John Alvarez
Elmhurst, IL. *0126
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Safety Manager/Environmental Health, Safety
Bilingual safety professional with experience in implementing and maintaining effective safety programs. Experience training employees to recognize hazards, prevent injuries and avoid accidents. Support the safety culture by reduction of accidents and injury rates and ultimately improve the company's bottom line.
FERRARA CANDY COMPANY-Forest Park, IL. 2- 1 -14 – Present
Safety Coordinator
Responsible for leading the Safety Department
Write and create all safety and health programs to be OSHA Compliance
Develop HSE Plans to reduce accidents
HSE Annual safety compliance
Conduct New Hired Safety Orientation
Implement Safety audits base on the BBS
Implement and coordinate a Safety committee
Prepare and communicate safety topics to be shared with employees on a bi-weekly basis by supervisors
Train supervisors on accident reporting, BBS observations and root cause analyzes
Accident Investigation to prevent repetitive accidents and near misses
Analyze loss data to reduce OSHA Recordable
Root cause analysis
Behavior Base Safety – Improve safety awareness to reduce accidents
Write monthly safety newsletter
Forklift certification
Implementation of Safety Shoe program for the whole Plant
Responsible for all the safety training:
Behavior Base Safety, Forklift Certification, Hearing Conservation, Lockout/Tag Out, Emergency Evacuation, Confined Space, PPE, Blood borne Pathogens, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Hazcom, Electrical, Hand & Power Tools, Slips, Trips and Falls, Back Safety, and Fall Protection
Barnett Management/Most Valuable Personnel Staffing 1-12-11 – 2-1-14
Safety Coordinator at GEORGIA NUT COMPANY – Northbrook, IL
MOST VALUABLE PERSONNEL STAFFING
Develop safety training programs and serve as a safety consultant for 13,000 employees nationwide.
Train in different facilities, especially for forklift certification, Lockout-tag-out, Machine guarding etc.
AT GEORGIA NUT COMPANY
Implement safety programs and ensure compliance with relevant OSHA regulations at a food manufacturer with 400 employees
Responsible for all safety training, including: Forklift Certification, Hearing Conservation, Lockout/Tag Out, Emergency Evacuation, Confined Space, PPE, Blood borne Pathogens, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Hazcom, Electrical, Hand & Power Tools, Slips, Trips and Falls, Back Safety, Ergonomics and Fall Protection
Conduct safety inspections and risk assessments
Analyze loss data to help reduce OSHA recordable
Maintain OSHA Record Keeping Log
SAFETY CONSULTANT 6/2007 – 1/2011
OSHA OUTREACH TRAINER General industry & Construction
Independent OSHA Instructor / Construction Safety Council –Teach OSHA 10 and 30 hour Safety Courses
Independent OSHA Instructor/St. Augustine College – teach OSHA 10 hour and 30 hour Safety Courses
First merit Bank, State Farm, Rabine Group, Mega Steel – Spanish OSHA Training courses
Hazwoper Awarness-Train employees to clean BP gulf oil spill
UNION BRICKLAYER, Local # 21 Chicago, IL 6/1987 – 4/2007
Laid brick for commercial buildings throughout Chicago
Assisted foreman in management the worksite
General Contractor-single family homes and duplexes
Read blueprints to layout project
LEAF CANDY FACTORY – Chicago, IL 1/1982 - 5/1987
ASSISTANT FOREMAN
Supervised the warehouse department
Conducted Spanish safety training
Maintained inventory
Ensured accurate shipping orders
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EDUCATION
Northern IL University
University Of Florida
OSHA 501 Outreach Trainer Certificate, General Industries
OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer Certificate, Construction Industry
OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Certificate
145 Hour Safety Administrator Certificate
OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Card
Hazwoper 40 Hour Trainer Certificate
CPR, First Aid and AED Certified
Train the Trainer Forklift Certificate