JOHN COLES
Water Utilities
Exeter,United Kingdom
Summary
Hard-working Manager with exceptional experience leading teams, delivering results and exceeding expectations. Creative and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional design and planning strengths to accomplish complex projects. Keen to pass on experience and knowledge to teams or individuals.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
Hydrotech Water Services Ltd
Tauton
12.2022 - Current
- Audit teams to ensure they've maintained compliance inline with company policies, procedures, objectives and communication goals
- Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
- Introduced new opportunities for team building and communication, resulting in better team performance.
- Planned and managed resources and budget to support and deliver objectives.
- Upskilled staff through targeted training opportunities, enhancing team capabilities.
- Survey and pricing task for South West Water,
- Addressed customer issues with compassion and professionalism, ensuring swift, successful resolution.
Supervisor
Hydrotech Water Service Uk Ltd
North Petherton, Somerset
09.2018 - 12.2022
- Supervised activities of workers and enforced safety regulations.
- Oversaw day-to-day activities of team, ensuring tasks were completed to high standard.
- Trained new hires and set up mentoring relationships to drive team performance.
- Dealt with customer complaints and rectified product and service issues.
- Motivated team through providing hands-on practical support to all members of staff on duty.
- Led by example to maintain team motivation, ensuring daily tasks were performed accurately and efficiently.
Ganger
Dare Utilities
Dawlish, Devon
01.2016 - 08.2018
- Followed safety regulations and PPE requirements to reduce risks.
- Maintained high levels of site health and safety, consistently wearing correct protective equipment for task.
- Ensured ground types was suitable and safe for accurate application.
- Completed physically demanding tasks such mains laying and service laying in a safe, timely manner.
- Identified utility infrastructure locations and took required steps to avoid damage.
- Devolopement services, off site and on site mains laying task.
- R&M task for SWW (Burst mains,stop tap renewals, ebco installs.
Machine operator
Westfield Utilities
Exeter, Devon
07.2014 - 12.2015
- Dug trenches and moved earth to assist groundwork preparation.
- Operated machinery and equipment following guidelines to reduce health and safety risks.
- Drove construction vehicles safely for reduced site risk.
- Worked in accordance to Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations.
- Gas mains laying and service laying NCO1
- Deep excavation in accordance with method statements and constrution specification.
Ganger
Balfour Beatty
Exeter, Devon
01.2003 - 07.2014
- Mains laying and service laying (City & Guilds)
- Pipe bursting
- R&M
- Slip linning
- Lead pipe renewal (Moling,kobus)
- Developement Service (off site on site tasks)
- Sewer rehab, 2 years(cipp linning, patching, pipe rerounding using a kobus machine)
- Operating different plant and machinary.
- Completing task on time and within budget.
Education
Math, English - undefined
Priory High School
Skills
- Multitasking Abilities
- Self-Motivated
- Training and Development
- Planning and Coordination
- Decision-Making
- First Aid/CPR
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Meeting deadlines
- PPE Compliance
- 360 Machine operator up 10t
- Dumper 3t
- Sssts certified
- Surveying and pricing pipe laying schemes
Timeline
Manager
Hydrotech Water Services Ltd
12.2022 - Current
Supervisor
Hydrotech Water Service Uk Ltd
09.2018 - 12.2022
Ganger
Dare Utilities
01.2016 - 08.2018
Machine operator
Westfield Utilities
07.2014 - 12.2015
Ganger
Balfour Beatty
01.2003 - 07.2014
Math, English - undefined
Priory High School
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