All West Concrete

All West Concrete Information

About All West:

All West Concrete specialises in the construction industry, particularly concrete, having been around from 1980 as a family run business, it still continues today owned by the same family that started the business years ago. Their products consist of concrete, reinforcing steel, quarry products such as packing sand and crushed rock, exposed aggregate and concrete bollards. Supplying concrete with a fleet of numerous Kenworth trucks including mini mix trucks and larger 7m concrete mixers. Also included are tip trucks used for larger deliveries of quarry products.  

OHS Management:

As a construction business, we have to ensure that our work area is safe and in accordance with the OHS act at all times due to the nature of our machinery. All employees take part in a safety induction about all workplace rules and regulations, first aid and personal provisions are provided. Our employees can also report OHS concerns and incidents. We provide our employees with adequate PPE, training and knowledge of their workplace to make sure that employees are aware of safe practices at work at all times. Signage is used every where on our premises, whether it is for the locations of buildings such as our office or for high risk areas such as our concrete bins holding our quarry product, and our plant equipment used for batching concrete. Our employees are required to wear steel capped boots and high visibility clothing at all times including hardhats, everything other than steel capped boots are provided. All employees must have their white card to be eligible for work in our business, we also educate and inform each employee of our unique practices as a business with an induction. We make an effort to reinforce our OHS practices every year, we document every incident that occurs and use appropriate MSDS for any substances kept on site. We also require documentation from employees on their medical conditions and emergency contacts in the result of an accident. The owners of the business and managers are constantly on the lookout for any hazards and their risks, we also encourage employees to report any hazards that they see or would like to be addressed. As a business we do not use an official risk assessment document, we keep a keen eye everyday on new hazards that we see, all staff are responsible for reporting any issues and keeping the workplace and themselves safe. Employees can directly report any OHS issues they see directly to their manager or owners.

OHS Responsibilities:

Owner:

• Provide and maintain plant (machinery and equipment)

• Provide and maintain safe systems of work (controlling entry to high-risk areas and providing systems to prevent falls from heights)

• Ensure the safe use, handling and transport of plant or hazardous substances

• Keep the workplace in safe working condition (keeping fire exits unblocked, keeping the workplace generally tidy)

• Provide suitable facilities for the welfare of employees

• Provide employees necessary training, supervision and information for them to do their work without risks to their health

Manager:

• making decisions about health and safety that may affect work activities or other people

• ensuring legal requirements regarding health and safety are met

• actioning safety reports and carrying out workplace inspections

• ensuring safe work method statements are completed

• ensuring safe work practices

• conducting inductions and regular safety briefings

• participating in incident investigations

• leading by example and promoting health and safety at every opportunity

Employees:

• take reasonable care for their own health and safety

• take reasonable care for the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions

• cooperate with anything the employer does to comply with OHS requirements 

• not 'intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse' anything provided at the workplace for OHS

Clients:

• taking reasonable care for themselves while on site (All West Concrete plant)

• taking reasonable care for themselves around any All West machinery when being used on their property or property they’re working on (such as their house where concrete is being poured) 

• having the worksite where material is being supplied ready and safe for employees to work on 

Reception:

• Documentation and organisation of all OHS documents such as MSDS, SWMS and incident reports

• Filtering calls from the public 

• Having a sign in sheet or QR code for any visitors on site

Visitors:

• take reasonable care for your own and others health and safety

• comply with any reasonable instructions, policies and procedures given by the employer, business or organisation.

Our employment opportunities:

Unfortunately, at the moment, we are not offering any employment opportunities.

Due to the nature of our business a new employee needs to have a particular set of skills and qualifications, due to the operation of heavy machinery such as trucks, loaders and plant equipment. We select new employees to interview based on their resume sent to us, if it is approved we will request an interview, past that point we judge new interviewees on their qualifications and presentation of themselves. For an  interviewee without prior experience in the job they’re applying for, it is more unlikely to get a job with us, as our judgement will be completely based on the interview and resume and not any prior experience. However for an employee that claims to have experience, while still being based on resume and interview, we make an assessment based on the experience you have and how valuable it is in our business. We look for employees that are willing to take on new challenges and trying to expand their knowledge, hard work and a respectful attitude to colleagues is also key in being successful in our business. Our business is now just over 40 years old and has been run on the same property with the same family owners since 1980. We believe that our history has shown the long term viability of our business, and we have employees that have been with us for close to 20 years. If you are willing to take on a career with us for the long term, we can provide that. If you wish to apply for a job at All West, we look for reliability, patience, communication and respectfulness, these skills are essential for being a successful employee in our business, if you have these skills, you will have no trouble in learning the new skills that are required to do well in our business. With these skills already with you, even without knowledge of our machinery and products, you will have no trouble learning. All of our employees are entitled to four weeks of annual leave and the minimum wages in accordance with the current road transport award detailed below, employees are also not required or expected to work on public holidays or Sundays. 

