Experienced Environmental Health Safety and Security Professional

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REBECCA DAVIS STEPHENSON, CSP

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced, operations-focused, certified safety professional focused on building capacity in people and systems through effective leadership and relationship development. Demonstrated ability to effectively adapt to high-pace work environment with keen aptitude to focus on details and sustainable program growth. Robust skillset from working at all levels of organization including site level leadership, multisite responsibility, and corporate structure.

EXPERIENCE

September 2020-Present Winchester, KY

Catalent Pharma Solutions

Director Environmental Health Safety & Security

Partner with Catalent Integration leadership team to provide EHS&S support to a recently acquired company with four sites in North America. Provide virtual and onsite support to align policies and strategies with the company’s values and objectives.

Cultivate EHS&S department with strategic focus to improve site safety culture and improve internal talent development.

Tactically align resources EHS&S including the onboarding of new occupational health nurse and site security leader. Relaunch safety committee & create site green team to drive employee ownership and engagement in safety and environmental/sustainability. Work directly with operations to develop safety advocate program to increase safety support and resource in main process areas.

Direct the implementation of the on-site occupational health program including hiring of occupational health company and registered nurse. Coordinate key requirements and scope with a focus on injury management, COVID triage, and employee wellness. Liaison with Human Resources to engage nurse with employee wellness and benefit discussions.

Lead incident investigation process review with all Catalent sites across the globe to knowledge share with key subject matter experts to determine appropriate response and control improvements.

Conduct all EHS procedural reviews to ensure alignment with regulatory and company expectations and ensure content support’s the site’s goals and objectives.

Lead implementation of waste reduction and landfill diversion projects across the site including the Kimberly-Clark RightCycle gowning recycling program and the Meritech hand and sole clean equipment project to remove shoe covers to meet the company’s landfill free expectation by fiscal year 2023.

Develop and roll-out department specific stretching routines due to increased ergonomic risks through partnership with local physical therapy office.

Lead the Catalent Women’s Network Employee Resource Group providing direction and resource support to women across the company with a focus on talent acquisition and development to reduce the disparity of women in leadership roles.

March 2016-August 2020 Atlanta, GA

Georgia-Pacific, LLC

Global Safety & Health Manager

Provided on-site and virtual leadership & technical guidance to support safety initiatives for 150+ GP facilities. Served as subject matter expert for mobile equipment, employee exposure, legionella, hazard communication, confined space entry, and fall prevention & protection.

Conducted industrial hygiene and ergonomic assessments and prepared reports for facilities with a focus on identifying sustainable engineering controls to reduce employee exposures. Developed Industrial Hygiene Protocol and Training Program for technician level utilization.

Delivered onboarding assistance to new operational leaders including safety, production, and maintenance. Partnered with key business contacts to provide networking and benchmarking opportunities.

Integrated Human and Organizational Performance concepts into content and created skill-building courses including Industrial Hygiene, Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection Competent Persons, and Safety Skills.

Partnered with Compliance Audit to lead and deliver focused audits of GP sites across the US and Canada.

January 2013-March 2016 Lexington, KY

Dixie® Consumer Products, LLC a Georgia-Pacific company

Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Generated strategic plan for environmental and safety department to ensure long-term success. Redefine EHS department structure to better align with the company’s vision and to utilize the comparative advantages of employees.

Served as security coordinator which included the oversight of periodic security assessments and corrective actions.

Implemented a return-to-work program resulting in reduction of workers’ compensation costs and demonstrated care and concern to injured employees.

Performed risk assessments to analyze potential risk to our employees, equipment, and business. Identified short- and long-term solutions to reduce risk and mitigate hazards – specifically those identified as high risk with serious incident and/or fatality (SIF) potential.

Partnered with union to re-launch the Joint Union Management Safety Team to drive employee ownership and increase recognition of hazards resulting in overall risk reduction.

Developed and implemented annual action plans within internal tracking system to ensure completion of key requirements for safety and environmental compliance standards to drive overall risk reduction in the facility.

Managed multiple revisions of environmental permitting requirements due to process equipment changes and new installations.

October 2010-January 2013 Richmond, IN

Color-Box®, LLC a Georgia-Pacific company

Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Oversee all regulatory, company, and local compliance standards, procedures, and processes for Environmental Health & Safety for two facilities in Richmond area, employing ~350 employees.

Directed and mentored multiple direct reports with a focus on building their capability and knowledge resulting in their personal promotions to facility EHS leader roles.

Increased key performance indicator reporting by 161% from 2010 to 2011 by maximizing employee participation at plant level.

Developed and applied safety compliance excellence plans to track completion of key requirements for EHS compliance standards.

Implemented behavioral based safety program at the site level and was the certified trainer for all Color-Box locations across North America.

September 2007-September 2010 Brunswick, GA

Brunswick Cellulose, Inc. a Georgia-Pacific company

Safety Director

Managed safety standards and training applicable to 600+ employees with focus on Industrial Hygiene, Contractor Safety, Mobile Equipment, Critical Lifts, Excavation & Trenching, and Line Breaking

Implemented contractor safety prequalification system (ISNetworld) for all GP facilities. Provided onsite management and coordinated contractor safety meetings to support effective communication and knowledge sharing. Created shutdown safety plan for ~1000 contractor employees including a pre-outage meeting for ~50 different contractor companies.

Provided access control oversight and performed security audits of the facility and outlying property as the secondary security manager.

Participated in company-wide safety audits to identify gaps and develop action plans to address regulatory and company compliance program requirements.

Member of Plant Emergency Organization certified in Advanced Exterior Interior Fire Fighting, Hazardous Materials Technician, High Angle/Confined Space Rescue, and First Responder.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Safety Professional (CSP-35011)

Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC-480461)

Fall Protection Competent Person Trainer (3M – 20083991)

EDUCATION

2006-2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Master of Public Health, Accelerated Industrial Hygiene

2002-2006 Eastern Kentucky University, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Health Sciences

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Partners in Education (PIE) mentoring program with Clark County middle school (April 2021-present)

Backpack Program Packer with Dixie Consumer Products, LLC in partnership with God’s Pantry Food Bank (December 2013 – December 2019)

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