German Martinez

PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Hands-on Professional with 22 Years of experience in the area of occupational health & safety management/ emergency service, safety prevention program, and work’s compensation claims management excellent management communication skills, bi-lingual (English, Spanish)

Proven ability to design, direct and implement effective safety programs

Demonstrated experience in monitoring facilities and process for adherence to OSHA safety audits and overseeing inspections, recommending corrective measures and preparing for OSHA safety audits and investigations.

Supervise safety programs for all departments

Oversaw managed care operations claims review, OSHA compliance and training and loss prevention.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Natvar Corporation, City of Industry CA

Production Superintendent; January 2015 – Present

Supervise 35 production employees in order to: meet the customer needs, control inventory, and ensure employee safety.

Conduct monthly safety meetings and protocol interface with both the plant and maintenance managers.

Ted Levine Drum Company; El Monte, CA

Environmental Health Safety Manager; May 2009 – October 2012

Responsible for providing support to all departments including every process

Ensure compliance with the regulations from every government agency at the same time implemented a waste minimization plan for the hazardous waste and wastewater

Provide monthly training on health and safety for all 95 employees incident investigation and root cause analyses, risk assessment, work with workers compensation insurance claim

Interface with all agencies LACSD, SQMD, CUPA, DOT, & HAZMAT, CAL-OSHA and generate all the annually and semiannual report all this different agencies

Responsible for running production in different Departments when Department manager were absent, vacation. or terminated from their position

Responsible for Health and Safety by conducting internal audits; make sure all monthly training for employees get done on time

Conduct safety orientations, for new hire’s looking for new PPE, to prevented incidents, and approve the bill from the clinics’ tracking incidents on the OSHA-300 log.

American Racing Custom Wheels, Rancho Dominguez, CA

Waste Water/EHS Manager; 1995 – 2008

Responsible for directing and coordinating all health and safety environmental of the wastewater management treatment plant operations during three shifts; included training, and supervision of 550 personnel.

Ensured compliance with all permits from regulatory agencies, including: Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD), AQMD, DPW, EPA, DTSC, CAL-OSHA, and CUPA Water board. Comply with storm water inspections.

Generated all quarterly and annual compliance reports.

Implemented a job description for all technicians under my management and a program of training for ISO 140**-***** for certification, and ensured that re-certification was accomplished every year.

Audited all companies we were doing business with on environmental complaints such as RCRA, Non-RCRA, and universal waste. Prepared a complete report for the Corporate Environmental Director. Certify on green belt Six Sigma.

Set up training programs on health and safety and OSHA

Oversaw the log OSHA 300 for the safety coordinator.

Worked with inspectors in various government agencies and LACSD.

Established a company reward program for excellent performance on water quality discharges.

Prepared the environmental budget and presented it to the Environmental Director for approval.

Hired employees and evaluated their performance.

Responsible for opening the environmental and wastewater treatment plant in Tijuana, Mexico, and moving all of the operations to that location.

Processed all permits for the operation and ensured continuing compliance with environmental regulations.

Gardena Food; South Gate, CA

Production Supervisor; 1993 – 1994

Supervised 15 manufacturing technicians working on lactose and fiber products cereals.

Main responsibility was to make sure all technicians were processing the product according to USDA requirements, and preparing documentation for USDA inspectors.

Responsible for quality assurance and labeling, and ensuring all products were correctly labeled per USDA requirements for contents and weight.

Processed documentation for all products released to customers and worked with the sales teams to ensure that correct answers were provided for the consumer hotline.

Held monthly safety meetings; therefore was able to reduce the company accident rate by 40%.

Stackhouse Inc.; Riverside, CA

Production Supervisor; 1986 – 1993

Supervised a staff of 60 employees in a medical devices manufacturing facility.

Responsible for scheduling production to meet forecasts and planned daily / weekly deadlines for each order.

Reviewed and approved reports analyzing sterile products and ensured that work orders matched before the finished goods were released from the department.

Responsible for hiring new employees and for evaluating their job performance

Worked closely with FDA inspectors.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA:

Coursework Chemistry & Biology; 1981 – 1982

University of Riverside, CA

Supervision, Hazardous Waste Management; 1982

San Jose State University, CA: 1996

Wastewater Certification, Persuasive Communication Techniques; 1996

California State University, Sacramento

Wastewater Treatment of Heavy Metals Streams: Received Certification

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

ISO 1400 Certified

5-S forward –Lean Manufacturing & DOT Training

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