JAMES FONDA SCHENCK

** ******* ****** #* ********, CA 91107

818-***-**** cell ad1seg@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Angelus Block, EZ Mix, & Twin Mountain Rock Venture, which totals 300+ employees at 11 different facilities from Bakersfield to Indio and based at the Corp. Office in Sun Valley, CA – Angelus Block is California’s leading producer of concrete masonry units, interlocking concrete pavers, decorative site wall units, and segmental planter wall units, EZ Mix is a ready-mix concrete supplier, & Twin Mountain Rock Venture is a cinder mine that supplies cinder to multiple block companies, August 2022 – November 2023

Responsibilities:

Maintain, administer, & enforce safety policies and procedures for all 11 facilities

Regular plant safety inspections with reports & facilitate safety meetings for all 11 facilities

Ensure company compliance with federal and state safety and environmental regulations and permits

Reporting on SMARTS, CERS, CARB, OSHA 300 Log, and AQMD emissions reporting.

Provide technical safety and health support to production and office personnel

Maintain corporate safety & health programs, assess & recommend areas of improvement

Coordinate with Human Resources on workers compensation and return to work issues

Serve as the primary contact with all federal and state environmental agencies

Coordinate and facilitate regulatory inspections

Conduct hazard assessments and develop recommendations

Liaise with legal counsel where appropriate

Forklift certifications

Accomplishments:

Implemented an employee hydration program that was diabetes conscience.

Implemented a GPS asset tracking program for all forklifts and high value vehicles that gave ownership the ability to optimize forklift use, monitor forklifts for off hour use alerting them to theft, track engine hours for accurate CARB reporting, and cancel their insurance saving the company around $75000.00 a year.

Implemented company vehicle dashcams that tracked employee driving habits that enabled management to in real time coach and correct driver’s risky behavior resulting in reduced accidents, increased productivity by showing better driving routes and eliminating non-work-related stops and recording accidents/incidents that either cleared the company and driver of fault or proved driver fault and aided in employee termination. The dash cams also helped to reduce insurance costs.

Implemented a pressure sensitive safety mat that would stop the conveyor when stepped on by an employee who did not follow proper procedures on the line to eliminate a string of partial fingertip amputation injuries.

Implemented having DIR or LADBS do the pressure vessel inspections and permits instead of an insurance company the company was using to do the inspections and permits which eliminated a $15,000 a year policy the insurance company required to do the inspections and permitting.

Assistant Plant Manager, Pemaco Metal Processing Corp., Alhambra, CA – metal finishing shop offering brass, copper, nickel & chrome plating, plating of aluminum and oil rubbed bronze, specializing in plating zinc die cast, anodizing, chem-film coating, polishing, deburring, & Teflon painting, Sept 2020 – July 2022 Responsibilities:

Assisting overseeing production & managing production schedule

Chem-film coating

Plating & Anodizing

Teflon painting

Customer Service

Forklift loading & unloading customer orders

Implementing safety policies

Accomplishments:

Initiated and lead the installation of the Anodize line and trained employees to run the line.

Implemented and installed an Anodize rack stripping line that did not need to be permitted, saving the company money and additional permits.

Implemented a respirator program that included cleaning guidelines to maintain employee health.

Implemented a paint gun, pressure pot, and paint booth maintenance program to cut down on downtime due to equipment failure.

Implemented safety monthly safety meetings and quarterly plant safety inspections.

V.P., Shop Manager, Silversmith, Boyles-Snyder, Co., Inc., Los Angeles, CA - full-service metal finishing and repair shop offering silver, gold, copper, brass, & nickel plating & anodizing, 1995 - 1996, 1997 - 1998, 1999 - 2000, 2003 - 2020 Responsibilities: V.P. 15% Owner

Silversmith & repair/restoration of antiques, notable works of art, & metal sculptures

Plating, anodizing, masking, polishing, painting, lacquering, & patinas

Managing production schedules & staff

Purchasing, budgeting, & customer service

Managing Environmental, Health, & Safety - CUPA, OSHA & AQMD compliance, safety training Repairing shop equipment, Managing Waste Treatment, Completing Hazardous Waste Manifests

Accomplishments:

Taking over all business aspects after the owner died unexpectedly

Engineering and adding a proprietary plating process (Satin/Dull Nickel) that cut down on rejects, redoes, and finishing time

Repairing and/or refinishing museum art sculptures to museum standards

Streamlining multiple processes to save money and time

Adding Acid Copper and Brass plating tanks to increase sales

Implementing a safety program (IIPP, Monthly Safety Meetings, and PPE) in the absence of one from previous owner

Running the business successfully on a shoestring budget

Bradley Tank Mechanic, 63 MH8, U.S. Army, Fort Hood, Killeen, TX, 2000 - 2003 Responsibilities:

Repairing, trouble shooting, & maintaining Bradley tanks, Humvees, 5-ton trucks, & M88 Recovery vehicles

Forklift & Sweeper Truck Operator, JSP International, San Bernardino, CA, 1998 - 1999 Responsibilities:

Moving, loading freight & cleaning up foam making pellets

Painter, Crown City Plating, Temple City, CA,1996 - 1997 Responsibilities:

Managing paint booth and conveyor productions line, Painting, Polishing & Racking parts

Skills - Soft Solder, Silver Solder, Brass Braising, Mild Welding, Metal Forming, Metal Finishing, Management, Problem Solving, Cal OSHA site inspections, Safety Meeting Facilitation & Compliance, Computer Literate including Microsoft Word, Excel, & QuickBooks

EQUIPMENT – Projector with screen and speaker for facilitating safety meetings, safety meeting material, can provide own buffing lathe, small buffing machine, drill press, & tools for: metal forming, Silversmithing, antique repair, casting, soldering, & metal forming.

EDUCATION: OSHA 30-Hour Training – Completed with Certificate (Oct 2023)

Cal OSHA – Completed with Certificate (Oct 2023)

MSHA Part 46- Completed with Certificate (July 2023)

La Canada High School, La Canada, CA, 1990 - 1993

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