Safety Management

Nan McMahan

*** ****** *** ***, *******, SC ***** 864-***-**** ***.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Proactive and results-driven professional with strong business acumen and proven success in

Employee Relations Management and Environmental, Health and Safety Management in a

manufacturing environment is seeking a challenging Human Resources Management position

that will fully utilize my 15+ years of unique problem solving abilities, regulatory experience

and personnel development techniques to develop an employee-oriented culture that

emphasizes safety, quality, continuous improvement, employee retention and development and

high performance.

EDUCATION: Dec. 1997 – Bachelor of Science, Biology/Environmental Science, University of South Carolina –

Aiken, SC – GPA 3.56

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Employee Relations Manager – ZF Transmissions (2/2014 – Present)

• Provides leadership to key stake holders, front line leaders and employees regarding the company’s

core values, individual role responsibilities and expectations, while practicing and promoting integrity and

ethical behavior;

• Provides advice and counsel to supervisors and managers regarding employee performance,

attendance and behavioral issues, conducting investigations, interpretation and application of company

policies, procedures and guidelines as well as monitoring and overseeing adherence to HR and EHS, State,

Federal and Corporate compliance rules, regulations and policies;

• Maintains positive relationships internally and externally to support, guide and inform the

development of company culture, positive employee relations and maintaining an objective and compliant

workplace;

• Develops KPIs to report trends, recommend and implement action plans regarding employee

relations metrics;

• Fosters a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement

over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as

cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department

to succeed.

• Responsible for providing employees with timely, candid and constructive feedback; developing

employees to their full potential and providing challenging opportunities that enhance employee career

growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning;

recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments;

• Case Management for Unemployment and EEOC Claims utilizing case management systems;

reviews liability reports and monitors program costs;

• Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing

career development planning and opportunities and HR Training for policies and procedures.

Environmental, Health, Safety & Security Manager – ZF Transmissions (2/2012-2/2014)

Kautex- Textron, Lavonia, GA (4/2011 – 2/2012) Contec, Inc., Spartanburg, SC (11/08 to 4/2011)

Position Summary: Lead the efforts to develop and implement strategic plans that will encourage healthy habits

and an environmentally friendly, secure and safe workplace for employees, visitors and contractors.

• Manage and develop direct reports to include EHS Coordinators and Security team for 1.5 million square

feet start-up manufacturing facility with over 1600 employees;

• Perform and train other Leaders to perform Risk Assessments to aggressively reduce hazards leading to

accidents and injuries and to promote employee awareness and implemented accident prevention programs

and safety training programs to improve overall facility awareness and results;

• Track Key Performance Indicators for EHS function and act proactively to ensure continuous

improvement occurs in all areas;

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• Manage the plant’s Workman’s Compensation Program and work to drive costs down through a

diligent return-to-work program and active case management – current TRIR 1.8;

• Act as the liaison between the plant and federal, state and local ( OSHA, SCDHEC and EPA)

organizations to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and to ensure the plant meets its regulatory

responsibilities;

• Monitor health costs and initiate health related programs to increase awareness and create health

consciousness;

• Manage and implement the facility ISO 14001 process to standard;

• Lead hazardous materials and hazardous waste storage, identification, and manifesting for proper

disposal. Work with Purchasing to ensure all chemicals entering the plant are identified properly to meet

Hazard Communication Standard;

• Manage plant audit system and lead audits, trains auditors to conduct and report findings. Introduced

and conducted safety management/compliance audit program that increased managements accountability for

site safety and improved OSHA compliance;

• Compile and submit various Federal and State environmental reports including hazardous waste reports,

annual disposal fee report, and TIER II reports;

• Perform investigational studies for Air permitting requirements, sanitary sewer regulations, storm water

management and spill control (SPCC);

• Manage the facility wide recycling program;

• EHS Project Management for building construction and expansion;

• Survey, compile and analyze industrial hygiene measurements for: chemical exposure, vapors, gases,

ergonomics, noise surveys, etc;

• Direct department managers, supervisors and team leads on building safety and safe behaviors into job

tasks.

• Developed EHS Site Training Matrix and conducted annual regulatory training presentations;

• Implementation of Behavior Based Safety program and VPP Star Program.

• Manage EHS&S budget and analyze monthly costs and tracking.

• Lead the Environmental Steering Committee and Safety Committee and awareness;

• DOT Certification, First Aid, CPR, AED, Bloodborne Pathogen Certification, RCRA Hazardous

Waste Certification.

Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer – Greenwood, Inc.

Honeywell Aerospace, Greer, SC (3/08 to 11/08) – Consultant position

• Recruited to lead failing OSHA Voluntary Protection Program ( VPP) to ensure successful

recertification.

• Responsible for regulatory compliance for all aspects of security, safety and environmental

activities and training;

• Utilized Lean Manufacturing knowledge to improve operational processes driving down costs

and leading capital projects to promote a lean operating facility;

• Led preventative maintenance activities to increase operational efficiency, decrease costs and

promote a safer work environment by meeting regulatory requirements;

• Led four capital projects – upgrading security system, tornado alarm system, machine guarding

and installation of secondary containment for the on-site wastewater treatment system;

• Executed Environmental Management Information System (EMIS) to assist in environmental

monitoring and data-gathering requirements to be ISO 14001 compliant;

• Conducted risk assessments, job safety analyses, and maintained safety compliant standard work

instructions;

• Conducted project reviews to evaluate environmental and safety impacts;

• Maintained current understanding of OSHA, EPA & state laws, regulations & standards to ensure

compliance.

