John Covill

Maintenance Manager / Site Manager / Field Manager
Blackburn, GB

About

SUMMARY / KEY SKILLS - Excellent Maintenance Management, Leadership, Project Support, HSE, Business Development and Engineering skills gained through 34 years of experience in ever changing environments from the oil fields of Kuwait and Libya, Mining in Africa to Commercial operations in the Middle East and Europe. - Robust and capable safety manager and innovator. - Skilled in CMMS, PRONTO, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. - Commercially astute with an intelligent and innovative approach to capital expenditure, projects, business plans, strategies, budgetary targets and commercial opportunities. - Exceptionally confident in high end contract negotiations ensuring value, clarity of expectations and diligence ensuring the end user receives a value-added product or service. - A strong personality and manager with an air of confident professionalism under pressure. - Highly motivated with a positive and confident attitude that is past down to all employees and management both national and international.

Work Experience

Site Maintenance Superintendent Light Industrial Area

Barrick Gold
Jun 2013 - Sep 2017
Zambia

Management of Light Industrial Area with 300+ personnel, 20 cost centres. Oversaw fabrication, dewatering, electrical, tire repair workshops and facilities maintenance across 40km wide mine.

Operations Head of Maintenance Contract Compliance & Safety (MARC)

Barrick Gold
Sep 2017 - Present
Lumwana, Zambia

Reporting to Operations Manager on large copper mine. Manage compliance of Heavy Mobile Equipment MARC contracts. Implemented QC/QA procedures, safety programs, awarded corporate safety award.

Education

Management & Personnel Development Diploma C&G (NVQ Level 6)

City & Guilds

Diploma in Mechanical Discipline

City & Guilds

Safety Risk Management Certification

NEBOSH

General Occupational Health & Safety Certification

NEBOSH

Practical Fire & Risk Certification

NEBOSH

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification

Not specified

Health & Safety / Engineering Management Systems

Mine Safety & Health Administration Certification

Caterpillar University

Prince 2 Project Management Certification

Not specified

Languages

English - Native
German - Beginner

Sectors

Engineering
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