Quality, Health & Safety Environment Compliance Engineer

Keith H Roberts

Curriculum Vitae

Profession:

Engineer, Quality, Safety, Environment, Lead Auditor.

Place of birth:

London, UK.

Address:

** ******** ****, ****** ***, Swindon. Wiltshire. SN25 1TQ.

Contacts:

(home) 017**-****** / mobile: 078********

home: ************@***.***

Marital status:

Married.

Qualifications

Engineering:

1980 – 1984

HNC & ONC from the Technician Education Council in Fabrication & Welding.

Safety:1999

National General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health with NEBOSH.

Environment: 2002

Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) certificate in Managing Environmental Responsibilities.

Engineering:

1974 - 1978

Various City & Guilds of London Institute certificates to advanced level in Welding Craft Practice.

Professional Membership Engineering:

MWeldI Member of The Welding Institute, Abingdon, Cambridge.

IEng. Incorporated Engineer with the Engineering Council.

Safety:

Tech IOSH, Technician Member of IOSH.

Environment:

Associate Member (AIEMA), Institute of Environmental Management Assessment. Lapsed in 2011.

Professional Profile:

Engineering/SQEH

For eighteen years, I worked in the AWE Metallic Materials Department as part of a Project management team managing the development of assembly techniques (fabrication, joining) for the manufacture of strategic weapon system components and in-service support for the strategic deterrent. Project work included the management of a five-person development team taking Physicist concepts through to small scale manufacture of trial sub-assemblies within various AWE production units.

My projects included destructive (tensile, pressure testing and stress analysis) and non-destructive analysis (radiographic, ultrasonic), validation (metrics against specification) and reporting. My project work progressed into facility management where I worked for several years as an Assurance Manager focusing on the management and improvement of safety, quality, environment, health and security issues in two manufacturing groups at AWE.

My initial quality and environment efforts centred on the implementation and accreditation to the ISO 9000:2000 series and ISO 14001. Configuration management featured throughout this assurance function.

Review has formed an integral part of both my development and assurance functions with appropriate internal and external lead audit training undertaken. Review activities in the nuclear sector included substantiation of the Case for Continued Operation (Authority to Operate (ATO) renewal) in other AWE departments as part of the nuclear site licence conditions. Accident investigation and reporting have formed a key element of the assurance function.

At Harwell my roles in a high category PIE (nuclear legacy processing) and Waste processing facilities centred on ATO renewal, regulatory implementation, review / audit, contingency arrangements, presentation / training and operational safety.

With Lloyds my focus was on monitoring of Quality and Health & Safety as a Lead Assessor (ISO9001/OHSAS18001) in the nuclear engineering and oil/gas industries. This in turn led me to a temporary role as a Project Quality Engineer.

Currently my position as a Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Manager in the precious metal recovery and hazardous waste processing industry has centred on the continual improvement of our ISO9001, OHSAS18001 and 14001 quality, safety and environment management systems and our transition to ISO45001.

Skills:

Fabrication & joining.

System review / audit.

Nuclear Licence condition and regulatory compliance.

Regulatory implementation.

Nuclear material processes

Assessments, risk, COSHH

Review Learn & Improve.

Non-conformance management.

Practical.

Meticulous.

Forward planner.

Coordinator.

Presentation / trainer.

Team orientated.

Customer focused.

Focus on achievement.

Professional Career

Tetronics Int. Ltd Swindon

December 2015 to present day….

As the Quality, Health, Safety & Environment Manager in the resource recovery industry my focus has been on the regeneration of the assurance process for the effective delivery of products to our clients. I have developed a hierarchy of systems to capture data that through analysis have introduced continual improvement in two elements of a corporate group of companies. Monitoring, assessment, measurement and record management have all been essential elements to this continuing process.

Nuvia Ltd Harwell

February 2015 to August 2015

As a Project Quality Engineer, my work involved supporting project and tendering teams in the application of quality throughout project delivery. My work focused on support of projects for ITER F4E (Fusion for Energy) and Rolls Royce Core Production Capability. As part of business development my skills were employed to improve delivery both within the company and the supply chain.

LRQA Coventry

April 2013 to February 2015

As a Lead Assessor, I undertook certification assessments to ISO9001:2008 & OHSAS18001:2007 of clients in the nuclear, defence, consulting, engineering, oil/gas/chemical and food industries. Certification assessments included detailed review of the business management systems to identify objective evidence of compliance against the international standard. My reviews highlighted positive aspects along with improvement opportunities.

Security ISO28000 – I underwent conversion training for supply chain security in relation to the safe delivery of products and the global threat from piracy.

RSRL Harwell

Didcot, Oxford.

February 2003 to April 2013.

As a Safety Advisor in Assurance of the Industrial Safety group my work was split between the central team and the Liquid Effluent Treatment Plant (LETP). My roles varied from development of corporate management systems, ATO renewal to meet site safety and nuclear licence conditions (ONR), auditing, emergency exercises, training and operational safety in nuclear waste plants. Inter-department review activities have included an awareness of reactor design along with biological shielding and containment.

