To provide effective and efficient support to the Company Directors by managing the operation of the Port Skills Division. Supervise on a day to day basis the Port Skills office team, permanent employees and Port Skills employees. Accountability for the effective running of the division including: compliance to all company policies and procedures, Health & Safety regulations, effective communications, implementation of HR practices and maintain good working relationships with South Coast Port… Show more To provide effective and efficient support to the Company Directors by managing the operation of the Port Skills Division. Supervise on a day to day basis the Port Skills office team, permanent employees and Port Skills employees. Accountability for the effective running of the division including: compliance to all company policies and procedures, Health & Safety regulations, effective communications, implementation of HR practices and maintain good working relationships with South Coast Port Services Customers. • To ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and all locally agreed safe methods of work for self and others including Company employees, customers and visitors to the site. To ensure full awareness of obligations to preserve and foster sound environmental practices.• Liaise closely with the Managing Directors and Management Team in Southampton and ensuring that the Human Resources Department is kept informed of any issues affecting staff based at the Port Skills Division.• Producing reports as requested by Managing Directors, Senior Management and Human Resources such as; customer order statistics, headcount, absence, working hours, work related accidents/incidents and training compliance. • To plan, rota and undertake ‘on-call’ duties at weekends on rotational basis within the Port Skills Team assisting with issues as and when they arise.• Ad hoc duties as and when required and as directed by the Company Directors.• Regular face to face meetings with Clients.• Daily telephone check-in with Clients.• Manage and carry out effective communications to all employees within Port Skills on necessary information. Show less

Recruitment & selection of temporary staff, to assist clients in the Cruise & RoRo industry. Preparation & delivery of in house training courses including induction & health & safety. Liaison with clients to ensure training material up to date & relevant to changing needs. Ongoing monitoring of staff to ensure quality & effectiveness of training. Maintaining in house systems to meet requirements of current legislation.

Point of contact for Scottish Equitable to ensure that administration of SIP portfolio managed to highest possible level of service in line with SLA's.

Employed in a number of junior management roles with Zurich Insurance - covering general insurance experience of leading teams in new business processing, customer service, claims & finance

responsible for picking & packing operations in Warehouse on behalf of blue chip clients including Mars & Pepsi Cola