Consultant Profile

Mrs Jane Ferguson

Overview

Overview

A highly energised safety professional with a background in technical, operational compliance, strategic management and leadership. A leader who can carry strategic accountability for safety whilst operating at the heart of driving, influencing and building a business-wide safety culture in which both executive and senior managers engage. A strong colaborator and team player with a track record in delivering through a community of senior, peer and reporting groups as well as contractual stakeholders.

Project work including but not limited to: H&S management system audits; Food management system audits; Food safety HACCP and procedures; Risk assessment and method statements; Devising safety strategy; Devising H&S/Food Safety Policy and Procedures; H&S training at all levels of employee to Board members; Food Hygiene training; H&S Award submissions; Outsourcing safety support services; Managing an outsourced safety support contractor; Directing the safety function activity; Safety Leadership coaching for senior directors.

Specialisms

Specialisms

Industry	Years Experience
Catering and hospitality
Entertainment and leisure

Topic	Years Experience
Business benefits
Involving workers
Leadership
Managing for health and safety
Offices
Risk education
Risk management
Road safety (work related)
Slips and trips

Work History

Work History

Total years experience: 25

Role	From - To	Job Title / Description
Interim Head of Safety for Travelodge Hotels UK	09.2014 - 03.2015	Reporting to the COO, priorities of the role were to provide stability for the safety team (4 advisors, 1 auditor and 1 administrator); maintain relationship with external authorities; lead effective stakeholder engagement across the company and drive activity to recruit a permanent Head of Safety. Key achievements: developed different ways of working for the safety advisors which led to being viewed as essential business partners and nominated for Travelodge Team of the Year award; initiated a programme of training/CPD for the safety team; revamped the safety performance reports to the business with use of lagging/leading key performance indicators; facilitated delivery of a 'Handling Customer Complaints & Claims' workshop for safety/customer service teams; recruited and planned induction of new Head of Safety.
UK Safety Director for Aramark Limited	06.2003 - 02.2013	Designated as H&S Competent Person for Aramark, a company delivering multi-site and soft service contracts across UK mainland with over 11,000 employees spread over 800 sites. Responsible for providing critical guidance, information, influencing and advocacy for safety (occupational health, safety and food safety) to ensure the UK organisation discharged its corporate responsibility for all aspects of safet in order to remain legally compliant and meet compliance KPIs across contractual relationships. Responsible for setting the safety strategy and compliance standards, driving continuous best practice and ensuring appropriate safety support was provided to meet business needs. Key achievements: Senior safety sponsor for the London 20102 Olympic project delivery: feeding athletes and workforce in Stratford, Egham and Weymouth venues. Served one million meals over 66 days. All enforcements visits/inspections awarded Green status - Aramark was one of only two of 11 Tier One caterers to achieve this. Planner/facilitator for successful delivery of first Aramark European Safety Forum (June 2011) in Frankfurt, Germany. 17 delegates from six countries collaborating across the safety agenda. Key influencer in securing £643k premium savings over the expiring programme during 2010 Insurance renewal negotiations. Led successful transition from in-house UK safety team to external partner company providing safety support. Four years later, led contract negotiations and appointment of new partner, realising 23% financial savings and successful transition between outgoing and incoming support teams. UK organisation awarded RoSPA Secor Award in Occupational Safety and Health in 2012 & 2013 for excellence in health and safety at work in the Hotel and Catering Sector.
HS&E Manager for Aramark Offshore & Scotland	04.1997 - 05.2003	Provided information, guidance, audit and incident investigation service to the Offshore and Scotland management team and line managers in areas of health, safety, environment, food safety, company management systems, standards and quality. Key successes: Offshore Division achieved RoSPA Hotel and Catering Industry Sector Award in Occupational Safety and Health in 2002 and 2003. Led project across thirteen UK sites to implement an Environmental Management System and achieve ISO14001 in Oct 2000.

Role

From - To

Job Title / Description

Interim Head of Safety for Travelodge Hotels UK

09.2014 - 03.2015

Reporting to the COO, priorities of the role were to provide stability for the safety team (4 advisors, 1 auditor and 1 administrator); maintain relationship with external authorities; lead effective stakeholder engagement across the company and drive activity to recruit a permanent Head of Safety.

Key achievements: developed different ways of working for the safety advisors which led to being viewed as essential business partners and nominated for Travelodge Team of the Year award; initiated a programme of training/CPD for the safety team; revamped the safety performance reports to the business with use of lagging/leading key performance indicators; facilitated delivery of a 'Handling Customer Complaints & Claims' workshop for safety/customer service teams; recruited and planned induction of new Head of Safety.

UK Safety Director for Aramark Limited

06.2003 - 02.2013

Designated as H&S Competent Person for Aramark, a company delivering multi-site and soft service contracts across UK mainland with over 11,000 employees spread over 800 sites.

Responsible for providing critical guidance, information, influencing and advocacy for safety (occupational health, safety and food safety) to ensure the UK organisation discharged its corporate responsibility for all aspects of safet in order to remain legally compliant and meet compliance KPIs across contractual relationships. Responsible for setting the safety strategy and compliance standards, driving continuous best practice and ensuring appropriate safety support was provided to meet business needs.

Key achievements:

Senior safety sponsor for the London 20102 Olympic project delivery: feeding athletes and workforce in Stratford, Egham and Weymouth venues. Served one million meals over 66 days. All enforcements visits/inspections awarded Green status - Aramark was one of only two of 11 Tier One caterers to achieve this.
Planner/facilitator for successful delivery of first Aramark European Safety Forum (June 2011) in Frankfurt, Germany. 17 delegates from six countries collaborating across the safety agenda.
Key influencer in securing £643k premium savings over the expiring programme during 2010 Insurance renewal negotiations.
Led successful transition from in-house UK safety team to external partner company providing safety support. Four years later, led contract negotiations and appointment of new partner, realising 23% financial savings and successful transition between outgoing and incoming support teams.
UK organisation awarded RoSPA Secor Award in Occupational Safety and Health in 2012 & 2013 for excellence in health and safety at work in the Hotel and Catering Sector.

HS&E Manager for Aramark Offshore & Scotland

04.1997 - 05.2003

Provided information, guidance, audit and incident investigation service to the Offshore and Scotland management team and line managers in areas of health, safety, environment, food safety, company management systems, standards and quality.

Key successes:

Offshore Division achieved RoSPA Hotel and Catering Industry Sector Award in Occupational Safety and Health in 2002 and 2003.
Led project across thirteen UK sites to implement an Environmental Management System and achieve ISO14001 in Oct 2000.