Manager Safety

Objective

To obtain a Safety and Training Leadership position with a company where I

can use my experience, education, and communication skills to work with

management and associates to help create a safer work environment, by

focusing on safety compliance, hazard education, and associate involvement.

Summary

A proven history of successful systematic safety and training program

development, implementation through associate evolvement that has achieved

documented reduction in accidents.

Qualifications

. OSHA 501 Train the Trainer certification obtained in 1999

. ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification obtained 2002

. OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor certification obtained in 2010

. Radiation Safety Officer - 2007

. Asbestos Inspector, Contractor Supervisor, and Management Rep

certifications obtained in 2005

. Ergonomic Subject Matter Expert certification 2007

. Proven team building skills

. Excellent interpersonal communication skills

. Proficient in Microsoft programs - Excel, Power Point, Word, and InfoPath

o Basic skill level working with Access

Employment History

Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Freudenberg Texbond LP

Macon, GA (105 Associates)

June 2008 - August 2010

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Responsible for design and implementation of safety programs to provide

associates with a safe working environment based on hazard assessments.

. Development, implementation, and presentation of programs to educate

associates on work place hazards, how to recognize the hazard and what

actions to take.

. Presentation of OSHA and corporate related compliance safety programs.

. Performance of equipment and facility audits to ensure compliance with

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Responsible for evaluation, approval and monitoring of chemical usage in

facility

. Performance of Industrial Hygiene monitoring, and coordination of IH

contractors when required to ensure that all chemical exposures fall with

in corporate and regulatory guidelines.

. Implementation of incident investigation process that identifies root

causes of all incidents and tracks their correction.

. Management Representative for ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007

. Responsible for coordinating environmental compliance.

. Responsible for developing and maintaining working relationship with

regulatory officers.

. Participation in an International Platform focusing on the review and

standardization of Health, Safety, Energy, and Environmental policies and

controls within the Politex Business Group of the Freudenberg company.

Accomplishments:

. Reduced average of 10 OSHA Recordable Injuries from previous years down

to 7 in 2008, 2 in 2009, and 1 year to date in 2010.

. Received the plants first and second recognition awards from the State of

Georgia for Safety Excellence, in 2008 and 2009.

Manager of Safety and Industrial Health

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Fayetteville, NC (3000 Associates)

November 2006 - June 2008

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Responsible for management of safety programs designed to provide

associates with a safe working environment.

. Implementation of education programs to educate associates on work place

hazards

. Performance of equipment and facility audits to ensure compliance with

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Coordination of Safety and Ergonomic Teams, their education, activities

to promote safety awareness and implementation of Safety Kaizen process.

. Responsible for evaluation, approval and monitoring of chemical usage in

facility

. Coordination of Industrial Hygiene monitoring to ensure that all chemical

exposures fall with in corporate and regulatory guidelines.

. Implementation of incident investigation process that identifies root

causes of all incidents and tracks their correction.

. Responsible for developing and maintain working relationship with

regulatory officers.

. Management of plant security, fire brigade, and emergency response teams.

Accomplishments:

. Initiated 1st 10 Hour OSHA Training Program for All Plant Associates.

Manager of Safety and Environmental Engineering

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Tyler, TX (1200 Associates)

October 2004 - November 2006

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Responsible for management of safety programs designed to provide

associates with a safe working environment.

. Implementation of education programs to educate associates on work place

hazards

. Performance of equipment and facility audits to ensure compliance with

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Coordination of Safety and Ergonomic Teams their education, activities to

promote safety awareness, implementation of Safety Kaizen process.

. Responsible for evaluation, approval and monitoring of chemical usage in

facility.

. Coordination of Industrial Hygiene monitoring to ensure that all chemical

exposures fall with in corporate and regulatory guidelines.

. Management of plant security, fire brigade, emergency response teams, and

dispensary office.

. Asbestos Coordinator maintained records and coordinated maintenance and

removal.

. Supervised two direct reports.

Accomplishments:

. Milestone reached in 2005, first month since plant opened in 1983 with

zero OSHA recordable injuries achieved.

Manager of Safety & Training

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Akron, OH (500 Associates)

September 2003 - October 2004

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Responsible for update and management of safety programs designed to

provide associates with a safe working environment.

. Implementation of education programs to educate associates on work place

hazards

. Performance of equipment and facility audits to ensure compliance with

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Responsible for evaluation, approval and monitoring of chemical usage in

facility.

. Coordination of Industrial Hygiene monitoring to ensure that all chemical

exposures fall with in corporate and regulatory guidelines.

. Maintained training programs for all jobs in facility.

. Supervised 8 direct reports

Accomplishments:

. Working with in-house medical staff was able to return all associates who

were out for industrial injuries to transitional work program performing

meaningful work within their restrictions for first time in plant's

history.

Safety, Health, Environmental & Worker's Compensation Manager

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Spartanburg, SC (225 Associates)

August 2001 - September 2003

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Ensure that Workers Compensation claims are processed properly.

. Track Worker's Compensation cost, communicate to the organization, and

implement corrective actions to reduce or eliminate repeat injuries.

. Coordinated resolution of Worker's Compensation claims with plant

attorney.

. Participated in ISO 14001 implementation program at plant, obtained ISO

14001 Lead Auditor certification achieved in 2002.

. Work with Divisional Environmental Engineer to ensure regulatory

compliance for plant.

. Maintained plant compliance environmental with Federal, State, and Local

Environmental agency standards.

. Worked with local vendors to ensure waste removal is handled correctly

per RCRA/DOT Standards, as economically as possible.

. Coordination of Behavioral Safety and Ergonomic Teams their education,

activities to promote safety awareness, and reduce ergonomic risk

factors.

. Responsible for update and implementation of safety programs designed to

provide associates with a safe working environment.

. Implementation of education programs to educate associates on work place

hazards.

. Participated in the interview process for the hiring of new associates.

. Performance of equipment and facility audits to ensure compliance with

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Responsible for evaluation, approval and monitoring of chemical usage in

facility.

. Coordination of Industrial Hygiene monitoring to ensure that all chemical

exposures fall with in corporate and regulatory guidelines.

Accomplishments:

. OSHA Injury rate reduced from 6.8 in 2001, to 1.5 2003.

Area Manager/Production Control/Safety & Training Coordinator

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Decatur. AL (100 Associates)

May 1993 - August 2001

Main Responsibilities of the Position:

. Area Manager -Front line supervision of production employees, and

processes.

. Production Control - Maintaining chemical inventories and scheduling

product production.

. Participated in the interview process for the hiring of new associates.

. Safety & Training - Performing safety audits to ensure safe working

conditions, regulatory compliance and maintaining associate training

programs/records.

Factory Equipment Operator

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Decatur, AL

June 1977 - May 1993

. Operation of various machines involved in the production and storage of

textile materials.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Athens State University

Athens, AL

May 2000

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