JOHN J. LITTLE
Greer SC, *****
ad4rzv@r.postjobfree.com
Cell 864-***-****
EHS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
Occupational Safety, Loss Control and Risk Management Experience:
Workers Compensation Administration
OSHA record keeping & BLS reporting
PSM Development & Auditing
Accident Investigation & Prevention
Regulatory Compliance Auditing
Fire Prevention & Emergency Response
Construction / Contractor Safety
Occupational Injury Statistical Trending
Health & Food Safety inspections
DOT / Fleet Management
Regulatory Training
Hazardous Materials Administration
Behavior Based Safety Techniques
Policy Development & Implementation
VPP Program Administration
Union Safety Management
Multiple Facility Management
Lean 6 Sigma Manufacturing
Environmental Experience:
Indoor air quality monitoring & analysis
Sanitary discharge permitting
UST management
Chemical inventory
Hazardous waste management
Waste minimization
EPA case management
Asbestos management
RCRA Reporting & Permits
EMS management
Technical & Management Experience:
Environmental Health & Safety Training
Technical document preparation
Project planning, implementation, and management
IH sample collection & analysis
Study data statistical analysis
Interpretation & application of federal and state regulations / standards
Suit settlement and negotiation
Supervising technical personnel
Capital and operational budgeting
Workers compensation claim processing
Regulatory hearing representation
Union negotiation and management
Technical & Executive Presentations
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health & Safety Science; minor in Biology
Salisbury State University 5/1998
Certs: 6 Sigma Greenbelt
OSHA 500 – Exp. 2018
Arc Flash / 70 E / Electrical Safety Certified
Significant Accomplishments:
75% Incident Reduction – Fluor
0 Job Recordables – Beck-Pollitzer
Applied Ergonomics Ergo Cup Runner Up – GE Salem, VA
Times Mirror Innovation Award, Incident and Severity Reduction – Baltimore Sun
WORK HISTORY:
1/2023 – 11/2023
Proterra Battery, Greer SC (www.proterra.com)
Position: HSE Manager, Battery Manufacturing
Effectively execute the following in an EV Start-up environment
Conduct safety meetings, audits, and inspections to ensure compliance, evaluate performance, identify corrective action, and implement follow up assessments.
Plan, develop and implement, preventative care, safety, and compliance training programs.
Plan, develop and implement comprehensive environmental safety & health programs on premises and at project site locations.
Provide project management team with guidance on health and safety and confirm project site fulfills industry, local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.
Collaborate with management to develop an Emergency Action Plans and serve as primary contact for project site injury and incident notification, investigation, and case management.
Maintain a written log of safety inspection activities, reports, and correspondence.
Guarantees that all work is performed in accordance with approved manuals, internal policies and procedures, contract documents, and good engineering practices.
Provide technical support to project managers.
Lead organizational environmental objectives through goal setting, metrics and reporting.
Work with commodity managers to improve environmental footprint of our supply chain.
Regularly report to senior management HSE objectives, performance, and improvement plans
Assist in the development of project cost/change controls, and project budget and accounting records.
Participate in leadership team meetings and provide regular on-site project performance.
(5/2015 – 9/2020; 4/2021 – 10/2022)
Fluor / Stork O&M North American Division, Greenville, SC
Position: North American Regional HSE Director (7/2017- 4/2020)
Position: Consulting Regional Director TRS / Fluor O&M North America (4/2021-10/2022)
Fluor Government Group
Position: Deputy Director, HSE (5/2015 – 7/2017)
Build the Regional Safety and Sustainability strategy and govern execution plans
Lead a team of EHS Safety Directors, Managers and Safety Specialists who coach and guide our facilities with both technical and cultural EHS and Occupational Health support
Serve as a business partner to senior leadership and facility managers to drive results on divisional and enterprise EHS goals
Provide leadership and guidance to the Fluor / STORK organization
Build innovative EHS solutions for the O&M NA Regional teams to achieve Zero Injury, utilizing data analytics, metrics, cultural insights, and other data sources
Identify safety/health/environmental hazards inherent in the organization's operations and establish guidelines for protection from those hazards
Drive and report all EHS related metrics at a Regional and Global level
Oversee conformance and compliance risks, through audits and assessments.