In Safety Support in the Nuclear Facilities Department I was responsible for the Annual Review of Safety / ATO renewal or Self Assessment Review (SAR), auditing, emergency exercise training & operational safety in a Post Irradiation Experiment (PIE) facility. Experience with Baseline studies, Environmental Aspects Review, BAT, nuclear materials accountancy and remote handling of radioactive sources within hot cells. Decommissioning activities have led to involvement in the Post Operative Clean Out and demolition of ‘hot cells’ necessitating the development of complex documentation (SSoW) encompassing Health Physics dosimetry, radiological surveys and task-based Dose Restraint Objectives.

AWE (Atomic Weapons Est.) –

Aldermaston Berkshire.

July 1995-Nov.2002

As an Assurance Manager (Safety, Quality, Environment, Health, Security) in the Metallic Materials group my responsibilities were for the implementation and compliance of regulatory and corporate standards. I managed systems, communicating with all levels of staff, liaising with Production and Planning to ensure business goals and quality / production plans were safely and efficiently achieved. Reporting performance and writing various reports in support of Quality, Environment (PPC review for the EA) and the Operational Safety Case. I undertook and achieved the Case for Continued Operation (CfCO) for both my own group and as part of review team supporting other AWE groups CfCO. Conducting process and system reviews (audits), assessments and managing databases to monitor performance and so identify improvements. I have first hand experience with radiological issues and materials, radioactive and OSM transport regulations, Beryllium, PPC (was IPPC/IPC), COMAH, Risk Assessment (safety & project), CoSHH etc. I also have an awareness of IAEA material standards.

AWE (MoD)

Aldermaston Berkshire.

(AWE Burghfield & Cardiff)

March 79 to July 95….

As a Senior Technologist (promoted twice in this period) I developed to production status components in support of Trial and in-service upgrades of strategic weapon systems. This involved close liaison with designers from project definition to timely production of Physicist concepts. My experience includes fissile material accountancy, criticality limits and controls, moderators, handling of radioactive materials, quality control, destructive / non-destructive testing, pressure / tensile testing, stress / strain analysis, welding / joining of radioactive, OSM, dissimilar and conventional materials. My role included support for in-service weapon systems, both manufacture and periodic re-validation.

AWRE (MoD)

Aldermaston.

Sept.1977 to March 1979

As an engineering craftsman, I manufactured & developed complex assemblies for both the nuclear power industry & weapon production. My work included joining / fabrication of in-service weapons components, power industry fuel pins (Magnox) and the engine cowling for the RB211 jet engine along with other general research trials.

Pilcon Engineering Ltd., Basingstoke, Hants.1976 – 1977

An engineering craftsman constructing (fabricating and joining) light engineering commercial drilling plant in a manufacturing environment.

Clark Equipment Ltd., Camberley, Surrey. 1975 – 1976

An engineering craftsman, building (fabricating and joining) large heavy construction and ISO container handling vehicles in a production workshop.

Douglas Rownson Ltd., Daneshill, Basingstoke, Hants. 1970 – 1975

An engineering apprentice (indentured), manufacturing boiler vessels, conveyors and food processing equipment.

Vocational Training

Engineering:

1997

1982 – 1984

1979 – 1982

1974 – 1978

The Welding Institute, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge.

Windsor College, Surrey.

Farnborough College, Surrey.

Basingstoke College (BCOT), Hampshire.

Basingstoke College (BCOT), Hampshire.

Safety: 1999

Newbury College, Berkshire.

Quality: 2007-2013

Internal Auditor / Lead Auditor IQMS & Lead Auditor LRQA.

Training

Managerial:

Civil Service, MoD & RSRL / UKAEA

Management (general).

Works Control.

Team Building & Partnership.

Permit to Work.

Transport of RA & Special Materials.

Risk Assessment, COSH, Manual Handling, PPE, RPE.

Environmental Representative.

Technical:

Welding Institute.

Indentured engineering apprentice.

City & Guilds of London.

British Army, REME.

Quality:

Management System Auditing.

ISO 9000:2000 Lead Auditor (2007).

OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor (2008).

ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor (2013) with Lloyds.

OHSAS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor (2013) with Lloyds.

ISO 9001:2015 Implementation Training Course (2017) with BSI.

Safety:

Safety Responsibilities for Line Managers.

Radiological & General Safety.

Fire fighting.

Accident Investigation.

Emergency Management.

Other Information

Occupational Health

Status:

79-97 & 2000–2012.

1979 – 2001

Classified / Monitored Radiation Worker under IRR.

Beryllium Worker, Category H1, routine annual medical.

Military experience:

Served three years in the REME with the Territorial Army.

Security:

SC (Security Check) status with the MoD through Nuvia Ltd.

Positive Vetted by MoD for 25 years with basic personal security vetting by UKAEA for 10 years.

Signed ……K Roberts K Roberts 1st July 2020.

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