Supreme Plastics Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Machine Operator

  • Apr 2004 - May 2005

  Machine operator on a production line creating plastic packaging for the food industry, stationary and retailing Machine operator on a production line creating plastic packaging for the food industry, stationary and retailing



Northern Gas Networks

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2004