I am responsible for ensuring Sellafield Ltd information is managed in conformance with defined strategy, policy and standards. This includes communicating the concepts of ownership and stewardship in relation to information management and to help build an organisational culturethat values information as a corporate business asset. The key areas I work in are:• Assurance - I ensure information is managed in conformance with the Information Management Strategy and Policy, relevant standards and legislation. As a Subject Matter Expert I work closely with stakeholders to identify information management business risks and propose recommendations for mitigation.• Retention – I develop and maintain the Information Asset Register and Site Retention Schedule. Liaise with Information Asset Owners, Business Information Officers and other functional teams (e.g.Information Security) on a regular basis to undertake condition, performance and risk assessments.• Preservation – To develop and manage the preservation programme, in conjunction with all relevant parties (especially NDA). This involves planning, development and regular review of the programme in the context of the strategic objectives of the ISO, service improvement, quality control, legal compliance and best practice.• Improvement – I develop and manage a programme of information management improvements that supports business and ISO strategic objectives; addresses gaps in capabilities and performance; aligns to best practices.• Business alignment – I develop and maintain effective relationships across the business (process owners and OU/projects/functions) in order to understand business objectives and alignments of current information management status/gaps/risks in order to develop collaborative actions plans.

In this role I am responsible for the implementation and upkeep of the site Quality Manual, including site document control and microbiological testing schedules. I am also responsible for any planned maintenance that needs carried out along with repair sign-off. A third area of responsibility is to make sure all hygiene practises are carried out on time, and in a safe and efficient manner. To help with these areas and tasks, I have responsibility for 2 Quality Technicians, 2 Hygiene Operatives and 1 maintenance engineer. Another aspect of my role is to be the site’s technical first point of contact when dealing with customers and suppliers, both internal and external, as well as regulating and auditing bodies (environmental health, BRC etc.). As the Quality Manager, I am part of the site management team that meets on a weekly basis to review the site’s performance against forecast through KPI results, mid/long term business planning, and any new product development or new market routes.

Barrow in FurnessA continuation and expansion of my role at P&G. I continue to work on a number of scale-up projects from lab-scale through to full production runs. Due to the nature of the work, my communication and delegation skills have vastly improved. The team of technicians working under me need direction and focus and prioritisation of their work is one of my key areas.I regularly liaise with other departments (mainly production, sales and marketing) to keep them informed of ongoing projects. Apart from the internal interfaces, I also deal with customer queries about our products and I deal with suppliers and prospective suppliers of products to ourselves. This requires good customer focus and commercial awareness in the discussions.

Working at a breakthrough site, where projects involve developing and scaling up innovative technologies to full pilot plant level.A number of different processes are required, for example: understanding the results from the early research and using these results to plan future research, eventually developing full pilot plant status.Other projects included providing written reports for full site access into the effects of drying on potential laundry agglomerates. Many technical processes were involved including spray drying, fluid-bed drying, rheology analysis, texture analysis, various moisture analyses (humidity, Karl Fischer), various forms of mixing, and also attrition testing.Apart from basic scientific understanding of the processes, one of the main skill sets is the ability to drive projects forward.

Responsible for the tracking of medical records into, and out of, the department from the library. Dealing with front line daily requests from doctors and secretaries regarding medical audits.

WhitehavenResponsible for daily recording of produced goods and consumables, while maintaining quality throughout the production process by analysis of samples from each stage - ranging from raw materials to finished product.