Environmental Health and Safety Professional

Valerie Litwinick

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Summary

Passionate Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist about the

welfare of employees and the environment

Education

The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH

May 2012

3.79 GPA, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Safety and Occupational

Health Management.

Work Experience

Owens Corning, Amarillo, TX June

2012- Present

Environmental Health and Safety Leadership Development Program

Participant

EHS Rotation

Responsible for maintaining and improving environmental and safety

programs in a non-union facility of 550 employees

. Certified Hazard Recognition and Control Specialist for JHAs

. EHS Pillar for Total Productive Maintenance; Performed safety

assessments for initial restoration equipment and participated

in the criticality ranking of all equipment within the facility

. Facilitated safety kaizens and focused improvements on lift

assists, JHAs, guarding, and ergonomics

. Leader of Emergency Response Team; Standardized Response Team

meetings and created and evaluated drills for the team

. Co-Leader of the Ergonomics Team; Standardized and facilitated

Ergonomics Team meetings and implemented ergonomic improvements

throughout the facility

. Complied and submitted data for SARA Tier II reporting and TRI

environmental reports

. Updated and maintained environmental regulatory matrix for the

facility

. Created and updated monthly safety compliance training for the

facility

. Certified Opacity Assessor

. Attended 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Seminar

Construction Site Safety Leader

Responsible for the safety of 20 contractors during the10-02

recuperator repair

. Administered safety training for contractors and Owens Corning

employees

. Created a daily audit for construction safety manager

. Ensured all Owens Corning policies were followed

. Investigated, communicated and corrected safety near misses to Global

Construction Leader for Owens Corning

Production Supervisor Rotation (37 Direct Reports)

Responsible for the safety, quality and production of 37 employees

in a non-union facility of 550 employees

. Communicated to employees daily on safety, quality, and

production needs

. Completed safety goal of zero injuries in the workplace

. Complied and submitted data for production tracking

. Completed employee performance reviews

. Issued corrective actions to employees

. Resolved employee conflict

. Attended People Leadership Fundamentals classes 1, 2 and 3

Whirlpool, Ottawa, OH May 2011-

April 2012

Safety Mechanical Engineer Intern

Responsible for reviewing and modifying Lock Out Tag Out procedures

within a non-union facility

. Created and maintained Lock Out Tag Out Procedures

. Created and maintained "Change Over" Procedures for maintenance

requiring energy sources

Pro-Tec Coating Company, Leipsic, OH

August 2010- May 2011

Environmental Intern

Responsible for environmental compliance inspections throughout within

a non-union facility

. Conducted compliance inspections for Hazardous Waste, Storm

Water Pollution Prevention, Spill Prevention Pollution Control,

and Tank Management

. Input Title 5 air monitoring data into Microsoft Excel

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