You Can Find Us At

262 SouthWest Highway
Picton, Western Australia 6229

Want To Phone, Fax or Email Us?

You Can On The Following Numbers

Phone: +61 (8) 9725 4682
Fax: +61 (8) 9725 4404
After Hours: +61 (8) 9725 1135

Email: bva@westnet.com.au

Ken Godley - Managing Director

Trades Certificate in 1st Class Sheet Metal Work
Estimation / Administration
Curtain Growth Programme

Position Summary: Manages 2 subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of 20 employees: Barry Cousens (On Site Supervisor) and Warren Gunnell (Workshop Supervisor). Responsible for the overall direction, co-ordination and evaluation of these units. Co-ordinate activities of divisions or departments such as operating, manufacturing, planning, sales, maintenance, research and development.

Essential Duties: Responsibilities include Administration, estimation, interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and conflict resolution. Quoting on all new projects. Ken reviews data to determine material and labour requirements and prepare itemized lists. Works out cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing and scheduled work determining cost effectiveness. Ken will confirm prices by fax and by phone and site measures for quotations.

Sharon Godley - Director

BORN: Sharon Louise Leese
WHERE: Kenya, East Africa
DATE: October 1963
MARRIED: Yes (To Ken)
CHILDREN: 3 (Caitlyn, Haydn & Erin)

Brief History: Sharon and her family emmigrated to W.A. in 1969. Sharon grew up in the Perth suburb of Morley, and her first job was as a Library Aide at the Subiaco City Library.

After travelling north with Ken and spending several years in Kalgoorlie before deciding to settle in Bunbury and start B.V.A in 1987/88.

Sharon attends to most of the paperwork in the office, from book keeping to wages, to answering the phone, to invoicing and the list goes on. She also looks after their 3 children and the dog. They have now settled in Eaton.

Warren Gunnell
Workshop Foreman

Trades Cert. in 1st Class Sheet Metal Work
Forklift Ticket
Manual Handing Certificate
IFAP Safety Representative Certificate
Basic Scaffold
Dogman Ticket
Curtain Growth Programme

Position Summary: Supervises and co-ordinates activities of workers engaged in fabrication and assembly of structural, ornamental, or sheet metal products by performing the following duties: Plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal parts, equipment and products.

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Workshop Foreman analyses work orders and blueprints to determine information such as material to be used, type of operations and sequence of operations required. The Foreman examines defective machinery, Inspects work in progress and finished products. He establishes and adjusts work procedures to meet product schedule.

Barry Cousens
On Site Foremen

Trades Cert. in Boilermaker / Welder
Forklift Ticket
Elevated Work platform Ticket
Crane Ticket
Demolition Supervision Certificate
Personnel Management Certificate

Position Summary: The Position of Boilermaker / Welder is to plan, lay out, fabricate, assemble, install and repair in the heavy metal fabrication industry.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Barry assumes responsibility for workers when on site work is required, to ensure all workers know the safest procedure to carry out the job at hand, to check all machinery & tools are at hand and to order materials required to carry out job.

Quoting on all new site projects. Barry reviews data to determine material and labour requirements and prepare itemized lists. Works out cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organising, and scheduled work determining cost effectiveness. Barry will confirm prices by fax and by phone and site measures for quotations.