Gav Fincham

Dedicated HSE professional 

May 2016 - Current

Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Manager Thorp Precast Limited

·   Responsible for competent full site audits and ensuring coherent site paperwork to current legislation, covering all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental issues on varied sites across the UK.

·   Creating SMART objectives for any non-conformances found across site installation operations and the manufacturing premises.

·   Being the single point of contact for all advice and guidance on any Health and Safety or Environmental legal issues, procedures, and processes for all departments, including 12 functioning factories across 27 acres and 250+ employees.

·   Oversaw acquisition and installation of new equipment and manufacturing machinery.

·   Client accident investigations and near miss investigations – reassessing and implementing risk control measures based on the findings and promoting best practice, putting operatives back to work safely, and working with Principal contractor to ensure compliance.

·   Permit issuing and compliance checks, RAMS reviews and approvals, site inductions, safety briefings and toolbox talks.

·   Reporting to the board of directors on a regular basis, to present KPI data and set annual targets.

·   Culture change and development for a safe working environment and maintaining a 90% accident reduction program over the last 8 years.

·   Designing and implementing NCR system for recording all three ISO issues as per requirements and training all operatives on this.

·   Recording and reducing the cost of non-quality for the business by ensuring QC check improvements and implementing the NCR system to ensure closure of RCA.

·   Designed and implemented strategies, successfully minimising material waste by 80%.

·   Ensuring compliance across the business, organising testing and inspections for equipment, calibrations, servicing, and maintenance of plant across site and minimising any downtime or loss of production.

·   Implementing ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 and maintaining it for over 6 years.

·   Implementing BES6001 and maintaining the companies' accreditations such as CHAS, Achilles, Constructionline and Builders profile.

September 2015 - May 2016

Health and Safety Advisor and Project Engineer Pm Connections Limited

·   Responsible for competent full site audits.

·   Acting as site manager and/or project manager throughout the UK as principal contractor.

·   Submitting and adhering to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS18001 accreditations.

·   Client accident investigations and near miss investigations.

·   Permit issuing and compliance checks, RAMS reviews and approvals, site inductions, safety briefings and toolbox talks.

·   Solely responsible for examining and analysing CAD drawings for the company, producing detailed fire evacuation and traffic management plans.

March 2014 - September 2015

Self Employed – Health and Safety, Production Planning and Project Management F17 Consulting

·   Undertaking full site audits, fire, and risk assessments.

·   Construction Design Management (CDM) including Construction Phase Plan files (CPP).

·   Responsible for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS18001 documentation.

·   Liaising with the principal contractor and submitting all required documentation relating to the construction project.

·   Setting up and managing full-scale production facilities from a blank canvas.

·   Production planning and improvements - reducing takt times, setting up Health and Safety documentation and full processes.

July 2012 - March 2014

Operations and Product Development Manager/Health and Safety Manager Eterniti Caravans

·   Fully responsible for site Health and Safety ensuring site safety and adhesion to legislation, writing company policies, managing, and training over 60 employees on site safety.

·   In charge of setting up production facilities and the development of a new product design adhering to HSE regulations, assessments, and manufacturing methods.

·   Responsible for product sourcing, pricing, planning, contracts and agreements using supplier score rating/assessments.

·   Identifying market trends creating layouts that were both market leading and exciting.

·   Project planning and procurement duties for the whole range.

·   Planning production alongside deliveries of parts from short-term items to long term and ensuring effective worldwide logistics.

·   Producing clear and accurate financial reports, controlling stock using Sage 200.

·   Chairing board meetings.

March 2009 - July 2012

Health and Safety Auditor Praxis42

·   Undertaking full safety audits on public houses covering food, DDA, fire, asbestos (including condition assessments), enviro, COSHH.

·   Health and Safety store audits and advice to retail outlets such as EE, Monsoon & Accessorize covering Fire audits, Asbestos, Environmental and general Health and Safety.

·   Writing policies and providing publicans with the correct documentation supporting them to adhere to legal requirements.

·   Training individuals on Risk Assessments and how to conduct them.

2023

Internal Auditor 9001, 14001 & 45001

ISO

2023

Level 7 Diploma NVQ Diploma in Strategic Health and Safety Leadership and Management

Pro-Qual

2019

ISO9001 Lead Auditor

IRCA

2016

Level 5 Diploma NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice

City and Guilds

2011

NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management

NEBOSH - Fire Certificate

2009

NEBOSH Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety

NEBOSH General certificate

·   Distinction