Lead EHS governance, communications and professional development with our internal and external customers
Mentor and coach facility EHS teams throughout the NA Region
Develop and share best-in-class examples of EHS
Provide technical EHS leadership, including building and delivering interactive training to the Safety Managers and Trainers
Review and develop EH&S and applicable operations training programs
Manages working relationships with project/facility, contractor/client personnel to monitor compliance with the Corporate Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Manages contact with external counterparts, government, community, insurance or customer EH&S personnel as required to support corporate/project efforts
Monitors work practices utilized by Fluor / STORK and/or others present on the projects/facilities. Confers with management and subregional team on EH&S matters to ensure that work plan procedures are in compliance with Internal policy, customer, and governmental requirements
Monitors work practices utilized by Fluor / STORK and/or other contractors/subcontractors to ascertain compliance with the corporate policy, and applicable government regulations
Recommends acceptable work practices and ensures their implementation
Conducts employee performance evaluations
9/2020 – 4/2021
Beck-Pollitzer / Clarkson Industrial
Senior Site Safety Manager – Rockwool, Ranson, WV Jobsite
Plan and implement programs to train superintendents and over 300+ skilled labor employees in work site safety and installation practices.
Plan, implement and promote safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
Organize and facilitate safety meetings and coach personnel on the JSA process, as well as other company training programs and initiatives.
Coordinate and perform jobsite inspections to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards.
Collaborate with onsite personnel to determine corrective and or preventative measures where a hazard has been identified and follow up to ensure measures have been implemented.
Work with Superintendents, site management and customer representatives to develop jobsite safety plans.
Develop and implement solutions to mitigate identified workplace safety hazards.
Participates in accident and injury investigations to determine root cause and preventive measures. Recommend and implement corrective action if required.
Maintain safety training and document all required safety training. Maintain all safety and compliance records/reports as required by the Company and law.
7/2017 – 4/2020
Fluor / Stork O&M North American Division, Greenville, SC
Position: North American Regional HSE Director
Complete HSE oversight of the Stork Gulf of Mexico on-shore support and off-shore platform operations as well as the Fluor branded 70+ Continuous Site Presence site-based O&M teams across the United States, South America (Trinidad / Tobago) and Canada.
This business line is composed of over 4000 direct hire and contractual staff.
Complete coordination, execution oversight and management of all HSE personnel and activities associated with outage work and small cap construction projects and E&C activities as they arise throughout the NA Region.
5/2015 – 7/2017
Fluor Government Group (FGG), Greenville, SC
Position: Environmental, Safety, & Health (HSE) Director
Responsible for administration and oversight of global HSE compliance within the Fluor Government Group and actively create and sustain a productive work culture and safe work environment in order to avoid and minimize adverse HSE related conditions. These include but are not limited to:
Prevention of human injury
Environmental degradation
Unsafe working conditions/practices.
Oversee development of materials for HSE training, programs and processes
Oversee the implementation of HSE departmental functions in regard to auditing, training, incident investigation, software, tools, Company HSE policies, procedures, and methods designed to drive the Company’s HSE culture and meet the Company’s HSE standards and goals through an expert knowledge of the Company’s HSE standards, programs, and goals
Provide oversight of technical HSE quality of projects and sites through interpretation of Company HSE practices and procedures in relation to current regulations
Provide oversight and direction to direct reports on interpretation of Company HSE practices and procedures in relation to current legislation and regulations; plans and develops HSE programs concerned with unique or project-specific issues
Provide mentoring/people development for direct reports and select HSE mentees
Analyze situations, identify, and forecast pertinent problems and evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implement appropriate course of action
Adhere to and support Fluor's Health, Safety & Environmental and Sustainability Policies
7/2014 – 4/2015
Aerotek - Performance Contracting Incorporated
Position: Consultant – Senior Site Safety Manager; GlobalFoundries, Malta NY
Direct, communicate, and enforce PCI’s safety strategy, vision, and culture.
Develop, implement, and execute a comprehensive, effective safety program for PCI to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations (including OSHA) and jobsite owner requirements.
Establish comprehensive jobsite inspection procedures, guide other personnel in performing inspections.
Responsible for identifying, coordinating, and overseeing all safety specific training needs.
Direct safety incentive program(s), recommend changes, and monitor results.
Analyze job functions, procedures, equipment and materials to discover potential exposure to injury or illness.
Responsible for collecting, investigating, and communicating all accident reports.
Maintain safety metrics, analyze trends, and communicate on a frequent and regular basis to the field and executive team.
Promote positive relations with OSHA personnel, maintain a history of citations received and final decisions, interpret OSHA regulations as they pertain to our industry/business.
Direct the work of safety personnel, set and monitor goals and objectives.
