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Miles Vartan B.Sc. (hons), CMILT, NEBOSH, IOSH
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A senior operational and programme change manager, with extensive Health & Safety experience developed within warehousing, manufacturing & supply chain fmcg industries, running a rail terminal for Freightliner Ltd and working within the port industry. I have the ability to fully audit and manage change at all levels of operations, from the creative planning and construction of new facilities/ ways of working through to the day-to-day running, whilst exceeding customer service and profitability expectations. Analytical, pragmatic and hands-on with the confidence to challenge existing processes and procedures to find simpler ways of operating across the whole supply chain.
Health & Safety experience
- 2007 Achieved NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
- Wrote and implemented Gee Group risk assessments on the movement of 18m+ long wing spans for Airbus
- Designed and wrote The Gee Group Health & Safety Policy
- H&S Manual, including Polish translation
- H&S Training
- Supplier Assessment
- Work Shop Hazard Assessment, risk assessments and re-designed working practices
- Major Incident Procedure & Plan (involved in post fatality crisis management)
- Introduced comprehensive personnel procedures manual into Charles Gee incorporating performance development reviews including disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Secured two major contracts for The Gee Group (£7m p.a.) and assisted the senior partner in a structural change and improvement project
- The Greene King Brewing Company receives a ROSPA gold award for Health and Safety
- Implemented Greene King's Drug & Alcohol Policy; the first Brewery in the UK to adopt such a Policy
- Introduced Muscular Skeletal Disorder assessment and rehabilitation into Greene King Staff Handbook & Policy
- 2001 : Member of project management team for the construction of Greene King PLC's distribution warehouse on Optima Park, Crayford - Lead Contractor VolkerFitzpatrick
- Completed the closure of 4 distribution centres, on schedule without the loss of working days
- 1993 : Provided Client (Enso Gutzeit) input into the project team for the construction of 120,000 sq ft 94 Shed at The Port of Felixstowe
- Whilst at Enso Gutzeit project managed ISO 9002 through to accreditation in the UK, Antwerp, Lubeck and Finland. Auditor training completed with Lloyd's Register.
- 1991: Member of project team for the construction of 150,000 sq ft 91 Shed at warehouse
- 1987 : Passed railway industry rules & regulations allowing me to manage safe operations on the rail network
B.Sc. (hons) Maritime Studies, reading International Transport
Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health
ISO and compliance accreditation qualification
IOSH affiliated member
Industrial Society Leadership Course, RUNGE
CPC holder, National & International
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Railway Industry Rules & Regulations
Miles Vartan is a Chartered Member of his institute, with 20 years experience working at senior logistical and strategic business management level in progressive and developing companies. This experience has formed the bedrock of setting up his own Health & Safety Consultancy with the mission to improve the safe operations of companies that he works for, resulting in these companies experiencing an improvement in their overall commercial performance.
Miles has vast industry experience in port warehousing & operations, manufacturing, transport, printing and fast moving retail response industries. For the past 17 years Miles has worked at a senior management level in acquisitive companies, project managing many acquisitions where crucial milestones have had to be attained in terms of time deadlines and synergy realisation. These projects have contributed to a wealth of experience in Union interaction and negotiation, TUPE regulations and the alignment of differing health & Safety philosophies. Miles led the Greene King delegation at HM Governments Conciliation Service when the TGWU requested an additional negotiation group in Abingdon following the acquisition of Morland PLC. The resultant ruling was in favour of Greene King, leaving Greene King's existing negotiation group as the interface between Company and Union.
At management level he has set up systems and analysis monitoring, performance appraisal, absence management, manual handling training resulting in the reduction of associated injuries; contributing to industry workshops on how to handle material in a safe manner.
Gained experience of contributing at Board Level utilising his lateral thinking skills to add to companies' creative input and strategic direction. He has been instrumental in introducing Health & Safety policies that have significantly improved safe operating practices in differing environments.
Miles recognises the business benefits of integrating environmental strategy into core operations. Using natural resources efficiently and minimising waste is fundamental to his philosophy working with compnaies to reduce their Carbon Footprint. Measurement of this has been shown by the introduction of Euro 5 engines into LGV fleets, reduction of vehicle emmissions through exhaust gase recirculation and vehicle telematics, and reduction of empty running.
| Jan 04 to March 09 | The Gee Group
Head of Gee Group Logistics/Director
£50m Forwarding and Logistics Group specialising in aerospace and portcentric logistics |
| Oct 97 to 03 | Greene King PLC
Supply Chain Manager 2002 - 2003
Logistics Manager 1997 - 2002
FTSE 250 brewer retailer |
| May 90 to Oct 97 | Enso Gutzeit OY
UK Operations Manager
Leading Scandinavian Forest Products Manufacturer |
| Oct 87 to May 90 | Russell Davies Ltd
Commercial Manager
UK largest privately owned transport company |
| Sept 85 to Oct 87 | Freightliner Ltd
Hull Rail Terminal Manager |
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