BRAD KLAUS

adn045@r.postjobfree.com H: 262-***-**** *** Rawlins Drive, Waukesha, WI 53188

Summary

Environmental Health, Human Resources, Facilities and Safety Professional with over 23 years of diverse experience with exceptional results focused on driving, developing, implementing, strengthening, and leading OSHA and EPA compliance strategies, Facilities management, and HR programs. Strong drive for continual process improvement, incident reduction, vendor management, and lean manufacturing

(6S) trained with an emphasis on the shared relationship with lean principles, facilities, and safety programs.

Skills

Experience

MetalCraft Beaver Dam, WI

Plant Manager

02/2021 – 09/2021

• Direct 24/7 Fabrication, Paint, and Assembly manufacturing lines for 180 employees in a 350,000 square ft. facility.

• Monitor labor costs, operating budgets, materials, and utilization of all resources.

• Responsible for managing production within cost goals and ensuring sufficient quantities to meet customer demand.

• Collaborate with HR on employee performance management and recruitment.

• Schedule and conduct daily supervisor team meetings and attending weekly corporate executive team meetings.

• Manage office, support staff, and maintenance department.

• Responsible for all vendor relationships (Heating and HVAC contractors, subcontractors for grounds maintenance and snow removal).

• Vendor management

• Monitor fire prevention building requirements

• Monitor emergency lighting, sprinkler and fire-

pump systems and power generator upkeep

• Elevator inspections

• Preventative maintenance for plant

• Heating and HVAC contractor management

• Experience with ADA building compliance

• Leadership and team building

• Project Management

• OSHA Compliance and Recordkeeping

• OSHA 10 Certified

• Risk management and compliance audits

• Workers compensation reduction

• Ergonomics

• EHS- facilitating training programs

• EHS performance measures

• Continuous improvement planning

• 6S - Lean trained

• Payroll and Benefit administration

• Employee Relations

• Recruitment, Hiring and Onboarding

• Customer tours and

Construction Forms Manufacturing Port Washington, W

• Manage the safety and health program of three manufacturing plants totaling over 1,000 employees Managing workers compensation, auto liability, general and product liability.

• Maintaining all regulatory compliance and training with OSHA

• Developed written programs and employee training for topics such as process safety management, powered industrial trucks, lockout/tag out, risk management program, hazard communication, hazardous materials, confined spaces, etc.

• Conduct monthly ES&H meetings to communicate policies, new ideas and general direction.

• Strong drive for continual process improvement, behavioral-based safety, risk management, incident reduction and supports and believes in a shared relationship with lean principles and safety programs.

• Monitoring completion of Preventative Maintenance schedules (monthly, quarterly and annually).

• Building and maintaining relationships with vendors and subcontractors as well as conducting safety orientations for each and verification of liability and property insurance.

• Continuous monitoring and inspection of building and grounds.

• Champion new hire training and employee development

• 24/7 On call

• Personnel Management: Ensure compliance of Federal, State and local requirements and regulations (ADA, OSHA, EEOC, FMLA, HIPAA, DOL, NLRB, Affirmative Action, etc.).

• Coordinate and implement recruiting functions.

• Work in conjunction with internal recruiting and outside specialty search firms and training new employees.

• Attendance and award programs.

• Managing unemployment claims.

• Coordinate Worker's Compensation program and renewal of policy with efforts to reduce yearly policy costs.

• Working with insurance carrier on work compensation claim management. 01/2004 - 01/2008

• DOT/OSHA/EPA EHS duties: Effectively managed an occupational health, safety and environmental (EHS) program for a stainless-steel foundry

• Implemented OSHA, EPA and corporate policies, laws and guidance

• Led site environmental efforts pertaining to hazardous waste management requirements, including development of environmental technical reports, permits, applications and correspondence.

• Directed and delivered training, incident investigation and reporting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective action.

• Managed external consultants and contractors, as appropriate, regarding facilities modification options, strategies and cost.

• Developed project specifications and prepared bid documentation

• Human Resource Duties: Solely responsible for all of the HR functions at two manufacturing facilities that included professional staff, skilled machinist and support staff

• HR functions included payroll and benefit management.

• Complete responsibility for all internal recruitment of both professional and manufacturing staff.

• Management of relations and performance of contracted staffing agency and head-hunter search firms. Quad Graphics Sussex, WI

Badger Alloys Inc. Port Washington, WI

Manager of HR and Plant Safety

01/2009 – 02/2021

EHS Safety-OSHA, Facility and Lean Leader

01/2009 – 02/2021

USF Logistics US Freightways Corp. Saukville, WI United States Army Active Duty, WI

Education and Training

Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI

United States Army- Non-commission Officer Academy OSHA 10 and 30-hour certified

Advanced Safety Certificate (National Safety Council) Lean Trained/Instructor - 6S and Kaizen Events

01/1997 - 01/2004

• Third party logistics trucking/ warehousing and fleet repair

• Managed the health and safety OSHA/DOT requirements of over 175 CDL drivers within Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

• Created a safety team that consists of management, supervisors and floor staff which included three regional terminals within a three-state radius

• Completed an overall safety program (MSDS, EPA and OSHA) to include revising the operations "Safety- Risk Management Manual"

Created a complete DOT program for all of company owned vehicles and drivers.

• Created a wastewater program that is currently state licensed.

• Began a pre-hire physical program (drug screen, hearing, and physical test).

• Oversaw the compliance of environmental for three terminals related to wastewater, water shed and on-site fueling requirements.

01/1988 - 01/1997

• Active duty

• Final rank of Sergeant First Class

• 13B Field Artillery Crew Member/Field Observer and 11B Infantry

• Noncommission officer graduate/Section Chief Field Artillery/Platoon Sargent Infantry

• Served during: Desert Storm and Desert Shield Campaign

• Operation Restore Hope

• Somalia Operation Uphold Democracy

• Haiti

Field Artillery Crew Member and Army Section Chief OSHA/DOT/EPA Regional HR and Safety

Operations Manager

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