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Donovan Ness

Wagga Wagga

Summary

Experienced Supervisor leads team members to complete jobs on-time. Assigns tasks, trains employees, and implements company procedures. Excellent communication and listening skills. Provides leadership and vision, driving teams to meet goals.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Supervisor (Scaffolding)

Ausgroup
05.2021 - Current
  • Fostered effective communication by providing constructive feedback and sharing knowledge across business lines.
  • Recruited, hired and trained staff and provided ongoing feedback and performance evaluations for development.
  • Resolved conflicts proactively by facilitating open communication among team members and actively addressing underlying issues.
  • Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient workflow processes and providing consistent guidance.
  • Provided feedback, training and skill development to staff to improve accuracy, productivity and quality.
  • Implemented cost-saving initiatives, reducing operational expenses without compromising quality or productivity.
  • Ensured timely completion of projects through effective scheduling and prioritization of tasks based on urgency and importance.
  • REFERENCE James Casswell Ops manager
  • 0419 604 079

Scaffold Supervisor

CAPE/Altrad
02.2019 - 02.2021
  • Managing scaffolders, scopes and yards person allocated to the BHP projects
  • Ensuring all tasks are carried out in line with Cape/BHP time frame and schedule
  • Managing gear and tonnage
  • Attending all BHP/Cape meetings to ensure transparency and clear communication in all aspects of scaffolding between client and contractor
  • Rolling out all prestart, toolboxes, debriefs
  • Ensuring all workers uphold companies policies, procedures and code of conduct
  • Completing all KPIs, Timesheets, Handovers, in an accurate timely and effective manner
  • Streamlined material usage with precise planning, reducing overall project costs.
  • REFERENCE Mick MIllard 0409 088 653

Scaffold Supervisor

CAPE
10.2015 - 01.2019
  • Daily supervision and coordination of scaffold crews working on the Wheatstone oil and gas project Onslow WA
  • Continual monitoring and auditing of scaffold crews and supervision to ensure a safe work place and compliance to all relevant site standards and procedures
  • Managing the PF factor Tonnage/Hours for auditing purposes for client
  • Execution of daily scaffold work efficiently, as per Bechtel requests
  • Assisting in timely resolutions of all Safety, Health and Environmental issues
  • Rollout of toolboxes and prestart meetings for work crews
  • Managing all requests submitted by craft, i.e., flights, pay requests, leave and PSL
  • Ensuring new KPI targets are achieved each month
  • Monitoring new supervision roles, as they get promoted from the floor
  • Maintaining a professional yet approachable attitude to all
  • Monitoring and ensuring all gang boxes on site, are complete and up to date to ensure no downtime for work crews

Scoper/Design

Cape Olympic Dam
12.2014 - 10.2015
  • Returning to Cape after completing Major Smelter Outage for Work Pac/BHP, back into my previous role
  • The description of this role is stated two titles below

Outage Coordinator

Work Pac, BHP Billiton SCM Smelter Major Outage
05.2014 - 12.2014
  • Daily supervision and coordination of scaffold supervisors and crews working in various areas on the BHPB Olympic Dam SCM Smelter outage
  • Monitoring and auditing of scaffold crews and supervision to ensure a safe work place and compliance to all relevant site standards and procedures
  • Execution of daily scaffold work to ensure a high level of service provided to client in a cost efficient and timely manner
  • Assisting in timely resolutions of all Safety, Health and Environmental issues
  • Undertake daily safety tool box discussions with work crews
  • Development of daily job packs and approval of JHA risk assessments and working at height clearance certificates to ensure all tasks are safe prior to being undertaken
  • Liaising with Job owners, providing the best solutions to suit their requirements
  • Entering of time sheets/Plod Cards
  • Scoping of scaffold requirements ensuring accuracy prior to submission to client
  • Scaffold inspections to ensure continual compliance against BHPB and Australian standards
  • Ensuring all scoped work is executed in accordance with shutdown schedule

