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Olathe, KS *****

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Kyle P. Birkenfeld

Objective

To obtain a position at a midsized company as a Safety manager that will it use my current 9 years experience in health and safety management and will allow me to manage and lead a departmental function that will greatly improve quality, cost, safety and moral of the company.

Experience

Lifeline Foods 2012-2013 St. Joseph, MO

EH & S Manager

Managed EHS programs at a corn milling and ethanol production facility. Established safety supply control. Performed pre start-up safety reviews on new equipment. Conducted area inspections and developed corrective actions. Managed departmental budgets. Harnessed a positive safety culture through clear, concise, and constant communication. Conducted OSHA compliance training. Chaired the safety steering and employee committees. Worked with contractors to develop effective safety programs.

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours 2008-2011 New Century, KS

Production Supervisor (2009-2011)

Supervise production shift of 34 employees. Train employees on monthly safety topics. Develop work schedules to maximize production. Mentor employees to work in a manner that is focused on safety, quality, cost and morale. Perform monthly self inspections of plant areas for quality, sanitation, and safety concerns. Perform safety observations to encourage safe work practices. Work with maintenance to repair and schedule maintenance needs. Ensure employees are working in accordance with company guidelines. Use inventory control system to maintain accurate inventory of raw and produced materials. Input daily productions reports. Perform security checks.

BU Safety Manager (2008-2009)

Held a corporate level position that oversaw safety and environmental compliance at 8 dry ingredients facilities across the Midwest. Developed and created employee incentive programs and effective scorecard metrics. Evaluated facilities to ensure objectives are being met and enforced. Built open communication between facilities. Ensure all accidents were being reviewed and information was shared through the organizational structure. Trained facility safety managers to improve safety performance. Managed W/C claims and cost. Demonstrated effective medical management to lower OSHA reportable rates and lower cost. Lowered W/C cost 50% since starting. Implemented behavior based safety process throughout platform.

Cargill Meat Solutions 2005-2007 Dodge City, KS

Safety/Ergonomics Director (2006-2007)

Managed staff of 4 safety personnel. Directed safety programs at a 2800 employee plant. Implemented new automated processes that made the department more efficient. Established effective safety training programs. Maintained corporate objectives. Performed with good remarks on an OSHA wall to wall inspection. Maintain open and friendly working environment that enhanced communication to the safety department. Collaborated with LEPC on emergency response. Designed safety processes that would impact the overall safety of the facility. Developed observation processes to ensure compliance to company and government standards. Went 5 million man-hours without a lost time injury due to establishing an open safety department.

Regulatory Safety Manager (2005-2006)

Managed plant safety programs in accordance with OSHA and company standards. Worked with bargaining unit. Evaluated ergonomic problems and developed solutions. Leader of the HAZMAT team. Performed training on HAZMAT and OSHA regulated topics. Managed BBP processes. Worked with management to implement new safety processes. Work with outside agencies for environmental studies. Performed as ergonomics coordinator. Leader of safety monitors and SWAT members.

American Foods Group 2004-2005 Green Bay, WI

Safety Manager (2004-2005) Dakota Pork Industries

Directed OSHA compliance programs. Worked with federal regulatory agencies. Reduced Injury rate by 5%. Wrote and implemented OSHA compliance programs. Performed full start-up of safety programs. Trained all levels of management and employees. Developed safety committees. Started a safety culture of interdependence. Managed work comp programs. Director of EPA, and local environmental compliance programs. Designed and performed routine safety audits. Established monthly safety meetings.

Safety Manager (2004-2004) Iowa Quality Beef

Developed and implemented OSHA compliance programs. Started safety programs throughout the organization. Organized and started new hire orientation programs. Performed Industrial Hygiene services on water and air. HAZMAT team director. Lowered the facilities OSHA recordable rate over 15%. Submitted environmental compliance reports. Managed the OSHA recordkeeping program. Oversaw the facilities workers compensation program. Implemented safety committees. Managed PSM program.

Swift & Company 2002-2004 Cactus, TX

Industrial Hygienist, Ergonomist, Assistant Safety Manager

Performed ergonomics studies, established working ergonomic committees. Performed air monitoring, asbestos surveys, noise abatement projects, safety and environmental audits. Designed safety-training programs. Trained employees in all fields of safety, HAZMAT team director. Performed chemical testing on soils and wastewater. Maintained work comp. LOA tracking which saved the company over 1 million annually. Maintain environmental reports (i.e. Form R, Tier II.) Managed wastewater program. Maintained recordkeeping in OSHA Standard

Education

1999-2002 AAS, Environmental, Safety and Health, Amarillo College

1990-1995 High School Diploma, Amarillo High School

200*-****-** Sem. Hrs Completed towards BS, West Texas A&M University

2012- Graduate May 2013 BS degree in Safety and Fire Science, Columbia Southern University

Certifications

Accomplishments

40 Hour OSHA HAZWOPER

HAZWOPER Trainer Certified

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

BBP Trainer

Safety Management 1 (Towards CSM)

Safety Management 2 (Towards CSM)

Corporate Safety Management (Towards CSM)

Member ASSE

OSHA 511

Six Sigma Green Belt

24 Hour Responder

8 Hour Incident Commander

10 Hour OSHA Construction Industry

CPR/First Aid

Dupont’s STOP trainer

Apollo Root Cause Analysis

1 Million Saved Annually for Workers Compensation for LOA initiative

5 Million man-hours without Lost time Accident

Established HAZMAT Teams

Lowered Work Comp cost by $300,000 by implementing Behavior Based Safety Programs

Established working Safety and Ergonomic Committees

OSHA Wall to Wall inspection with Minimal fines

Six Sigma Project saved 400,000 annually on lowered product losses

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