Richard Wells
WA
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental, Health and Safety Advisor
Sandvik Global
12.2022 - Current
- Responsible for complete EHS implementation in Papua New Guinea as a new site.
- Responsible for surface assets in Western Australia, South Australia, and Papua New Guinea.
- Work in a team of 3 responsible for all underground assets in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
- First Nations reconciliation action plan advisory committee.
- First Nations peoples RAP champion Western Australia & South Australia.
- Work across multiple sites, in various states of Australia and internationally coordinating with Supervisors to drive EHS implementation.
- Participate in EHS Activities such as hazard and incident reporting, incident investigations, workplace inspections and risk assessments.
- Assist with the development of Safe Work Instructions and Job Risk Analysis.
- Maintain EHS records and documentation.
- Ensure actions arising from audits are completed and opportunities for improvement are identified.
- Assist Operations Management to drive improvement in EHS culture and leadership.
- Conduct audits at mine sites where Sandvik personal work both Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
- Ensure actions arising from audits are completed and opportunities for improvement are identified.
- Assist Operations Management to drive improvement in EHS culture and leadership.
- Leadership role withing Sandvik specialising in First Nations people, mentoring programs, cultural learning events and First Nations people land, culture learning events at Sandvik sites.
- Champion change management.
Field Service Technician
Sandvik
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Managing drilling consumables inventories to underground drill sites.
- Undertaking daily deliveries (a valid HR truck driver’s license is needed) and stock replenishment to sites (Underground and Surface).
- Analysing and reporting on drilling consumable performance, condition, and failures.
- Positively engaging with client and clients mining operators.
- Sorting, analysing, recording and recycling used drill bits.
- Minor repairs and reconditioning of rock drills.
- Data entry, record keeping stocktaking daily.
- Continuously sought out new skills to learn in the course of my duties and applied them to the benefit if my work.
- Conducted daily pre-starts and take 5 for every task.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote a safe working environment.
- Collaborated with team members and clients to achieve target results safely and on time.
Drillers Offsider
Rock on Ground
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Moving equipment and infrastructure between sites.
- Supplying cables/hoses for water, power and air supply.
- Obtain drilling core samples.
- Assist with conducting unplanned emergency repairs on the rig.
- Assist in equipment and infrastructure repairs and operational procedures.
- Operate all gyrometric operations at rig.
- Ability to work in a physically demanding environment.
- Provide maintenance and repairs to equipment, including lubrication and cleaning.
- Maintain organisation and cleanliness in accordance with environmental needs.
District Operations Supervisor
WA Police
Mandurah
12.2020 - 05.2022
- Make operational decisions across the district and facilitate responses to all active Police situations.
- Enhanced cross district collaboration, cooperation and connectivity in emergency situations.
- Manage district wide resources to maximise outcomes.
- Coordinate efficient and effective resource deployment to respond to incidents and to address district priorities.
- Provide district level awareness of critical incidents including serious crime, persons at risk, emergency management and other high-risk incidents.
- Ensure timely and relevant briefings to senior management.
Brief Quality Manager
WA Police
Mandurah & Fremantle
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Educating officers across all ranks in the standard of brief preparation in line with State policies and procedures.
- Identifying risk to agency, trends and issues and reporting to District Office command.
- Raising the quality of evidence related briefs and educating officers in quality assurance.
- Producing evidence-based advice.
- Prepare briefs of evidence in accordance with policy and legislation.
- Increase the working knowledge of supervisors in prosecution review and performance.
- Increased reporting obligations to District Office identifying trends and issues in areas of concern.
Team Leader / Police Sergeant
WA Police
Rockingham
12.2016 - 03.2020
- Leading a team of operational police officers.
- Maintaining performance targets rate for offenders in the sub-district.
- Intelligence gathering and warrant execution.
- Increased community safety implementing several successful anti-theft operations.
Operations Supervisor / Police Sergeant
WA Police
Perth
03.2016 - 12.2016
- Implementation of governance change and reform package at Perth Watch House - focused on safety, budget control and operations of a high security, custodial facility.
