Bernard Alderson Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Wingfield, South Australia, Australia

Implement and maintain quality systems ISO9001 and IATF16949, and environmental systems ISO14001.Manage and coach a team of quality professionals and technicians.Implement lean processes and facilitate continuous improvement.Liaise with suppliers and customers.Conduct internal audits and facilitate external audits.Solve problems and implement corrective.

Wingfield, South Australia

Edinburgh Park, Adelaide

• Maintains the ISO/TS 161949 (ISO9001) quality systems for automotive.
• Assists with the maintenance of the ISO 14001 environmental system.
• Assisting / advising with the implementation of the AS4801 safety system.
• Assists with Planning, scheduling and conducting of quality and environmental audits and meetings. Liaises with 3rd parties regarding quality and environmental audits.
• Develops and conducts program prelaunch readiness audits for new programs.
• Manages the internal process mapping system.

Key Performance Areas:Maintains the SABS ISO 14001, FSC and GECA quality and environmental systems. Plans, schedules and conducts all safety and environmental audits and meetings. Liaises with 3rd parties regarding environmental audits. Compiles weekly and monthly reports, minutes of meetings and analyses of quality, safety & environmental.

Maintains the ISO14001 environmental system.Maintains the ISO9001 & ISO/TS161949 quality systemsPlans, schedules & conducts all quality & environmental audits and meetings including supplier audits. Liaises with 3rd parties regarding auditsCompiles weekly /monthly reportsInvestigates system failures makes recommendationsControls all documentation within.

 Liaised with management, training instructors, suppliers, CTFL SETA, MERSETA, TECHNISA and Department of Education. Ensured compliance with the Skills Development Act and Skills Development Levies Act. Recruited and selected apprentices.  Conducted training needs analyses and planned SETA-approved programmes and learnerships. Evaluated training and.

Key Performance Areas:Responsible for effective operation of weaving department with regard to:Control, allocation and discipline of staff.Usage, issue and administration of spare parts.Ongoing loom maintenance.Monitor quality and quantity of fabric produced, including trials and developments in progress.Assist the Technicians (Loom Tuners and Weavers).

Maintenance and Repairs of Production machinery

Mechanical Fitter (Loom Tuner)

M, Theory 2005 Human Resources Management

Dept of Education Courses 2009 OHS Coordinator Business SA 2009 OHS Committees Business SA 2009 Rehabilitation & Return to Work.

Certificate, Ohs Coordinator

Activities and Societies: Implementation and maintenance of Occupational, Health, Safety and Welfare systems

Certificate, Ohs Committees

Activities and Societies: Terms of reference, elections of members, agendas, minutes, roles and resposibilities

Certificate, Rehabilitation And Return To Work Coordinator

Activities and Societies: Legislation Documentation Case Studies Policies and Procedures

Dip, Quality Assurance

Dip, Human Resourses Management

Dip, Textile Manufacturing

Grade 12, Matric