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Education
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Andrew McHaffie

Andrew McHaffie

Lytham St Annes,Lancashire

Summary

Accomplished Senior Manager with extensive experience in operational management throughout working career. Driven to deliver and maximise output whilst ensuring working within budgetary and regulatory requirements.

Confident communicator and leader who embodies company values and thrives on working in challenging, high pressure environments to drive improvement.

Work History

Senior Fleet Staff Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Poole, Dorset
09.2018 - Current
  • Managing operational cover at lifeboat stations
  • Managing the implementation of new boat classes and plant
  • In stream professional expert and specialist advisor
  • Managing interventions to maintain operational cover, and drive improvement at Stations
  • Line management of Fleet Staff Team
  • Operational expert taking national lead providing specialist advice and the escalation point for problem solving
  • Delivery of staff and volunteer training and assessment under the RNLI Competence Based Training (CoBT) framework
  • Verifier of RNLI assessor competence
  • Stakeholder in design of new Operational Competency Framework
  • Author and reviewer of RNLI operational training
  • Management and planning of team tasks, including rollout of new construction and equipment, scheduled trials and relief cover
  • Assessment and authorisation of procedures involving the operation of new types of lifeboat and equipment
  • Ambassador for safe conduct of all operational tasks
  • Operational lead for co-ordination of trials and implementation programmes
  • Operational lead for establishment of new stations or remedial intervention at existing stations
  • Operational Lead for prototype lifeboat design
  • Senior Operational Stakeholder ensuring production and availability of all operational documentation relevant to the assets and equipment being introduced into service
  • Lead of operational investigations
  • Senior Subject Matter Expert for all RNLI lifeboat classes and associated equipment, leading to create location specific operating processes and procedures, and informing coastal infrastructure and estates in matters relating to operational aspects

Volunteer Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Throughout UK
01.2007 - Current
  • Volunteer Crew Member of All Weather Lifeboats
  • On call search and rescue Coxswain
  • Providing training to volunteers


Fleet Staff Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Poole, Dorset
06.2015 - 09.2018
  • Operational command of RNLI All Weather Lifeboats throughout the UK & ROI
  • Delivery of training at Lifeboat stations and the RNLI College
  • Train the trainer for RNLI College trainers
  • Senior assessor of RNLI operational staff and volunteers
  • Lead of established and prototype Lifeboat trials
  • Subject matter expert for RNLI operations
  • Operational liaison for coastal operational and engineering staff
  • Search and Rescue Commander
  • Author and reviewer of risk assessments and both emergency and standard operating procedures
  • Auditor and Inspector on RNLI operational assets

Skipper

Sea Life Surveys
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute
06.2009 - 07.2018
  • Seasonal Ad-hoc role only
  • Performed detailed pre-voyage safety inspections, passage planning duties, briefings and inductions to ensure vessels, crew members and passengers fit for sea
  • Ensured all operational aspects of vessels complied with safety policies and maritime law to minimise potential risks and hazards
  • Maintained vessels operational order and delegating additional duties such to crew
  • Training and assessment of new crew competency

Station Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Tobermory , Argyll and Bute
10.2012 - 05.2015
  • Command of All Weather Lifeboat
  • Training co-ordinator
  • Competency assessor
  • On call search and rescue Coxswain
  • Undertaking role of Lifeboat Mechanic, completing planned maintenance and ensuring accurate recording of data
  • Passage of Lifeboats around the UK and ROI
  • Co-ordination of fundraising activities
  • Working within station budget
  • Organising and delivery of water safety sessions to public groups

Multi Functional Operator

Scottish Water
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute
01.2008 - 10.2012
  • Part of multi disciplined team maintaining multiple water and waste water treatment sites on remote island location
  • Network Service Operative
  • Confined Space worker
  • Customer contact function
  • Risk Assessment of new assets
  • On call operator
  • Water sampler
  • Lab technician
  • High pressure water jetting
  • Vacuum tanker assistant

Skipper/Senior Husbandryman

Scottish Sea Farms
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute
08.2004 - 01.2008
  • Responsible for day to day running of site holding up to 500,000 Atlantic Salmon
  • Placing orders and arranging deliveries from commercial partners
  • Organising staff rotas and senior staff member when manager not on site
  • Inspection of safety equipment in line with vessel certification
  • Routine inspection and maintenance of three commercial vessels
  • Skipper of site landing craft
  • Dive tender
  • Heavy lifting controller
  • Crane operator
  • Site installation management

Education

HND - L&D9DI Assess Workplace Competence Using Direct and Indirect Methods

Scottish Qualifications Authority
01.2021 - 01.2023

Yachtmaster Offshore- Power -

Royal Yachting Association

Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Maths, English, Physics, Graphic Communication, Geography, French, Art and Design

Tobermory High School
Argyll & Bute

Skills

  • Health and Safety ambassador
  • Senior Operational Leader
  • Manager of large teams
  • Dynamic problem solver
  • Creator of new learning resources and strategies
  • Senior operational training stakeholder
  • Operational project manager
  • Budget conscious and value engineering leader
  • Corporate partnership builder
  • Water safety ambassador

Timeline

HND - L&D9DI Assess Workplace Competence Using Direct and Indirect Methods

Scottish Qualifications Authority
01.2021 - 01.2023

Senior Fleet Staff Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
09.2018 - Current

Fleet Staff Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
06.2015 - 09.2018

Station Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
10.2012 - 05.2015

Skipper

Sea Life Surveys
06.2009 - 07.2018

Multi Functional Operator

Scottish Water
01.2008 - 10.2012

Volunteer Coxswain

Royal National Lifeboat Institution
01.2007 - Current

Skipper/Senior Husbandryman

Scottish Sea Farms
08.2004 - 01.2008

Yachtmaster Offshore- Power -

Royal Yachting Association

Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Maths, English, Physics, Graphic Communication, Geography, French, Art and Design

Tobermory High School
Andrew McHaffie