Posted By Ken Urquhart
Dear Forum Readers and Contributors.
Please see the attached Urgent Consultancy/Appointment note that a "Colleague" has passed to me and asked if I could assist.
I am personaly currently fully committed but am confident that Forum Members will have capacity or advice, so below is the brief.
Consultancy/Appointment Brief:
The Organisation, a multi billion All Currency World Business headed by a single minded self-perpetuating ebullient and entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer, aware of and prepared to address continually changing international demands on corporate ethics and standards of performance urgently seeks competent and professional Health, Safety and Environmental guidance and advice.
Suitably qualified and competent individuals or consultancies motivated by genuine goodwill and desirous of equality for their fellow man are invited to participate.
The organisations Headquarters premises location is isolated.
There is currently no significant infrastructure at the location making access and travel difficult.
The climate is extreme in nature, subject mainly to low temperatures regular and heavy snowfall and cover and limited natural daylight.
Product and process covers a vast spectrum. It involves virgin design and manufacture from imported and local raw materials and substances, through re- handling imported ready made items to re-handling articles and substances and re-packaging for ease of order picking and re-distribution.
Manual handling and mechanically assisted load transportation systems and add hoc arrangements frequently arise.
There is a high volume of product outsourcing involving home working and a substantial proportion of manufacture and supply from third world economies whose governments and producers are hopefully influenced by the benefits of their trade to uplift work and non work-peoples alike, Health, Safety, Environmental and Welfare standards and expectations.
Small capacity multi-discipline cupboard and garage warehousing is used extensively and has to achieve environmentally, hygienic and healthy long and short-term weatherproof secret and secure storage.
There is one short intense period of order picking and stock rotation annually.
The production, which is subject to seasonal variation, must amongst other issues meet stringent local, regional, national and international standards for quality, environmental compliance, food and hygiene standards and requirements, chemical safety and user product and use safety criteria.
Customer driven product selection, late change or specification revision imposes intense short-term annual pressures on the organistion and it’s supply chain resources and infrastructure.
The traditional route of order placement by word of mouth accounts for the largest percentage of demand followed closely by large volumes from the postal services.
Advances in technology have created a strong and steady growth in Internet and e-mail communication and has required the organisation to address all the vagaries of e-commerce including the immediate implications of using display screen equipment .
All these requirements are further influenced by a high risk and intensely concentrated no fail delivery deadline window with severe penalty clauses.
The current lack of a practical and easily obtained insurance product with economic premium means that these risks are presently underwritten on a self assurance basis.
A multi cultural, multi lingual equal opportunities organisation, we rely on an international army of outsourced stakeholders worldwide for our mainly seasonal manpower.
There is a substantial logistics operation, embracing animal husbandry and veterinarian needs within its sphere of operations. It also has special and significant vehicle operator/driver and motive source interface and communication requirements.
Access and egress problems abound. Those making delivery are required to maintain the lowest of profiles and ensure minimum disruption, neighbourhood nuisance or visual exposure.
The potential for stakeholder stress and exposure to seasonal rage or personal threat or violence is very real.
Alcohol and drug related health issues arise and there is high risk of eating disorders and food related ill-health.
If amongst other attributes you are a competent, professional, Health and Safety Practitioner or Consultancy, multi talented, psycologically and physiologically strong, a team player with language and computer skills, technical ability and understanding, capable of dealing with socio economic and neighbourhood relations, a good listener, have food and beverage experience, including catering arrangements for large numbers, education and child care experience, like animals and are generally a good all-rounder, then don’t miss out on this opportunity :-
“KEEP the MAGIC”
Make sure that on 24th December 2001 YOU hang up your Christmas Stocking containing your CV/Consultancy PR Notes and details of your expectations all clearly marked for the personal attention of “FATHER CHRISTMAS”
Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas and a Safe, Healthy and Peaceful New Year to all Forum readers and contibutors old and new.
Regards.
Ken Urquhart,
Hong Kong. December 2001