Wayne Kohi
Tauranga,BOP
Summary
Well-qualified Health & Safety Professional with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Lifezone Church
12.2022 - Current
- Contributed to the development of a knowledge base for common issues encountered during reviews, streamlining future problem-solving efforts.
- Created and implement business and HS systems, staff restructure and mitigation.
Health and Safety Coordinator
Ceiling Restorations Limited
11.2021 - Current
- Create and implement ISO45001 Health and Safety management system to achieve audit accreditation (asbestos)
- Developed strong working relationships with regulatory bodies, facilitating smooth communication during inspections or audits.
- Achieved ISO45001, assist with ongoing maintenance.
Founding Member and Trust Chair
Te Ropu Marutau o Aotearoa
08.2019 - Current
- Te Rōpū Marutau o Aotearoa (TRMA) is a Charitable Trust. It was established to address sustained disproportionate injury rates in the workplace and poor uptake of professional health and safety advice of Māori & Pacifica people.
- We engage with and provide advice for and about Māori
- Provide training through our annual national conference & workshops
- We work in collaboration with Worksafe, ACC, First Nations & private sector leaders.
Regional Environment Health and Safety Advisor
Firth Humes Group (Multiple Subsidiaries Of Fletcher Building)
01.2008 - 08.2019
- Oversee HS&E of 23 Concrete plants, 5 Manufacturing sites, 1 Quarry, 12 Commercial retail sites plus an additional 5 Joint Venture Concrete plants
- Responsible region: CENTRAL Bombay to Wellington
- Resigned; with a commitment to establish and grow TRMA Charitable Trust further.
Masonry Production Supervisor
Firth Industries
11.1993 - 01.2008
- Overseeing 30 staff in a heavy industrial setting, very successful in this role
- Promoted internally to HSE role primarily because of my skills with task analysis, procedure development, HSE Management system introduced and maintained.
Education
Diploma Business - Endorsement - Human Resources Management -
BAY OF PLENTY POLYTECHNIC
Tauranga, BOPNational Certificate Workplace Health And Safety -
2002
Occupational Safety And Health Management Paper 114:368 -
Massey University
2006
Incident Causation Lead Investigator -
ICAM Australia
2006
NEBOSH International Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety -
IMPAC
2008
Skills
- HR policies and procedures
- Employee Relations
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Training and mentoring
Roles And Responsibilities
- Health Safety and Environmental Compliance
- Audits
- ICAM lead Investigator including duty holder reviews
- Project management
- ACC WSMP EAP and ISO45001, ISO14001
- Contractor management, assessment and evaluation
- Machine Safety Expert
- Risk and Task assessment
- Job Safety Analysis and PTW
- Safety Observations
- Safety Bulletins and Communications
- Policy and document writing
Affiliations
- New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM), Prac graded member
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Tech graded member
- Haumaru Tangata Advisory board member (Te Wananga
- Awanuiarangi Research Maori Health and Safety)
- Te Ropu Marutau
- Aotearoa (Maori Health and Safety Professionals)
Life Status
Married to Linda, with four Children
Driver License
Class 1 with W and F endorsements
Areas Of Experience
- Human Resource Management
- Investigations
- Health Safety and Environmental Management
- HSNO and Environmental experience
- Accredited NZQA US Assessor
- Staff and production Management
- Certified Machine Safety Expert (TUV Nord)
- HSE management systems AS/NZS 4801 and ISO45001
- Other
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Machine operation
References
- I can offer referees from ARPlus and Lifezone Church on request
- I’m well respected in the Health and Safety sector and can offer referees from public and private Health and Safety sector groups
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Lifezone Church
12.2022 - Current
Health and Safety Coordinator
Ceiling Restorations Limited
11.2021 - Current
Founding Member and Trust Chair
Te Ropu Marutau o Aotearoa
08.2019 - Current
Regional Environment Health and Safety Advisor
Firth Humes Group (Multiple Subsidiaries Of Fletcher Building)
01.2008 - 08.2019
Masonry Production Supervisor
Firth Industries
11.1993 - 01.2008
Diploma Business - Endorsement - Human Resources Management -
BAY OF PLENTY POLYTECHNIC
National Certificate Workplace Health And Safety -
Occupational Safety And Health Management Paper 114:368 -
Massey University
Incident Causation Lead Investigator -
ICAM Australia
NEBOSH International Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety -
IMPAC
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