Merchandise Manager Safety Technician
Resume:
Mitchell Wright, OHST
************@*****.***
“Building Seamless Partnerships in Safety”
EXPERIENCE
Loss Control Consultant, Volt Information Sciences, April 2019 – Current
Conducted Site Risk Assessments to detect, mitigate and report to Field and Corporate stakeholders any process and/or premise hazards that were a threat to the safety of workers and/or a threat to company assets.
Conducted Accident Investigations upon occurrences or delayed reporting. The goal of these investigations was to care for the injured workers, determine root causes, applying countermeasures involving engineering controls, administrative control, and/or PPE as warranted.
Study the SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) against the displayed practices being used by the workers. Set out to ensure the SOP was in line with the JSA (Job Safety Analysis). Discuss, Teach and Coach any variances discovered.
Triage the FROIs (First Report of Injuries) looking for potential hazards and if discovered to assure every incident no matter how minor, does not present a propensity to repeat.
Examine Loss Runs looking for injury trends and opportunities for process improvement. Build Safety Orientation Programs, specific hazard (like Confined Space or Work from Height) programs, and other ancillary Safety and Risk Training Programs to proactively fight loss. Presented and conducted these classes in a classroom setting, as a Webex, or as a video presentation.
Act as the first point of contact for Government Intervention issues arising out of Occupational Safety. Like Cal/OSHA or Fed/OSHA Inquiries. Cooperated and Collaborated in investigations and attended hearings as needed.
Conducted weekly meetings with the Claims Department to discuss trends and issues. Build relationships centered around team building and confidence building. Report out presentations to senior management.
Onsite Program Manager, Volt Workforce Solutions, May 2016 – April 2019
Oversaw a workforce of 200+ contingent employees at the Vans Distribution Center.
Conducted safety orientations for workers.
Conduct Safety Assessments to ensure workers are conducting job tasks using safe processes in a safe premise environment.
Act as the Human Resource Generalist to ensure workers are adhering to Vans’ policies and procedures throughout each shift; addressing worker performance issues, conduct, and employee-relation issues brought by management.
Onsite Manager, Warp Hire Staffing, October 2015 – May 2016
Responsibilities included heading all recruiting efforts for contingent workers for the Vans Distribution Center:
Process payroll
Conduct monthly and quarterly business reviews, managing daily reports
Conduct investigations into injury incidents
Merchandise Manager, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, April 2006 – Jan 2014
Daily duties included:
Analyzing store financials
Recruitment, Selection, Coaching and Development of workers in my charge
Forecasting sales trends, ordering, and maintaining stock to maximize sales
Organizing and implementing store display locations
Community service outreach
Process payroll
Process inbound inventory and outbound shipments.
SKILLS
Risk Assessment, focused on Hazard Recognition, Hazard Mitigation and Hazard Reporting
Coaching and Team Building
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Development and Delivery of Instructional Safety and Loss Control oriented media
EDUCATION
California State University Fullerton, CA
B.A. in Humanities and Social Sciences candidate Diploma expected 2024
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
Associate in Arts, Journalism
Certificate of Achievement
Graduation With Highest Honors
Awards & Achievements, Hobbies & Interests
Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician, January 2022
Workers Compensation Annual Performance at 1% of Payroll
Experience Modification at 0.73 currently and has run below 1.0 for seven years
Cal/OSHA 10-hour Authorized Trainer, 2020
Fed/OSHA 10-hour Authorized Trainer, 2019
Editor-in-Chief, The Courier, Jan 2003-June 2004
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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