NICHOLAS FARATRO
Riverview, FL 33579
SUMMARY
** ***** ********** ** ************ Safety and Health / Industrial Emergency Response / Facility Safety Coordinator. See attached qualifications and Professional Certifications.
EXPERIENCE 04-2006 / Present MOSAIC FERTLIZER LLC.
Safety Management Specialist – Emergency Response Coordinator
Active E.R.T. member and Training Coordinator.
Conduct E.H.S. Compliance Training for All Company employees.
Administrator for SafeStart / SafeTrack – Behavior based Safety Programs.
Implement plant-wide Osha safety training and initiatives.
Collect, Maintain and Review Safety Management Systems documentation.
Conduct facility Safety audits for overall compliance within O.S.H.A 1910 – Gen. Ind. for 300 company employees as well as large compliment of contractor employees as well.
Coordinate with Third-Party Project groups for monitoring safety metrics during duration of work.
Phosphoric Acid Department - Field Operator
Valve / Line operation and maintenance.
Loading of railcars and trucks with various acid products.
Conduct regular sampling and testing of acid products.
Material Handling - Railroad Department - Railroad Conductor / Switchman
Locomotive Operator – Gen. Electric MP-15
Responsible for operating locomotives within company guidelines for the movement of railcars and material on Mosaic property.
Rail-Road Conductor / Switchman
Coordinate the movement of locomotive and train throughout plants and facility.
12 – 2005 / 04-2006 ALRO METALS CORPORATION, TAMPA, FL
Aluminum Plate Saw Operator ( Part Time )
Processing and packaging of all aluminum plate sales orders.
Various warehouse responsibilities.
08 - 2003 / 03 -2005 LYNN STEEL CORPORATION, S.PLAINFIELD, NJ
Strategic Sales Consultant
Outside / Inside sales and support for New York / New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Expanded company’s existing customer base through previously established contacts and accounts.
Provided sales support for contractual (house) accounts.
07 - 2000 / 03 - 2003 FEDCO STEEL COMPANY, HARRISON, NJ
Sales Representative - Sales coverage (inside & out) of New York, New Jersey
and New England.
Expanded customer base through pre-established relationships, networking and cold calling.
Opened 10 high volume new accounts when demand was at a 40 year low.
12 - 1997 / 07 – 2000 BALDWIN STEEL COMPANY, JERSEY CITY, NJ
Customer Service Manager
The management, negotiation and settlement of customer and supplier claims.
Provided technical assistance to customers.
Management representative for ISO 9000 / 9002 program.
Primary duties included, the monitoring and maintenance of company’s quality system manual in accordance with ISO 9000 / 9002 standards.
Inventory control for all distressed material.
Conducted material testing for compliance to various industry standards.
Certification achieved in Applied Metallurgy
04 - 1995 / 12 - 1997 WORLD METALS CORPORATION, NEW YORK, N.Y.
Claims / Quality Control Manager
Management, negotiation and settlement of all customer and mill claims. (Transit & Supplier).
Established the technical services department to better assist inside sales department with supplying mills.
07 - 1994 / 04 - 1995 BALDWIN STEEL COMPANY, JERSEY CITY, N.J
(Promotion)
Assistant Manager - Quality Control/Technical Services
Assisted in the handling, negotiation and settlement of all customer and supplier claims.
Provided technical assistance to customers.
Responsible for the daily monitoring of production / Q.C. compliance
09 - 1991 / 07 - 1994
Warehouse Supervisor
Entering all incoming steel into systems inventory on a daily basis.
Inspected the incoming quality of all foreign and domestic steel.
Coordinated and consolidated the receipt and transfer of material from foreign sources.
Education / Professional Certifications:
09/97- 5/98 Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ
Columbia Southern University - Certificate -Occupational Safety and Health
06/1986 – 06/1991 - Served in the United States Marine Corp Reserve.
Training Certifications:
2020 - Certificate in Occupational, Safety and Health - Columbia Southern Univ.
2017 - Safety Management Specialist – Board Of Cert. Safety Prof.
1998 - U.S.X. Certified Applied Metallurgy
Qualified Person/Installer Fall Protection Systems
( 3M/D.B.I. Capital Safety Systems )2015
Florida State Urban Search and Rescue Certificate – 2010 – 2015
Competent Person : Trenching Excavation
Fall Protection – Qualified Person / Installer
Incident Investigation
32 Hour HazMat Technician
Industrial Scientific Corp.- Portable Air Monitoring Technician
Confined Space – Ropes Rescue
OSHA 511 Certified
48 Hr. D.O.T. First Responder.
CPR / AED 2006-2021
CSX Rail Operations Safety – November, 2016
CSX Track Inspector Training – November - 2012
CSX – Railroad Operations Training - 2016
REFERENCES Available upon request.