- Responsible for the safety, budget control and operational requirements of a high security facility.
- Create and build strong relationships with other Government and non-Government departments.
- Incident management involving high risk security detainees and other associated occurrences.
Project Manager
WA Police
12.2015 - 03.2016
- Arranged and assisted in numerous projects.
- Developed staff professional development training based on Evidence Based Policing.
- Arranged and assisted in the application of scientific testing, targeting and tracking of resources.
Manager / Police Sergeant
WA Police
Kondinin
01.2013 - 12.2015
- Safety, budget allocation, emergency management, criminal investigations and community policing for a 7376sq km area in the Shire of Kondinin, which included Hyden town site, Kondinin town site, Karlgarin town site, mining and pastoral leases.
Senior Manager / Police Sergeant
WA Police
Burringurrah
03.2011 - 01.2013
- Responsible for the safety, budget allocation, emergency management, criminal investigations and community policing for a 46,602sq km area in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, which includes Burringurrah Aboriginal Community and 32 pastoral stations.
- Chairperson of the Burringurrah Human Services Branch where my role involved identifying strategic targets and making recommendations to local and external governing agencies in order to implement culturally sensitive changes in line with departmental objectives and the Gordon Enquiry recommendations.
- Implementing professional development programs, mentoring and providing strategy, program, resource management, operational and networking advice to other police officers at Multi-Functional Police Facilities (MFPF) and external agencies in conjunction with government and WA Police policy and direction.
- Liaise with external agencies, identifying potential community leaders to build training and capacity.
- Implementation of the Indigenous licensing program and emergency management programs.
- Managing the new Police complex, including risk assessment and planning for major and minor incidents in remote Western Australia.
Supervisor
WA Police
Rockingham & Laverton
07.2007 - 03.2011
- Overall management of criminal investigations within a legislative framework.
- Responsible for the overall management and supervision of my team.
- Responsible for regularly preparing and presenting reports to management and other district members and external agencies as required.
- OSH supervisor - conducting inspections and investigations into regulatory breaches, providing prevention information and inspections to staff and management.
- Developed local initiatives and programs that improved community relations.
- Established the Laverton Local Drug Action Groups Inc., forming a multi-agency committee.
Patrol / Enquiry Officer
WA Police
Various
12.1996 - 07.2007
- Writing and implementing business and crime prevention plans.
- Budget preparation and the implementation of programs and strategies in alignment with district and state policies.
- Patrol, enquiry, investigation and crime prevention duties.
- Liaised with local and international stakeholders to better ensure community safety.
- Introduced emergency management procedures.
- Worked extensively with at risk youth and their families.
Medic / Paratrooper
Australian Army
07.1982 - 12.1996
- Attained the rank of Sergeant.
- Responsible for group leadership, mentoring, resource planning and staff emergency care.
- Achieved promotion courses for Warrant Officer Class 2.
- Worked throughout South-East Asia and Australia with culturally diverse groups.
- Trained in logistics, risk assessment and emergency decision-making.
Timeline
Environmental, Health and Safety Advisor
Sandvik Global
12.2022 - Current
Field Service Technician
Sandvik
07.2022 - 12.2022
District Operations Supervisor
WA Police
12.2020 - 05.2022
Brief Quality Manager
WA Police
03.2020 - 12.2020
Drillers Offsider
Rock on Ground
01.2020 - 07.2022
Team Leader / Police Sergeant
WA Police
12.2016 - 03.2020
Operations Supervisor / Police Sergeant
WA Police
03.2016 - 12.2016
Project Manager
WA Police
12.2015 - 03.2016
Manager / Police Sergeant
WA Police
01.2013 - 12.2015
Senior Manager / Police Sergeant
WA Police
03.2011 - 01.2013
Supervisor
WA Police
07.2007 - 03.2011
Patrol / Enquiry Officer
WA Police
12.1996 - 07.2007
Medic / Paratrooper
Australian Army
07.1982 - 12.1996