Qualifications and Duties:

Owner Duties:

• staffing and management 

• financial management 

• business planning and strategy (for business growth and success)

• sales and marketing

• customer service

• purchasing of new plant (trucks and batching equipment)

• maintenance of plant 

• management of materials / maintaining stock (having enough concrete to supply, enough bollards, enough concrete steel)

• have knowledge of all duties within the business in case they ever need to fill in for missing employees

Owner Qualifications:

• White card

• Heavy articulated truck license 

Manager Duties:

• management of staff (what jobs employees have to do)

• organising product delivery to customers

• ensuring the yard is kept clean and employees are doing their jobs (keeping trucks clean, tidying workplace)

• have knowledge of all duties within the business in case they ever need to fill in for missing employees

Manager Qualifications:

• White card

Driver Duties:

• maneuvering vehicles into position for loading and unloading

• loading and unloading vehicles using lifting and tipping devices

• observing safety requirements when loading and unloading vehicles

• making regular quality checks of vehicles to ensure they can be driven safely

• estimating weights to comply with load limitations and ensuring safe distribution of weight

• ensuring goods are stowed and securely covered to prevent loss and damage

• verifying loading documents, checking condition of goods and obtaining certification of deliveries

Driver Qualifications:

• White card

• Heavy rigid truck license (if only driving trucks without trailers or agitators)

• Heavy articulated truck license (only if driving trucks with trailers or articulated points)

Batcher Duties:

• weighs and mixes concrete materials

• maintains plant

• loading trucks with material 

• ensures trucks are not overloaded 

• uses weighbridge

Batcher Qualifications:

• White card

• Minimum of certificate II in Manufactured Mineral Products 

Reception Duties:

• greeting and welcoming visitors, and directing them to the appropriate person

• arranging and recording details of appointments

• answering inquiries and providing information on the goods, services and activities of the organisation

• answering, connecting and transferring telephone calls

• receiving and resolving complaints from clients and the public

• receiving and distributing correspondence, facsimile messages and deliveries

• maintaining the reception area

• advising on and arranging deliveries and product purchasing 

• may perform other clerical tasks such as word processing, data entry, filing, mail dispatch and photocopying

• giving drivers documentation for their deliveries 

Reception Qualifications:

No formal documentation or licensing is required to be a receptionist in our business. Attributes and skills such as effective communication, organisation and team work are required.

Payroll Duties:

• payroll team is the same as the administration/reception team some extra duties the person doing payroll for the week may be:

• creating files for new employees to record payroll data

• maintaining and updating files for existing employees to record information such as employee contact details, leave taken, overtime, promotions, transfers, tax deductions, health insurance payments and superannuation

• preparing payroll data from time sheets and other payroll and personnel records

• processing payment of wages and salaries

• issuing and recording adjustments to employees' pay

• interpreting industrial awards

• providing information to employees and managers about payroll matters such as tax issues, benefits and deductions

• finalising files and arrangements when employees retire, resign or transfer

• may be in involved in maintaining superannuation and other deduction and contribution records

Payroll Qualifications: 

Like our receptionist team, no formal documentation or licensing is required to be a on the payroll team in our business. Attributes and skills such as effective communication, organisation and team work are required.

Award and Entitlements:

All employees are under the current road transport award. The ordinary hours of work will be an average of 38 hours per week averaged over a period of not more than 28 days. The scheduling of start times is at the discretion of the employer. Annual leave is 4 weeks, work does not take place on public holidays, employees are not required nor expected to work on Sundays however, the opportunity is available. Employees are entitled to a uniform allowance of no more than $800 a year. Other entitlements include paid for sick leave, which one day is granted per month superannuation and work cover insurance which covers replacement of lost income, medical and rehabilitation costs, legal costs and lump sum compensation in the result of a serious injury. A roster must be set up and displayed so that an employee, as far as it is practicable, will know the hours of duty they are required to perform. The minimum weekly rates of pay for ordinary hours of work are as follows:

Grade

Minimum weekly rate

(full-time employee)

1 These grades are not used to classify employees covered by this Award

2 These grades are not used to classify employees covered by this Award

3 $ 828.40

4 $843.70

5 $854.30

6 $864.10

7 $876.70

8 $902.10

9 $917.30

10 $940.00

COVID Information:

Our business luckily remained open during COVID as construction was still happening and we needed to provide concrete for numerous jobs. We currently employ all required COVID safe practices by the government, including social distancing where possible, masks within close proximity of others, and limiting people entering enclosed premises such as our office at once. Our rules and regulations for being COVID safe change with the state’s rules, whatever is required by the state is what we do. Part of our COVID safe plan is using a sign in sheet for all employees and visitors when entering the premises. If an outbreak were to happen again, in which our business would still be able to operate, we would not be accepting cash payments, all of our drivers would need to wear masks and ensure social distancing on site. During the short 5 day lockdown however, we were forced to shut down our operations. 

Risk Assessment: