Safety Human Resources

JAMES R. FRIES

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Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054

Cell: 440-***-****

Email: *******@*******.***

WORK HISTORY

Dec 2005 Health and Safety Coordinator

to Elyria Foundry Company

Apr 2010 Elyria, Ohio

Developed, coordinated and implemented all aspects of Elyria

Foundry's health and safety program including updating existing

policies and procedures, creating new safety policies and

providing the required training to all affected employees.

Conducted daily safety inspections, identifying and eliminating

potential hazards.

Provided safety updates to managers and supervisors at the daily

quality and production meeting.

Held monthly Safety Committee meetings which increased employee

involvement with all aspects of safety including hazard

recognition and elimination achieved through departmental safety

inspections.

Conducted monthly safety talks with all departments. Topics

included: Personal Protective Equipment, Housekeeping/Hazard

Identification, Abrasive Wheel & Grinder Safety and Safe Use of

Hand Tools.

Provided the following formal safety training: Respiratory

Protection & Respirator Fit Testing, Hearing Conservation, Hazard

Communication, Forklift Safety & Operator Certification, Crane

Safety, Permit Confined Spaces and Lockout/Tag out

Ensured employee involvement with safety through daily

interaction and follow-up which resulted in a 30% reduction in

work-related accidents each year for the past four years.

Attended worker's compensation hearings serving as company

representative.

Provided backup support for payroll and production data entry.

Sep 1999 Human Resources Representative and Safety Manager

to Norwalk Furniture Corporation

Dec 2005 Norwalk, Ohio

Managed the company's employment process including: recruitment,

selection and placement of qualified candidates and facilitating

the job bidding process.

Administered the orientation program for factory and

office-management new hires.

Investigated and resolved employee relation issues for both union

and non-union employees.

Hired 15-20 employees per month during peak production periods.

Updated and reinstated the company's safety program which

resulted in a 50% reduction in accidents and injuries in the

first year, resulting in reduced worker's compensation costs and

lost production time. Lost time was reduced by 70% the first

year.

Provided the following safety training: General Safety

Guidelines, Personal Protective Equipment, Emergency Action

Planning, Powered Industrial Truck Operation, Lockout/Tag out and

Hazard Communication.

Coordinated and completed the following safety-related activities

on a daily, weekly or monthly basis: group safety meetings, plant

safety inspections and accident investigation.

Lead a safety team consisting of managers and production

personnel.

Managed budgets for general safety, payroll support, employment

advertising and contract labor.

Dec 1997 Employment & Development Specialist

to Sterling Jewelers, Inc.

Aug 1999 Akron, Ohio

Developed, published literature for and conducted training

seminars including: Interviewing Techniques, Performance

Appraisals and Management Skills for New Supervisors.

Recruited and interviewed for various positions including:

Computer Operator, Jewelry Polisher, Merchandising Coordinator

and Collections.

Attended job fairs and conducted off-site interviews at area high

schools and job service centers.

EDUCATION

Sep 1987 Bowling Green State University

to Bowling Green, Ohio

Dec 1991 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a

specialization in Human Resource Management

SOFTWARE/SYSTEM SKILLS

Computer literate with a strong working knowledge of the

following software:

Microsoft Word

Excel

Power point

ADP E-time

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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