David White Email & Phone Number

Greater Brisbane Area

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Toowoomba, Australia

Savanna Energy Services offers Drilling & Well Servicing in Canada, the USA & Australia. The Australian business employs approx. 450 across 12 rigs currently. Australian clients include Origin, Santos & Westside.

Brisbane, Australia

Intrepid People Solutions is a Human Resources Consultancy based in Brisbane, Queensland. Created in early 2015, we assist small to medium sized employers who may not yet be able to justify a dedicated HR function within their organisation.The following is typical of the services & support provided, but should not be considered exhaustive.- Policy & procedures development & implementation- Change management- Industrial & Employee Relations- Mergers & acquisitions- Strategic Human Resources & planning- Induction & onboarding- Intranets & HRIS (HR Information Systems)- Performance management/improvement- Remuneration & payroll advice- Role design, profiling & recruitment- Leadership & Management development- Business process re-engineering- Succession planning & talent management- Organisational development & design- Employer branding- Enterprise Agreement negotiations & drafting- Assistance in Fair Work Ombudsman & Commission issues- Employment contracts- Award and Agreement interpretation/compliance- Employee engagement/opinion surveys- Facilitation of (for example) planning meetings​- HR Audits- Employment termination or redundancy advice- Rostering design & labour budgets

Brisbane, Australia

TRL provides global logistical support to government agencies and defence forces in locations such as Africa (DRC), the South Pacific (East Timor & the Solomon Islands), Indian Ocean Territories and Australia. Diverse service offerings include helicopter and airports operations and security, facilities management, mobile camps & fuel logistics.• Generalist HR management role with responsibilities across the full spectrum of the function.• Challenging communication & development scenarios as a result of the geographic & cultural diversity of the business.Achievements- Solved legacy issues saving the organisation $420k as a result of incorrect leave accruals and allowances. This had come about due to poorly worded Employment Contracts and inconsistent payroll processing for up to 6yrs. Each matter was individually addressed and where agreement could not be reached, dealt with via Unions, the Fair Work Commission or Ombudsman.- Reshaped the relevance of the HR function from one which was not trusted, and not inherently involved in business activities. I ‘sold’ the value-add of involving HR by proving where it could assist in avoiding unnecessary risk and focusing on what could be done, rather than on what could not.- Led the successful TRL implementation of a Toll Group-wide HRIS (an $18m investment). This required Line Managers who believed the business was ‘so different’ that Group policies and procedures were not applicable, to not only become compliant, but take responsibility for initiating and processing people matters that they had come to rely on HR to do.- Given the geographically diverse nature of the business, I undertook a series of ‘HR Lunch & Learn’ presentations that I videoed, edited and made available via a private Vimeo site. These covered contemporary HR issues such as employment law, internal procedures, bullying/harassment and performance management etc.

School Of Veterinary Science - Gatton, St Lucia & Other Clinic Locations

Highly respected tertiary level institution located on the University’s Gatton campus west of Brisbane. Offers under-graduate, post-graduate and research programs.Projects focused on the changing culture which had arisen from the relocation of the School, and the change of Faculty under which the School is managed.­ - Leadership & Management development­ - Performance & Change Management­ - Business process optimisation & planning­ - Roster modelling & cost analysis (24/7 clinics & emergency centres)­ - Policy & procedure implementation­ - Award & Enterprise Agreement audit & compliance­ - Organisational structure, position analysis, design & recruitment­ - Intranet developmentAchievements- Facilitated the Annual School Planning Retreat, which unlike previous years did not result in ambiguous outcomes and frustrations because it was simply a ‘talk-fest’. I focused participants on identifying the priority issues, allocating ‘champions’ and agreeing to timelines.- Developed a roster model and costings to establish a 24/7 presence at the Small Animal Clinic and Equine Hospital. The University’s EBA had not envisaged these working hours, which led to the need for an additional veterinarians and nursing staff, with an annual labour budget of $1.3 million.- Developed and implemented a formal organisational structure for the School as it had previously had none resulting in ambiguity of responsibilities and inefficient business processes. This was achieved by working closely with the Head of School and the School Manager.

