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Curriculum Vitae of Michelle Niethe

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Michelle Niethe



Career Objective:



My career objective is to utilise my experience gained to enhance the knowledge of all employees

on the importance of health and safety in the workplace.



Relevant Experience:





Health and Safety Advisor - Century Resources

December 2005 – Current



 Promote a safe and healthy work environment at rig sites.



 Provide advice and assistance to personnel on HS&E issues.



 Research, develop and implement HS&E initiatives to resolve problem areas.



 Liaise with clients and resolve HS&E issues.



 Attend HS&E meetings as required (client, corporate & site).



 Review Century HS&E policies, systems, procedures and manuals and recommend changes to HS&E

Manager.



 Ensure HS&E designated projects assigned by HS&E Manager are coordinated and completed in a

timely manner.



 Conduct HS&E training and assessment sessions at sites.



 Coach all levels of rig staff in HS&E issues.



 Develop HS&E training and assessment packages and provide them to rigs.



 Conduct incident investigations in consultation with all stakeholders.



 Liaise with clients, relevant regulatory authorities etc during accident investigations and ensure

adherence to client and statutory requirements.



 Recommend corrective action resulting from accident investigations and coordinate completion.



 Assist HS&E Manager and employees with rehabilitation and injury management following work related

injury/illness.



 Conduct HS&E risk assessments and recommend corrective actions.



 Monitor corrective action and ensure completion.



 Develop JSAs and SOPs in consultation with all stakeholders.



 Evaluate SOPs and recommend improvements.



 Assist in the preparation of HSE sections of tenders.

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 Conduct HS&E inspections and audits and recommend corrective action.



 Liaise with all stakeholders and determine a schedule for the completion of corrective action.



 Monitor and coordinate the completion of corrective action.



 Implement and Promote HS&E Initiatives

 Provide assistance and direction to personnel on HS&E matters.



 Attend HS&E meetings as required (client & site)



 Raise Management of Change (MOC) requests as required



 Develop and implement Safety Case for Australian fleet



 Develop and implement behavioural survey for Australian fleet and initiate changes







Safety, Training and Administration Officer – Century Resources

January 2005 – December 2005



 Promote a safe and healthy work environment at the rig

o Provide advice and assistance to personnel on HS&E issues

o Attend and participate in HS&E meetings (client and site)

o Submit weekly HS&T reports to the Operations Manager

o Conduct HS&E training and assessment sessions at sites for rig crews

 Coach rig crews in safe work practices

 Implement and promote HS&E initiatives on site

 Conduct incident investigations

 Recommend corrective action resulting from accident investigations and coordinate completion

 Conduct HS&E inspections and recommend corrective action

 Conduct HS&E audits and recommend corrective action

 Monitor and coordinate the completion of corrective action

 Closing out of HAZOBS

 Maintain relevant rig records and registers i.e training matrix, safety meeting etc

 Provide administrative support to the Rig Managers in the areas of personnel, purchasing, maintenance

and safety systems

 Administer personnel issues i.e. timesheets, crew changes etc

 Administer purchasing issues i.e. material requisitions, outstanding purchasing requests etc



WH&S/ QA Coordinator – Kelvin Grove and Caloundra, Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd

April 2003 – January 2005



 Training staff and line managers in toolbox

 Organising and chairing Health and Safety Committees

 Organising projects with key staff to reduce injuries

 Performing OHS audits within other Spotless divisions – SafetyMap

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 Performing internal OHS audits – formal and informal

 Implement SpotSafe management systems

 Prepare, investigate and resolve noise, manual handling and plant risk assessments

 Implement strategies and initiatives to reduce injuries

 Coordinate and control the preparation and issue of quality management system documents

 Training all personnel in quality system procedures and requirements

 Perform internal quality audits

 Perform quality related duties as per quality procedures

 Control resolution of non-conformances

 Prepare quality related training



Within this role I have implemented policies and procedures that have resulted in Kelvin Grove site being LTI free for

412 days and Caloundra site for 198. During my time in this role, I also received the Spotless Managing Directors’

Award for my work in health and safety and the Spotless Award for Excellence.



Customer Care / Sales Coordinator, Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd

May 1999 – April 2003



 Supporting the Operations Manager, Customer Care Manager, Service / Distribution Manager and the

Sales Executives

 Assisting the State General Manager with typing, travel arrangements, national and state reports,

analysing and collating data, preparing contracts for current and prospective clients.

 Generating and analysing sales, customer reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

 Pro-active problem solving through monitoring of databases and reports.

 Extensive customer care duties – ensuring timely problem solving, assisting and maintaining current

customers, resolving terminations and contract issues, fixing accounts receivables / payable problems,

liaising with large clients.

 Solving problems for various internal departments,

 Liaising with suppliers, contractors and internal departments,

 Data entry of customer information onto Centrac program for report generation and customer

maintenance.

 Input of direct sales, delivery dockets and invoices.

 Accurate entry and maintenance of purchase summary onto Likewyse system and monthly accruals.

 Calculating monthly commissions for the Sales Executives.

 Organising new customers from initial signing to installation through all the various departments.

 Organising schedules, input of sales orders, generation and analysis of sales reports.



I left this position after successfully being chosen for WH&S / QA Coordinator – Kelvin Grove & Caloundra



Marketing Co-ordinator, Lions International Pty Ltd

April 1998 – March 2000



 Recruitment, training and management of telemarketing and telesales staff.

 Leads generation and canvassing to support Sales Managers.

 Direct supervision and management of national Sales team.

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 Ensuring that sales targets and schedules were met.

 Customer liaising and maintenance.

 Developing marketing and promotional strategies to improve sales and maintain customer loyalty.

 Administrative duties including banking, budget control, editing publication material, supervising staff and

quality control.

 Database entries and maintenance to allow market focus.







Education: ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS – Hervey Bay TAFE

Graduated 1995



TapRoot Investigation Course 2005

Certificate IV Workplace Training & Assessment 2004

Workplace Health & Safety Officer 2003

Internal Auditing 2004

Vertical Rescue 2005

Confined Space 2005

Demystifying ISO 2001 2003

Wellsite Permit 2005



Professional Development:



Computer Skills: Software Applications –

 Microsoft Windows and DOS operating systems

 Access

 Excel

 Word

 PowerPoint

 Schedule

 Internet Explorer, Netscape

 SB Client Database

 AS400 system

 Likewyse system



Management Skills:

 Co-ordinating a Sales team

 Managing the day to day running of an office

 Effective time management abilities

 Prioritising work to ensure timeliness of deadlines

 Planning, organising and implementation of procedures / policies

 Stock control

 Ability to supervise, recruit and train staff

 Quality management systems

 Meeting deadlines, budgets and targets





Communication and Organisational Skills:



 Communication with customers, suppliers, contractors and internal departments

 Customer service / liasing

 Telephone skills

 Receiving and satisfying customer orders

 Filing and updating records

 General office Management

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Marketing Skills:

 Organising display work for events / demonstrations

 Direct marketing, public relations and promotional activities

 Developing promotion campaigns such as cinema advertising, newspaper

advertisements, editorials, newsletters and brochures

 Finding new sources for specific client focused marketing

 Customer research in order to maintain and increase clientele





Personal Details:





Name: Michelle Niethe

Address: 35 Limerick Crescent

DARCH WA, 6065

Phone: 08 9303 4124

Mobile: 0400 795 027



Referees: Available on request.