Brian Solomon
Strand
Summary
Experienced Depot Manager with a proven track record in overseeing operations, ensuring HSEQ compliance, and optimizing logistics and financial performance. Skilled in team leadership, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on meeting industry regulations and driving operational efficiency. Adept at developing and implementing safety procedures and training programs to maintain high safety standards in dynamic work environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Depot Manager
Total Energies
01.2020 - Current
- Manage overall depot operations, including HSEQ compliance, logistics, and production, ensuring adherence to safety and environmental standards
- Oversee financial performance, maintaining Opex budgets, controlling petty cash, and managing transport and overtime costs
- Lead stock and cylinder management, ensuring accurate daily reconciliations and timely reporting via SAP and MBR
- Ensure site integrity through regular inspections, implementing corrective action plans, and managing emergency procedures
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to meet customer demands, and uphold legal compliance (OHS, HAZCHEM, and MHI regulations)
- Supervise a team, promoting safety culture and achieving key KPIs such as budgeted volumes and order-to-delivery ratios
Regional Operations Manager
Spill Tech
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Responsible for Operations for Cape Town, Mosselbay, Saldanha Bay, Port Elizabeth, Saldahna Bay, Kathu, and East London
- Planning of all work – Emergencies and scheduled
- Maintain response equipment and fleet
- Assist in preparation for company audits (Internal, external { OSHAS 18001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SASOL } and Clients)
- Compile risk assessments, method statements, SHE plans and environmental plans
- Daily reporting and updates
- Ensure effective communications between the client and the company
- Conduct planned task observations
- Investigations (Incident, accident, near misses and improvements)
- Ensure team development and motivation
- Ensure responsible care toward the environment
- Manage spill cleanup effectively and Safely
- Manage fleet and equipment
- Manage costs and staff time sheets
- Manage safe work procedures and implementation thereof
- Writing and Implementation of SOP as and when systems are updated and for all new equipment
- Training of staff on all requirements
- Conducting Disciplinary with staff as required
- Budget planning
- Job Costing
- Ensuring all sites reach required targets and due dates
Regional SHEQ Officer
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Responsible for SHEQ matters for Cape Town, Mosselbay, Saldanha Bay, Port Elizabeth and East London
- Maintain the company’s SHEQ management system
- Assist in retaining all current accreditations (OSHAS 18001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SASOL approved and working toward new accreditation)
- Assist in preparation for company audits (Internal, external and Clients)
- Compile risk assessments, method statements, SHE plans and environmental plans
- Compile safety files
- Office and site inspections to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and standards
- Conduct planned task observations
- Investigations (Incident, accident, near misses and improvements)
- Assist communications and lessons learned
- Assist with training
- Keep training matrix up to date
- Ensure all medicals are up to date
- Issue permits
- Ensure all checklists are completed correctly
- Site safety establishment (fencing, signage, demarcation, etc.)
- PPE management
Site Manager (SHEQ coordinator)
Alnet Pty Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Working closely with onsite clinic and first aiders
- Ensured that first aiders have necessary training that complies with the OSHAct
- Investigate all IOD cases and close within 7 days
- Ensure that findings are closed within the required time frame
- Do risk assessments and health audits
- Manage hygiene services and ensure compliance (Steiner services)
- Manage onsite cleaners
- Manage paper consumables (better controls to monitor waste)
- Manage pest control services and ensure compliance (Pest control specialist services)
- Close out hygiene complaints within 10 working days
Control of work (SHEQ coordinator)
BP Fuels
01.2007 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: BP - Control of work (SHEQ coordinator)
- Site inductions to all accredited contractors and new employees
- Joint risk assessments (with contractor) of work site and work to be carried out
- Issuing of permits (Level 1 &2, including gas testing), offsite and onsite
- Ensure that all documentation is correctly signed off at completion of work including contractor compiled job cards
- Maintain a good relationship between contractor and BP
- Ensuring full contractor compliance with BP’s HSSE policy in terms of contractor work as detailed in BP’s code of practice for contractors
- BP - Control of work (SHEQ coordinator)
Technician
Logan’s Networking solutions
01.2006 - 01.2006
- Technical support in telecommunication device setup
- Installations of communication panels and devices
Education
Generic Management
IMSIMBI
01-2024
Diploma - Machanical Engineering
Northlink College
01.2014
National Certificate in IT(A+) - technician, desktop support(administrator), customer care and support and information systems
PC Training and business college
Somerset West01.2005
NOSA – SAMTRAC - ability to plan, implement and maintain a SHE management system
Skills
- Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Management
- Team Leadership and Development
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Compliance and Legal Requirements
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Risk Management and Emergency Preparedness
- IT and Technical Skills
- Training and Development
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Awards
- Best safety performance, 2009
- Winner of the ‘Learning without loss award’ globally
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
References
- Olwethu Nohana, Lead Technician PE, 0605089778, SPILLTECH
- Gavin Dryding, Engineering Manager, 0844444300, ALNET
- Adele Tobius, HR Manager, 0827109734, ALNET
- Lekang Mogaadile, Operations Line Manager, 0827878065, BP LPG
- Eugene, 0844103664, BP LPG
- Bathandwa Qumza, Depot Superintendent, 0605708422, Total Energies
- Jill Van Graan, HR, 0836802729, Total Energies
Phonenumbers
0828392272, 0799210648
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8605215224088
- Citizenship: South African
- Date of Birth: 05/21/86
Timeline
Depot Manager
Total Energies
01.2020 - Current
Regional Operations Manager
Spill Tech
01.2017 - 01.2020
Regional SHEQ Officer
01.2014 - 01.2017
Site Manager (SHEQ coordinator)
Alnet Pty Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2017
Control of work (SHEQ coordinator)
BP Fuels
01.2007 - 01.2014
Technician
Logan’s Networking solutions
01.2006 - 01.2006
Generic Management
IMSIMBI
Diploma - Machanical Engineering
Northlink College
National Certificate in IT(A+) - technician, desktop support(administrator), customer care and support and information systems
PC Training and business college
NOSA – SAMTRAC - ability to plan, implement and maintain a SHE management system
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