• Performed RCRA hazardous waste determinations for projects based on process knowledge,

historical data and sample results;

• RCRA Hazardous Waste certification and OSHA 30 hr. certification.

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Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer – Power Systems Division

Cooper Power Systems, Greenwood, SC (2/07 to 3/08)

• Responsible for environmental permit compliance for wastewater ( CWA), air emissions (Title V,

CAA and AQC), hazardous waste program management, community right-to-know regulations and

universal waste program and preventative maintenance activities to ensure regulatory compliance;

• Maintained the plant Emergency Preparedness Response in relation to spills and/or releases;

• Acted as the environmental/safety contact in communication with regulatory agencies;

• Maintained annual environmental and safety calendar to ensure compliance with Federal, State

and local regulations and corporate policies;

• Implemented and maintained effective environmental, health and safety programs including

training all levels of the organization;

• Acted as the Lean/Six Sigma Champion for safety continuous improvement projects for the

division and noted as the technical expert on safety kaizens. Traveled to other facilities throughout US to

conduct safety kaizens;

• Measured safety and environmental performance metrics, conducted audits, investigated

concerns and incidents, and implemented corrective actions to ensure facility goals are met and/or exceeded;

• Led the Environmental Steering Committee, Executive Safety Committee, and Joint Safety

Committee.

Environmental & Safety Coordinator - QA Supervisor – Foodservice Division

Sara Lee Foodservice, Greenville, SC (2/06 to 2/07)

• Managed the Environmental & Safety programs and acted as company representative during internal

audits, governmental compliance audits, and during permit violations for the environmental/safety programs

and food safety;

• Developed site specific Safety and Environmental Policies to meet corporate initiatives and train

employees.

• Oversee Process Safety Management Program (PSM) and Risk Management Planning;

• Conducted periodic inspections of plant machinery, equipment, and working conditions to ensure

conformance to safety and sanitary standards and environmental regulations;

• Supervised the QA sanitation team on health and food safety requirements;

• Problem Solving Champion for LEAN Manufacturing;

Account Manager – Food and Beverage Division

Ecolab, Charlotte, NC (6/2005 to 2/06)

• Provided cleaning and sanitizing solutions to food and beverage manufacturing facilities through a dual

focus on chemical sales and service.

• Assisted plants with sanitation plans and programs to meet regulatory requirements, preparation and

guidance on SOPs, conducted employee training programs, performed facility audits to include GMPs,

SOPs, and identification of operational improvements;

• Utilized advanced technical ability to actively participate in equipment installations and repairs,

troubleshooting, testing, product analysis, chemistry and compatibility and field trials;

• Negotiated contracts and customer pricing and maintained sales pyramid of customer base to meet sales

quotas;

• Within first 3 months, sold $1.2 million, four year contract to a leading beverage manufacturer.

• Recognized as top-performer for customer relations and requested by area VP to concentrate on

jeopardized accounts to restore trusts and re-develop partnerships;

• Noted as having exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills .

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The following 4 positions were at Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken SC (9/1998 to 6/2005)

Environmental Engineer – Soil and Groundwater Division (11/2002 to 6/2005)

• Evaluated applicability of state and federal regulations in relation to soil and groundwater remediation

designs to include SVEUs, air strippers, air sparging systems, bioremediation, etc;

• Project knowledge of CERCLA sites, RCRA sites, and all permitting aspects, for example, Clean Water

Act, Clean Air Act, etc;

• Acted as environmental compliance authority for reactor team to include remediation design meetings,

comment resolutions, public notifications and permit violations;

• Acted as the divisional technical lead for the Chemical Management Program performing

reviews/approvals for chemical usage and maintaining controls of RCRA hazardous and OSHA regulated

chemicals and Tier II & TRI reporting;

• Performed quarterly safety and compliance audits of chemical storage areas, satellite accumulation areas,

soil vapor extraction air units (Clean Air Act), and hazardous waste sites;

• Supported the development and implementation of an automated Permit Tracking System for

operators and field samplers scheduling and directing site-specific field monitoring and sampling programs.

• STAR Award 2002.

Senior Operations Support Specialist, Analytical Laboratory Operations Division (3/2001 to 11/2002)

• Acted as the technical lead for the chemical management program per OSHA regulatory requirements;

• Planned, developed and implemented an upgraded chemical inventory management database;

• Developed Hazard Programs and trained laboratory personnel on chemical hazards in the workplace;

• Member of weekly Management Safety Team Inspections and Job Hazard Analysis Review Board

Committee

• Led an Integrated Management Evaluation using quality control criteria, conducted a causal analysis,

corrective actions and areas for improvement in the analytical process and in focused customer satisfaction.

• Developed and implemented an analytical supply inventory management database.

Operations Support Specialist - Procedure Coordinator - Analytical Laboratory Operations Division (3/2000 to

3/2001)

• Acted as the Subject Matter Expert and Supervisor for the Procedure’s Group;

• Innovative use of Information Technology to design an automated system for the procedure process

Effectively led the Laboratory Advisory Council in identifying non-compliance issues within the procedure

program and facility operations.

• Bronze Star Award for database design/process automation.

Qualified Production Operator – High Level Waste Division (9/1998 to 3/2000)

• Performed production process functions such as valving, chemical tank make-ups, pulled process

samples, decontaminated equipment and facilities and transferred liquid nuclear waste;

• Operation of various equipment – pumps, gang valves, diesel generators, cooling towers, ventilation

systems.

• Operated and monitored process instrumentation and controls and monitored operating parameter trends.

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