Matthew Lowe

Experience

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  Amcor

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

  Flexographic Printer
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  Australian Manufacturing Workers Union

  Sept 1999 - Feb 2010

  State Secretary - NSW Print Division

  Primarily responsible for the Occupational Health and Safety and Industrial Relations & Human Resources agenda across NSW.Responsible for the above across over 400 workplaces in metropolitan and regional NSW.Primary advocate in both the NSWIRC and FWA (formerly AIRC).

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  Down Syndrome Association of Queensland

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  Human Resources / Compliance Consultant

  Completed review and introduced new operational constitution to align the social and commercial objectives of the association.Introduction of social networking policy.Employee engagement strategies adopted by management to increase workforce participation.Provide advice and strategy on matters of employment law.

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  Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman

  Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

  Research Officer, Process Innovation and Knowledge Management - Contract Position.

  Interpretation of Awards and other industrial instruments. Management of public access information pertaining to Award matters.Classification mapping from Pre Modern Awards and NAPSA's to Modern Awards across the full range of industry.Research and apply decisions, variations and/or ammendments by Fair Work Australia and other legal jurisdictions.

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  Toll Group

  Feb 2011 - Apr 2014

  NSW Human Resources & Risk Manager

  Responsible for the Human Resources and Employee Relations function across multiple locations.Provide strategic advice to the organisation on Industrial Relations matters.Manage Recruitment, Retention and Employee Performance.Liase with third party organisations on dispute resolution and compliance / conformance.Lead cultural transformation strategy.OH&S and Risk Management across multiple sites.Ensure compliance against State and National Standards, including internal policy as well as Legislative and legal compliance across Dangerous goods and DFM.Manage Return to Work cases.Drive Zero Injuuries strategy.Modernise and lead organisational change around PCBU obligations and accountabilities.Drive productive and sustainable HSR relationships to achieve both employee and business improvements in a highly unionised environment.Ensure transport compliance across multiple sites, including liaison with interstate business units on linehaul legs.Development of policy and procedure to support CoR and DG compliance.Develop and facilitate whole of chain training (drivers, allocators, managers, customers, loaders, supervisors, load managers) on critical matters such as load restraint, mass management, fatigue and dangerous goods.Auditing of both internal and third party fleet to ensure compliance, and minimise exposure to the business.Facilitated training on CoR across major customers.Establishment of dedicated compliance function within the NSW business.Conducted regular communicative forums with the appropriate enforcement agencies (NSW RMS and NSW EPA) to ensure the direction of the business was consistent with transport requirements as well as receive briefings on proposed changes or industry developments. Show less

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  Rand Transport

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2015

  National Chain of Responsibility (CoR) Risk Manager

  Manage the CoR responsibilities across the transport network.Policy review and amendment as appropriate to existing and emerging compliance trends including amendments or changes to the National Heavy Vehicle Law or matters affecting the business by way of orders handed down by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.Support and provide advice to operations on compliance matters and efficiency insights.Monitor and report on industry developments and statistical data for continuous improvement opportunities.Liaise with, and manage relationships with key industry stakeholders at both a regulatory and political level.Provide training to all levels of staff (senior management, supervisors, leading hands, load managers, loaders / packers and drivers) on matters such as load restraint, fatigue and mass related matters under both standard and accredited modules (NHVAS). Manage and perform partnership audits with major distribution centres and customers to ensure fatigue and work / rest was not impacted by excessive waiting and, or loading times on site.Work in concert with both operations and maintenance to ensure maintenance schedule was adhered to and completed as such.Investigate, liaise and close out any regulatory infringements, including but not limited to "Notice to Produce", Defect Notices" and the like.Manage speed and generate daily reports using GPS tracking data to identify any issues of over speed issues from the preceding 24 hours. Show less

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  "Actively seeking new opportunities.

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  On road compliance manager - Chain of Responsibility

  Looking to bring my extensive knowledge of Chain of Responsibility and to a market leading organisation that is seeking a collaborative, engaging manager to review and implement industry leading practice in accordance with the National Heavy Vehicle Law, existing or emerging Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal orders, and any internal company policies regarding the operation of heavy vehicles in accordance with Chain of Responsibility obligations.

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  Hopper Transport

  Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

  National Operations Manager

  Diverse portfolio including day to day management of operations across interstate linehaul, local PUD, coastal deployment as well as warehousing and storage solutions.This role also encapsulates the end to end Human Resources / employee relations and WHS responsibilities across the business. Further this role also ensures compliance to CoR law and NHVAS standards.

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  Private Business

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2019

  Executive Consultant

  Providing strategic and timely to advice across a multitude of industry. From contracts of employment through to high level industrial and employee relations strategy. NHVL compliance and regulatory compliance.Senior HR advice and strategy implimentation.

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  MKD Transcorp Pty Ltd

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  National Compliance and Safety Manager

  Manage the business requirements as prescribed by Chain of Responsibilities and the Heavy Vehicle National Law.Liaising with industry stakeholders, including but not limited to the NHVR, ALC, relevant State authorities and government agencies.Manage the WHS function across the business in accordance with Work Health and Safety Regulations.Manage company drivers and sub-contractors in areas of compliance, WHS and Human Resources including recruitment, inductions, education and performance management. Show less