Yana M u kh

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Walled Lake, M I 48390 Email:

ab8xgp@r.postjobfree.com

Safety Professional w ith over 15 years of experience of ensuring company/employee safety.

Successfully developed a broad range of diverse safety, security, and environmental capabilit ies in

t he following areas:

Summa ry of Qualifications

Behavior Safety Employee Engagement Safety Accountability

Incident Investigation OSHA Compliance Environmental Compliance

Safety Training DOT Compliance Safety Auditing

Food Defense Planning Security Manager Worker Compensation

P rofessional Experiences

Plant Safety Manager ConAgra Foods, I nc. – T renton, MO 9/08 - 7/12

• Responsible for the Health, Safety, Environmental & Security compliance for over 400

employees.

• Partnered with M illiken to establish a new employee-driven safety process. Support and

empower employees to develop and execute safety goals and objectives.

• Developed, implemented and administered hazard control methods, safety procedures and

security programs.

• Provided direction and assistance to the plant leadership team to support health, safety,

environmental and security requirements.

• Developed, implemented and maintained a Plant Management Safety Accountabili ty

P rogram.

• Maintained and administered plant and Corporate security standards and processes.

M anaged third party Security Guard Force operations.

• Responsible for supervising 2 employees in the Safety Department: Plant Nurse and Safety

Lead.

Safety Engineer (Power T rain Operations (PTO)) 10/07 – 7/08

Ford Motor Company (Contr acted thru G-Tech) – Sterling Heights & Rawsonville,

MI

• Supported Sterling Axle and Rawsonville Assembly facilities on new programs (new and re-

tooled equipment) from a technical safety perspective.

• Drove safety requirements for new programs in accordance with local and governmental

regulations, and the Ford Safety Strategy CPEM (Common Planning and Engineering

Methods).

• Acted as a liaison between Manufacturing Engineering (ME) staff, plant site safety

representatives (salaried and UAW), other plant personnel, and suppliers to optimize safety

for new programs slated for the plant locations.

• Implemented safety upstream in the engineering process for the design, installation,

validation, dismantling and disposal actions within a program. Contr ibuted in the design

and layout of new assembly lines for safety requirements.

M a rket Unit Safety Manage r 7/04 – 10/07

Pepsi Bottling Group – Howell, Pontiac, M i l a n, Fl int, Saginaw, Port H u ron,

L ansing M I

• Responsible for the Health and Safety for up to 7 locations (1 production and up to 6

warehouse facilities), consisting of over 800 employees.

• Championed the Pepsi Safety Process Management system, which consisted of safety (local

and government agencies) and Federal DOT compliance regulations.

• Achieved annual audit scores above target for both Market Units by working closely with

p lant and field management to establish init iatives and processes.

• Ensured Federal DOT regulatory compliance at up to 7 locations. This included Federal

D OT Drug & Alcohol Compliance.

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Health, Safety & H uman Resources Coordinator 5/02 – 7/04

ArvinMer itor - Detroit M I

• Managed health, safety, and ergonomic programs for sunroof and modular assembly lines in

a u nion plant of 300 employees.

• Championed the ArvinMeritor Health & Safety Management program.

• Evaluated workstations for ergonomic, guarding, and other safety requirements and

i mprovements.

• Contributed in the design and layout of new 4 million dollar state-of-the-art modular

assembly lines. Designs included machine guarding needs, ergonomic layouts, and safety

needs for each work station.

• Reduced the annual injury rate by >20% through aggressive incident investigation,

employee t raining, addressing safety concerns, implementation of corrective actions, and

i ncreasing safety awareness.

Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator 6/99 – 5/02

Tenneco Automotive – Sterl ing Heights, M I & Windsor, Onta r io

• Managed health, safety, ergonomic and behavior-safety programs for Just-In-Time (JIT)

modular assembly lines in a union plant of 150 employees. Managed, evaluated, and

maintained the Behavior Safety Program.

• Contributed in the design and layout of a new 3 million dollar state-of-the-art assembly

l ine.

• Implemented an aggressive accident investigation process. Managed worker compensation

claims for Sterling Heights, M I. Improved doctor/company relationships and reduced

worker compensation cost by >20 %.

• Managed the health and safety needs of multiple facilities located in Windsor and St. Louis,

i ncluding developing and implementing safety programs to comply with the Canadian

O HSA and OSHA standards, and Corporate policies.

Safety Administrator 7/97 – 6/99

Petri I nc. – Port H u ron, M I & Saginaw, Onta r io Canada

• Created, managed, evaluated, and maintained the safety program for 3 separate US non-

union facilities, consisting of over 450 employees.

• Reduced recordable injuries by > 20% in 1 year, thereby reducing the worker compensation

p remiums.

• Managed all worker compensation claims. Implemented an aggressive accident

i nvestigation process.

• Assisted in the start-up of a new Canadian facility. Developed, implemented, and

maintained programs to comply with the Canadian health and safety standards.

Education

Wayne State University, Detroit, M I - M .S., Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences

(2003).

O akland University, Rochester, M I - B.S., Environmental Health, specialization in Occupation

Safety (1996)

Recent Awards and Accomplishments

• Contractor Safety Program was adopted by the Grocery Platform at ConAgra Foods

• Plant Management Safety Accountability Program was adopted by the Grocery Platform at

ConAgra

• Partnered with M illiken to establish an employee-empowered safety process

• Trenton, MO facility received the most improved safety facility within the Grocery Platform

a t ConAgra - 2010

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