Roy

About me:

Candidate Info :
Hi, my name is Roy Wales. After exiting the water industry with 22 years experience from labourer, truck driving to management, I am ready to open another door. Most of my truck driving has been in rigid tippers. I have completed training to acquire HC (10yrs) & MC upgrade (3yrs). I enjoy meeting new people and good with customers. I take pride my workplace.

Experience :
Worked As Maintenance Team Leader (Asset Team Leader) at WaterNSW (State Water Corporation) from November 2010 to November 2015
• Recipient of State Water CEO Employee of the Year Award – Runner up 2012/13
• Committed to ensuring efficient implementation of WHS legislation, local policies and effective safe work practices. Ensuring safety targets are achieved whilst maintaining best work practices through adherence of regulated risk assessment and safe work method statements.
• Professional approach to communications with internal customers and liaison with other stakeholders of the site namely Irrigators, Trust Power, Transgrid, Snowy Hydro Limited, Essential Energy, Department of Primary Industries, Office of Environment & Heritage, NSW Office of Water, NSW State Forests and National Parks & Wildlife Service.
• Operation and maintenance of water and sewage reticulation systems.

Worked As Assistant Treatment Plant Operator at Redland Water from July 2005 to November 2010
Redland Water/Allconnex Water Qld
July 2005 to November 2010
Assistant Treatment Plant Operator Redland District

• Assist with the day to day operation and monitoring of a treatment plant class I or class II
• Responsible for ensuring the safeguard of treatment plant structures through surveillance, water supply and the community in emergencies (including storm flows and heavy rain periods) based on agreed plans and implementing storm flow modes.
• Management of site access and security to protect assets and visitors.
• An active member of pumping stations and treatment plant network rostered on call group responsible for responding to alarms, analysing, co-ordinating response crews and monitoring the SCADA telemetry via control centre.
• Committed to securing skills and resources through ongoing training of staff, including efficient and effective utilisation of qualified contractors to achieve productivity and quality outcomes.
• Assist with the management of works and projects to meet assigned timeframes, budgets and quality requirements.
• Continually analyse site data and results to determine and implement opportunities for improved operational performance.
• Provide advice on practical site issues to ensure effective development of plans and processes.
• Assist to ensure information for planning and reporting purposes, including financial, HR, site integrity, works completed and asset condition assessment to assess business performance is submitted in a timely and professional manner.
• As technical and field expert, assist with management and participate in assigned projects in accordance with project plans to achieve project objectives.
• Responsible and committed to compliance with legal obligations, adopted standards, internal policies and Redland Water’s / Allconnex Water’s values including those for safety and environment.

Previous employment:
• Pauls Home Improvement Centre – Sales Assistant
• Bowen Designs – Sheet Metal Fabrication
• Bacto Labs – Storeman & Packer

Worked As Conservation Field Officer / TSO – Based at Burrinjuck Dam at Dept Water Resources from March 1993 to June 2005
Dept Water Resources / DLWC / State Water
March 1993 – June 2005
Conservation Field Officer / TSO – Based at Burrinjuck Dam

Worked As Owner at Rod Wales Water Deliveries from January 2001 to January 2005
Assisted with family business operation of local water carting/tipper work in Volvo N12 SR1700 transmission.

Worked As Trainer/Assessor at DECA – Driver Education Training Centre from January 2004 to January 2004
Driver training upgrade from MR to HC. Start / end date are estimates only.