Estimator/Design

Cape Australia, Olympic Dam
01.2012 - 05.2014
  • Scoping of all scaffolding requirements across site from underground to surface
  • Scoping and estimating scaffold requirements for all shutdown and major projects onsite
  • Liaising with drawing office for any drawings/designs required outside tech manual
  • Estimating hours and liaising with core work planner for entering hours scoped into schedule
  • Final inspection and hand over of completed scaffolds to the area job owners
  • Auditing of completed jobs vs scopes

Senior Shutdown Supervisor/Coordinator

Cape Australia, Olympic Dam
01.2007 - 01.2012
  • Scoping, and planning of all shutdown and project works, including personnel for shutdowns onsite
  • Managing fly in personnel from arrival to departure, i.e
  • Training, F.F.W, rosters and crew allocation
  • Conducting prestart and debriefs on each shift with the supervisors
  • Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with BHP schedule and also to Australian and BHP site standards
  • Attending all BHP shutdown meetings prior, during, and after for continual communication with client, to ensure satisfaction and clarity is there for all
  • Auditing of all work and crews in accordance with both Cape and BHP regulations
  • Managing both the equipment and scaffold register during the peak times for compliance

Site Supervisor

Monadelphous Olympic Dam
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Liaising with BHP planner for all planned work to be executed
  • Completing required weekly audits for presenting at Monos weekly supervisor meeting
  • Conducting prestart and debriefs on each shift with the Leading hands
  • Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with BHP schedule and also to Australian and BHP site standards
  • Attending all BHP meetings continual communication with client, to ensure satisfaction and clarity is there for all
  • Managing all RNR requests to ensure ample coverage at all times
  • (roster)
  • Auditing of all work and crews in accordance with both Monadelphous and BHP regulations
  • Managing all the equipment, vehicles and scaffold registers

Chris Reilly Scaffolding/Express scaffolding
01.1997 - 01.2005
  • From1997 when I first commenced scaffolding until2005, I worked for Chris Reilly in Dee Why, Sydney, the work ranged from large demolition scaffolding, construction scaffolding, scaffolding for the IMG Media group i.e
  • All sporting events from the Australian open Tennis to the Australian Golf open at Rose bay, of which I was Supervisor for all of these
  • All the Blue Mountains Railway stations were refurbished of which I was on5 of these and also the refurbishment of the ACL glass furnaces in Sydney also
  • I also supervised jobs for Chris at Goulbourn Supermax Prison and for the Qantas jet maintenance bay at Mascot, of which I had no issues with obtaining a police clearance
  • There have been quite a lot of different aspects of scaffolding that I have learned and discovered over these years that have enabled me to assist with any crew that may come across difficulties with application

Skills

  • Personal
  • Respectful
  • Physical fitness
  • Maturity & Sound Judgment
  • Seeks Challenges
  • 20 Yrs Experience at advanced scaffolder’s level
  • Reliable and Punctual
  • Professional
  • High level of Trade and Operational Skills
  • Committed to a Safe work place
  • Ability to prioritize conflicting requests
  • Strong Leader
  • Result Driven Team Player

Certification

  • Manual ‘C’ License NSW
  • Advanced Scaffold - High Risk Work ticket (SA)
  • Nationally Recognised Working at Heights
  • Nationally Recognised Enter Confined Space
  • Construction Industry white card
  • Basic Rigging HRWL
  • Dogging HRWL
  • EWP HRWL

Timeline

Senior Supervisor (Scaffolding)

Ausgroup
05.2021 - Current

Scaffold Supervisor

CAPE/Altrad
02.2019 - 02.2021

Scaffold Supervisor

CAPE
10.2015 - 01.2019

Scoper/Design

Cape Olympic Dam
12.2014 - 10.2015

Outage Coordinator

Work Pac, BHP Billiton SCM Smelter Major Outage
05.2014 - 12.2014

Estimator/Design

Cape Australia, Olympic Dam
01.2012 - 05.2014

Senior Shutdown Supervisor/Coordinator

Cape Australia, Olympic Dam
01.2007 - 01.2012

Site Supervisor

Monadelphous Olympic Dam
01.2005 - 01.2007

Chris Reilly Scaffolding/Express scaffolding
01.1997 - 01.2005

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