Tod A. Buckingham

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Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

Drive safety in the workplace through improvements in facility, processes and people

Hands-on manager with significant experience in Lean Manufacturing (TPM), OSHA standards, Environmental Regulations, Behavior-Based Safety, Waste reduction / Zero landfill, and personnel development. Knowledgeable on source, make and deliver. Proven leader who develops and empowers self-directed workforce, using key performance indicators to generate results. Recognized as a skilled EHS Professional who develops processes to eliminate at risk conditions and behaviors and drives environmental improvements.

Professional Experience

Kellogg, Omaha, NE 2014 – June 2016

Environmental Safety and Health Manager

Setting strategic plans and goals and leading EHS programs for 600+ person Union facility in a 24/7 manufacturing plant environment that includes, grain storage, 5 processing systems and 21 manufacturing lines. Oversee reporting of Tier II, Air Emissions, EIQ Storm water reporting.

Developed and implemented a visual EHS daily Management system to track daily safety metrics and trends.

Upgraded LOTO policies and JSAs to eliminate ambiguity and assure compliance.

Re-initiated Safety Teams across all three shifts.

Upgraded PIT equipment to include back-up lighting and reduced speeds on forklifts and tuggers.

Added EHS processes to Capital investments to build safety into equipment during the design phase.

Influenced leadership to recognize the roll of frontline leadership in Safety which has led to increased coaching and training.

UNILEVER, Jefferson City, MO 1994 – 2014

Safety, Health and Environmental Manager 2004 – 2014

Led SHE programs for 500+ person facility in 24/7 manufacturing plant environment that included 11 high speed liquid filling lines, 2 mixing operations and onsite Waste Water Treatment (WWT) process growing at capital rate of $20MM annually over previous 6 years. Performed Tier II, Air Emissions, EIQ, WWT, Storm Water and Form-R annual reporting.

Drove zero incident mentality through mentoring and supervisor- and manager-led safety teams, resulting in zero lost time accidents in 5 years and reduction of Total Recordable Frequency Rate (TRFR) by 50%.

Developed and implemented SHE Leadership team with manager and supervisor ownership in safety, achieving 100% management involvement in safety and 25% of hourly associates involved with safety teams / action.

oProvided new hires a complete overview of plant culture, expectations, requirements and job related safety aspects by developing and implementing extensive SHE onboarding training.

oManaged plant Behavior-Based Safety Observation process and implemented actions, such as improvements in PPE and LOTO training / implementation, reducing at risk behaviors by 30%.

Performed as leader for all SHE-related governmental inspections and communication, resulting in zero fines and prosecutions.

Led North & South American Environmental team to achieve 5% year over year reduction in energy, water, CO2 and COD use, along with 80% reduction in Landfill usage, by sharing best practices from each location, reviewing Unilever worldwide best practices and incorporating potential ideas into work plans.

Managed WWT system and lowered cost of treatment by 40% without sacrificing quality of outgoing waste water through development of strategic service supplier.

Earned Level 2 and 5 awards through Japanese Institute for Planned Maintenance.

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UNILEVER (Continued)

Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Manager 2008 – 2011

Selected to lead both SHE and Quality programs, including direct supervision of 18 laboratory technicians, during reduction of staff-level position.

Reduced testing time for batches 50% by partnering with R&D on new testing techniques.

Created weekly meeting with R&D in order to review quality rejects and non-conformances, reducing non conformances by 50%.

Led Quality pillar during the achievement of Level 3 Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Consistency award.

Expanded TPM into 2 near site suppliers, helping to reduce non conformances and improve overall equipment efficiencies.

Compounding Operations Manager 2001 – 2004

Managed world-class toothpaste drug product blending operation with 11 hourly associates, utilizing 8 vacuum mixers in fully automated blending operation, producing approximately 50 tons of toothpaste (Aim, Close-up, Pepsodent, Mentadent) per year.

Led TPM Focus Improvement pillar and achieved level 1 TPM Excellence Award by developing and implementing FI process and setting FI expectations for the plant by line, resulting in decreased down time associated with line stops.

Reduced non-conformance batches by 25% and improved efficiencies that contributed to department Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) of 80+% by using Autonomous Maintenance and Focus Improvement techniques.

Accepted temporary role of Department Operation Manager, successfully shutting down operations and transferring formulas and assets ($50MM) to Church and Dwight.

Implemented SAP system by developing and training all compounding associates on screens needed to complete their jobs.

Microbiologist / Lab Manager 1994 – 2001

Directed microbiology and analytical laboratories for Over the Counter (OTC) drug and non-OTC personal care products. Supervised 19 salary non-exempt employees. Leader of plant Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Audits, Compliance and Corrective actions.

Increased production time while reducing cleaning costs by leading plant sanitation program and validating reduced cleaning schedule.

Developed and implemented non-conformance (OOS) investigation process for all products, resulting in GMP compliance and improved corrective action completion.

Improved test reliability and technician efficiencies by purchasing, installing, validating and training laboratory technicians on new analytical equipment.

Additional Professional Experience

RASKAS DAIRY INC., St. Louis, MO

Quality Control Manager, (cream cheese and sour cream manufacturing)

CAMPBELL'S SOUP COMPANY

Quality Control Manager, Worthington, MN (poultry killing, cooking, de-boning, canning operation)

Laboratory Manager, Worthington, MN

Microbiologist, Omaha, NE (frozen food manufacturing)

Education

BS, Biology, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Graduate work in Microbiology, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Certificate, Institute for Productivity Through Quality, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

Professional Development

OSHA 30-hour trained

Smoke school for Intermediate class air permit

TPM training – Safety, Quality, 5S, Focus Improvement, Autonomous Maintenance

Unilver BeSafE System Coach

Technical Skills

MS Office, SAP, TPM / Lean, Kaizen

Analytical equipment – GC, HPLC, IR, FTIR, IC, ICP, Celcis Luminometer

Fat, Oil and Grease Waste Water Treatment

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