Our people
We’re made to last.
At the heart of our success is our people. We share an enduring commitment to lead our industry and set higher standards.
You don’t last more than half a century in business without the best people. Every single HMG employee lives by our values of leadership, quality and integrity to move our company forward. Piece by piece, part by part, person by person. Together we deliver solutions that help build better businesses for our clients.
Our team encompasses a wide range of backgrounds, professions and experiences.
We celebrate the diversity of our team, while working as one HMG. We support our position as industry leaders by providing professional growth opportunities and encouraging our people to learn.
The Board
HMG’s Board brings to the table a wealth of business and financial management experience, together with a proven track record for building enterprise value, particularly in the engineering and manufacturing sector. Their primary role is to ensure the company serves the interests of all stakeholders.
Dean Mehmet
Chairperson
Geoffrey Brown
Director
Leadership
You can’t build a company that’s made to last without high quality leaders. HMG’s leadership team has extensive technical, operational and financial experience in the engineering and manufacturing industry and is pushing new boundaries in performance.
Shaun Kettley
General Manager
Experienced General Manager with over 30 years of demonstrated history in manufacturing, continuous improvement, process engineering, design, product development within the automotive industry.
Michael Thomson
Engineering Manager
Professional Mechanical and Material Engineer with more than ten years’ experience in OEM product development specializing in, project management, process engineering and design for manufacture.
Lee Simkiss
Operations Manager
With 32+ years in manufacturing, lean practices, and safety engineering, I lead production and operations, specialising in efficient product design workshops. My diverse background in coach building enhances my expertise in mechanical and industrial engineering.
Dan Ware
National Sales Manager
22 years’ industry experience – Mining and Construction. 14 years with SDIS family.
Jeff Wessling
Facilities and Maintenance Manager
Over 20 years’ experience in fixed and mobile plant design, manufacturing and maintenance.
SALES
Martin Whapshott
Business Development Manager
Qualified Fitter and Turner – 15 years’ experience. Over 14 years in mining & reclamation sales.
Nathan Valentine
Business Development Manager
12 years’ experience delivering customer-focused outcomes automotive, mining and manufacturing industries over multiple regions.
Long Serving Employees
The average tenure of our staff is something unequalled anywhere else in our industry. On average, our people stay with us 16 years or more. This speaks volumes about the type of organisation we are – and the work that we do.
Ken Hensler
41 years’ service
Technical Support – Fitter
Peter Blick
35 years’ service
Machine Operator
Ron Parker
34 years’ service
Machine Operator
Kevin Hall
31 years’ service
Electroplater
Mark Duncan
29 years’ service
Hydraulic Fitter
Jose Garcia
25 years’ service
Electroplater
Dionas Solilapsi
22 years’ service
Machine Operator