Simon Rand Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Jarrow, United Kingdom

• Subject Matter Expert for EH&S topics identified for Personal Safety which include Safe Work Permitting, Confined Space Entries, Work at Height and Pipeline Opening.
• Currently leading the development of a Global Standard for Machine Safeguarding.
• Part of a global team, I personally support manufacturing sites in the UK, Nordic, Benelux and South African Hubs which serve different businesses within the Company.
• Led the standardisation of systems, tools and documentation templates associated with Personal Safety in UK, ensuring compliance with Company and Regulatory requirements.
• EH&S contact for UK Crisis Management Team: support and response to significant site events
• Creation and delivery of interactive training in practical application of requirements day-to-day – ensuring compliance with Company and UK requirements.

Jarrow, United Kingdom

• Focal point for Regulatory, Process Safety, Emergency Systems and Security affairs for Top Tier CoMAH, IPPC regulated site on River Tyne, adjacent to residential and commercial areas.
• Led implementation of Integrated Manufacturing System (IMS) to EHS Workstream. Introduced EHS Metrics with Key Performance Indicators (leading and lagging).
• To ensure site complies with all relevant UK EHS legislation and corporate standards.
• To ensure that EHS management systems, including ISO 14001, are maintained and are effective in providing a safe and environmentally secure operating platform for the site.
• To ensure the site EHS practices and procedures are operated effectively across all aspects of the operation therefore reducing the safety hazards and environmental impact on employees and the community.
• To oversee site security arrangements and security management processes to provide appropriate levels of security. Site Liaison with Northumbria Police Counter Terrorism.

Jarrow, United Kingdom

• Asset: $130 MM, Weekly production: $900 M, People: 40, Plants: 2
• Implementation of performance management to unionised workforce to include accountability for EHS activities.
• Development of Supervisors as First Line Leaders and employee involvement in EHS.
• Implementation of PICME Capacity improvement project (capacity increased by >11%), including introduction of 5S activities to process areas.
• Development of Class A standard operations in Inventory Data Accuracy.
• Company Production representative in negotiations with Union Reps.

Jarrow, United Kingdom

• Provided technical support for manufacturing process. This period demonstrated improvements in First Pass Quality (70% – 95%) and Asset Utilisation (55% - 70%).
• Led technical projects for successful major product re-introduction, new DCS system, product recovery project, process emissions and personal exposure reduction projects.
• Led preparation for major annual shutdowns through procedures and operator instructions, risk management and contingency planning.
• Developed Site systems for reviewing, and allocating alarms and interlocks.
• Process expert for HAZOP’s, COMAH reviews, EHS Reviews, criticality reviews.
• Responsible for management of control, including handover and training operators.