5/2009 - 12/2013
General Electric, Power & Water, Schenectady, NY
Position: Senior Campus EHS Manager
Managed 35 hourly and salaried professionals to assure all GE Power & Water EHS, Medical and Security activities complied with all GE internal, state and federal standards on a campus of over 5000 employees in 2 manufacturing, 1 engineering R&D and 15 office suite facilities on 625 acres.
Developed and promoted a healthy and safe work environment for all employees
Developed plans to ensure compliance of plant operations with government regulatory agency requirements relating to air (Title V), water, waste and associated health and safety laws and regulations
Integrated all functions and associates to aggressively reduce incidents and injuries
Maintained and managed all activities associated with GE’s VPP Star Site status
Led implementation of all GE EHS programs including all Gensuite web tools and managed associated matrix
Managed the EHS & security training and associated electronic tracking and intranet tools
Oversaw the compliance audit process and corrective action / root cause analysis activities, including tracking in ATS system
Established, led, guided and coached key EHS VPP teams: EHS Committee, Accident Investigation, Area Safety Representatives, Lean-Ergonomics team, Crisis Management / Emergency Preparedness team
Managed EHS capital budget of over $1MM and all associated spends / bullet trains.
Additional positions held within GE:
5/2011 – 9/2012
General Electric, Power & Water, Duluth, GA – Airfoils Manufacturing
Position: EHS&S Manager
5/2009 – 5/2011
General Electric, Power & Water, Salem, VA – Electric Drives & Controls COE
Position: EHS&S Manager
4/2005 – 5/2009
Solo Cup Company, Federalsburg, MD (www.solocup.com)
Position: Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Managed and assisted departmental managers in developing and implementing accident prevention activities / programs; training employees on regulatory subjects & ensuring proper reporting to governmental agencies on environmental issues.
Guided facility management by advising on the procedural and operational measures needed to correct or minimize non-compliant activities with regard to Federal, State, Local, and Corporate environmental health & safety regulations and policies
Oversaw all activities associated with facility permits from original application to modification and or renewals
Performed public relations duties by acting as company representative to all regulatory agencies and the general public on EH&S related issues
Served as liaison between facility managers and outside contractors on EH&S issues
Conducted facility audits to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Corporate regulations and policies to include AIB & corporate food safe standards
Participated in accident investigations and advised on follow-up corrective action when necessary
Administered workers compensation function
7/2002 – 2/2005
Safety-Kleen Services Inc. (www.Safety-Kleen.com; Largest Oil Re-Refiner in N. America)
Position: EHS Regulatory Training Specialist (Eastern Region)
Arranged, conducted and tracked all new hire and current employee regulatory training for Safety-Kleen branch locations in the northeastern region
Guided and provided branch management with the resources necessary to ensure that Safety-Kleen maintained 100% compliance with all DOT, EPA and OSHA Federal and state governmental standards as well as Safety-Kleen company policies / SOP
Conducted special topic regulatory training as needed in region. Training topics included 24 Hour HAZWOPER, Hazardous Materials Transportation Skills (HMTS), RCRA, Branch Sales Representative Training, Advanced Sales Representative Training, Regulatory Train-The-Trainer, HAZMAT Chemistry, among others.
Position: Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Responsible for all environmental health & safety issues for 5 Safety-Kleen TSDF and 10-Day hazardous waste storage facilities in the eastern region (MD, PA, NJ, WV)
Guided corporate and facility management by advising on the procedural and operational measures needed to correct or minimize non-compliant activities with regard to Federal, State, Local, and Corporate environmental health & safety regulations and policies
Oversaw all activities associated with company permits from original application to modification and or renewals
Performed public relations duties by acting as company representative to all regulatory agencies and the general public on EH&S related issues
Served as liaison between facility managers and outside contractors on EH&S issues
Conducted facility audits to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Corporate regulations and policies
Participated in accident investigations and advise on follow-up corrective action when necessary
Administered workers compensation function
7/2000 – 7/2002
The New York Times
Position: Safety Manager
Responsible for all safety, industrial hygiene and environmental issues for The New York Times printing production, distribution and office suite facilities throughout New York and New Jersey
5/1998 – 7/2000
The Baltimore Sun
Position: Environmental & Safety Administrator
Monitored work environment through regular inspections and investigations in order to maintain a proactive environment for health, injury / illness avoidance affecting approximately 1,800 production and office personnel in 16 locations throughout Maryland
6/1986 – 09/1993 United States Army / US Army Reserve
Position: Attack Helicopter Weapons Specialist (68M10)
Rank: Sp4
Duties: Maintenance and repair of all weapons systems on Apache and Cobra aircraft