Posted By Lee Mac Hi All I am looking for a bit of advice from the Ops profs out there. I have been involved for several years in managing the following areas within the construction & manufacturing sectors: SHEQ Management Systems Plant, Equipment & Fleet (Maintenance & Monitoring Locations & Persons Operating) Insurance Training Inventories People Management (usually a couple of hundred persons per site) Normal regular reporting to the top tier of the organisation Attending Regular meetings with all levels I have been given the opportunity to move now into operations but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. Although I have to be realistic the construction industry is being hit pretty hard at the moment and I have the usual family, mortage etc etc. It is a fairly big switch from the Construction & Manufacturing evironment to the meat factory element of things (i.e. from the slaughterhouse to the packaging and distribution). If anyone can shed a little light on what the daily life of an ops manager would be in this sort of environment it would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to hit me via email. Thanks Lee

Posted By Lee Mac Cheers Bob Well here goes- deep breath;-) Nothing ventured nothing gained I guess. Thanks Lee

Posted By Lee Mac Thanks for the info Kieran. By the way are you based in ROI? Much Appreciated Lee

Posted By martinw BIG house?

Posted By Kieran J Duignan Lee Oak Tree Press (www.oaktreepress.com) published The Irish Health & Safety Handbook (2nd edition), by Thomas N Garavan, 2002. The table of contents and price are listed on the publisher's website. As it's fairly pricey, if you wish to negotiate a fair price for my own 'as new' copy (it simply has a plastic protective cover added), you're welcome to contact me (phone 020 8654 0808). Martin Maybe a trailer tent.... :-)