Brisbane, Australia

Industrea now part of GE Mining Services, was a public company with a $340 million turn-over and 450 staff. It specialised in equipment, technologies and services for under-ground and open-cut coal mining in Australia and China.• Leadership development, policy development & implementation, performance management, change management, employee relations, recruitment & business processes.• Industrial Relations – Collective Agreement negotiations (4) & implementation.• Remuneration – Payroll, Award/Collective Agreement compliance, benefits flexibilities.• Acquisition due diligence & integration.Achievements- Introduced an HR function by working with all key management resulting in a substantial culture shift away from a ‘small employer’ mentality to a professional ASX listed company.- Working with the COO, devised and gained Board approval to restructure the Mining Equipment Division to a functionally based model for better asset utilisation, future growth and acquisition integration.- Introduced a structured merit based recruitment process into the organisation, which resulted in a higher calibre of candidates and appointments being made.

Morris provides catering, accommodation management and cleaning services to remote mining camps throughout Queensland and West Australia.• Recruitment, leadership development, communication, policy development & implementation, performance management, employee relations & training.• Industrial Relations – Collective agreement implementation & interpretation, management advice• Remuneration Systems – Payroll, Award/EBA compliance, ‘employee kiosk’ implementation.Achievements- Reinvigorated the HR function by working closely with all opinion leaders, reintroduced HR systems and services provision so as to provide them in a timely and professional fashion. This resulted in the inherent involvement of HR in all aspects of the business, which had previously not been occurring.- Evaluated and redesigned the Payroll function (500 weekly pays), with existing resources and staff resulting in pays being processed with significantly decreased error rates. - In close liaison with other members of the Executive Management Team, revisited policies and procedures to reflect and plan for growth in the organisation.

In Queensland there are large-scale bakeries at Springwood, Carrara and Townsville employing 1,200 employees producing 3 million units per week. Well-known brands include Tip Top, Up, Burgen, Sunblest, Golden, Noble Rise, Café, and Top Taste, plus private label products for Coles, Woolworths, independents & Aldi.• Reporting to the State General Manager, & functionally to the Division’s Director of HR.• Leadership development, policy implementation, performance management, employee relations• Recruitment & culture/engagement development• Industrial Relations – Collective agreement negotiations, agreement drafting.Achievements- Strengthened the HR function by working with all opinion leaders, reintroducing HR systems and services provision in a timely and professional fashion. This resulted in the inherent involvement of the HR function in all aspects of the business.- Evaluated and redesigned the Payroll function, so that with existing resources and staff levels the pays were processed with decreased error rates and on time. This resulted in substantial stress relief for Payroll staff and improved ownership of pay related queries by line management.- Revitalised the importance of a robust approach to health and safety by working closely with opinion leaders to influence their thinking. This resulted in H&S initiatives implemented by the H&S Manager reporting to me, being efficiently rolled out and taken up on sites where the H&S role had previously not been held in high regard.

A privately owned company with 1,000 employees manufacturing plastic accessories for the automotive, ‘point of purchase’ display and water tank industries. • Policy development, communication & implementation, performance management, recruitment• Industrial Relations – Collective agreement negotiations, agreement drafting, management advice

A public company now known as ALS Ltd, at the time with diverse business activities in consumer and industrial chemicals, distribution of consumables for healthcare and hospitality, analytical laboratories, pest control and carpet cleaning.• Policy - Development, communication, implementation.• Recruitment both domestic & international• Performance Management – Online system implementation, disciplinary processes, training & development.• Industrial Relations – EBA negotiations, agreement drafting, management advice• Remuneration Systems – Payroll management, salary packaging, Award compliance, fleet management, review systems, Superannuation, novated vehicle leases, FBT.• Acquisition/Divestment – Due diligence, restructuring, change management.Achievements- The creation of Divisional intranets developed with senior managers particularly where policies had previously not existed. Subsequent to their launch, people issues throughout the company improved by being addressed more consistently and in a timely fashion.- Researched into and implemented online recruitment for this geographically diverse organisation. Recruitment outcomes became more transparent, reliable and objective. Successful candidates displayed improved performance and there was a significant decrease in turnover.- Examined Payroll processing and remuneration packaging trends so as to modernise policies and practices. The chosen systems introduced more flexible packaging options resulting in existing and new employees choosing remuneration arrangements, which better suited their needs, thus improving both retention and attraction.- Introduced online performance management/review systems so as to replace an ad-hoc approach. Subsequent to rolling this out, due to its flexible and customisable nature it started to be used on an ongoing basis rather than only 1-2 times per year. This resulted in KPI’s being regularly reviewed and objectives met with an overall business improvement.

Diploma Of Human Resources Management, Human Resources

Certificate In Audio Engineering, Audio Engineering

B. App. Sc. (Chem), Chemistry

The 'University of Southern Queensland' (USQ) was known as the 'Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education' (DDIAE) at the time of my.