Cork, County Cork, Ireland
An astute and diligent professional with over 10 years’ experience working within Fire Services and the Rail industry. Highly skilled in carrying out standard operating procedures whilst maintaining exceptional safety standards for colleagues and the public. In possession of experience and knowledge in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment regulations in the work place. Skilled in following regulatory standards of operation and organisational best practice. A critical thinker and a stickler in maintaining safe and clean work environments by following current good manufacturing practices, standard operating procedures and documenting any incidents that may arise. KEY SKILLS • Engineering Operations • Machine Operation • Technical Troubleshooting • Health, Safety & Environment • Material Handling • Risk Assessment • Routine Maintenance • Quality Control Analysis • Handling Heavy Equipment • Critical Decision Making • Working under pressure • Investigative skills
• Strategically securing a safe working environment for teams completing safety critical engineering works to maintain the railway; • Overseeing train movements, managing unexpected issues and effectively communicating with train drivers. • Testing the signalling equipment; including checking and documenting disruptions to the train schedule, caused by engineering works or incidents. • Promoting job site safety, encouraging safe work practices, rectifying job site hazards and ensuring correct usage of safety equipment and PPE.
• Worked within the London Fire Brigade; dealt with HAZMAT and biological incidents; including putting out hazardous fires which threatened civilian personnel and property. • Maintained updated knowledge of safety guidelines, firefighting techniques, treatment protocols, response requirements, and quality assurance processes. • Responded to emergency situations quickly, assessed conditions, and acted appropriately in order to safely contain fires, assist victims, and prevent escalation. • Strictly complied 100% with Health, Safety, and Environmental rules and standard operating procedures (SOPs); including performing work in a manner that enhanced the safety of the work environment.