Contact

Cell: 913-***-****

Email:

adwu5l@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Strategic Planning

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Leadership

Adaptability

Strong Collaborator

Results-driven

Background in OSHA, DOT, and EPA compliance

Experience with Ergonomic Kaizen

LEAN manufacturing experience

Objective: Opportunity to drive behavior-based safety culture by applying my skills, knowledge, and education in a professional, progressive, goal-oriented environment.

Profile

Experienced in multiple facets of field operations and the corporate office.

Expertise in researching, analyzing, and redesigning processes.

Exceptional writing, communication, and organizational skills.

Ability to work independently, managing major projects with minimal direction.

Collaborative spirit with deep understanding and execution of being a team player.

Education

Certificates

M.A., Public Administration, University of Toledo (Cum Laude) Concentration in Business.

B.A., Communications, Wilberforce University (Cum Laude).

Lion Technology: Hazardous Material Transportation Training

Lion Technology: Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management

OSHA 30-Hour Certification

Career History

Stouse LLC 2021 to Present

Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Coordinate all site workers compensation activities (reporting, medical, RTW/Modified duty, etc.) including communication between employee and Human Resources.

Engage directly/daily with office and manufacturing employees across three shifts.

Full and complete response to all incidents, near misses and root cause analysis (related regulatory reporting).

Work with operations leaders to define training programs for safe operation of equipment. Oversee implementation of training programs. Facilitate related sessions.

Responsible for all regulatory compliance activities including governmental reporting (OSHA, Tier I/II reporting).

Ownership of annual safety budget, responsible for managing overall spend and reconciling monthly budget variances.

Ownership of PPE (personal protective equipment) management. Requires daily observations of stock and communication with front line supervision.

En lieu of safety committee meetings, hold monthly Safety Huddles with workforce (all shifts/departments).

Present safety content to ALL Stouse employees at monthly “Stouse Chat” town hall meetings.

Present safety content to Stouse Senior Leadership and Expanded Leadership Teams on key initiatives and results vs metrics.

Coordinate 1st Aid/CPR/AED training and guide operations team on Severe Weather and Fire Drills.

Establish mutually agreeable EHS performance metrics and provide a weekly update of results.

As Stouse’s onsite EHS subject matter expert, provide safety counsel to all functional areas.

Russell Stover Chocolates 2019 to 2021

Manager Environment, Health & Safety & Project Operations Manager

Managed the Environmental, Health & Safety Programs for manufacturing sites (4 sites) with over 1600 personnel to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Performed Ergonomic Kaizen and Task-Based Risk Assessment projects for manufacturing plants.

Developed and provided administrative and technical direction on all EHS policies programs applicable to manufacturing, distribution, and retail environments.

Analyzed and evaluated injury and accident reports. Tracked incident metric and applied findings.

Joined forces with operations and engineering to improve operational efficiencies and reduce regulatory compliance expenses.

Project Operations Manager

Spearheaded an optimization project that identified inefficiencies and created solutions to the sanitation procedures used in a cross-functional agile manufacturing environment resulting in a 70% cut in labor, a 50% reduction in chemical usage, and a total overall savings in the budget of 2.7mm.

Collaborated with key stakeholders across Planning, Marketing, Quality Assurance, and Innovations to develop a strategy for business improvement.

Initiated and executed plans and processes, to minimize manufacturing costs.

Conducted feasibility analysis for proposed solutions to accommodate production, Quality Assurance, and management requirements in an optimal solution.

YRC Worldwide and Subsidiary Companies 2004 -2019

Safety Coordinator/Chemical Transportation Administrator

Provided regulatory guidance to chemical customers and field locations in the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Participated in DOT compliance audits and EPA inspections at field locations.

Directed/managed the clean-up/remediation activities of third- party emergency response vendors for events involving the release of chemical materials.

Audited/processed large invoices for emergency response clean-up activities, waste disposals and regulatory fines.

Facility Safety Manager - Roadway Express/ Dock Supervisor

Directed and maintained oversight over the collision and injury prevention processes.

Investigated injuries, accidents, regulatory citations, violations, and fines to determine root cause and ensure effective corrective prevention measures were in place.

Administered initial worker compensation claims (first report of injury).

Assisted with developing and implementing prevention improvement strategies to achieve company safety and regulatory compliance goals.

Initiated and led cross-functional teams and management/union committees to achieve objectives.

Conducted Hazardous Material Training and coordinated annual Hazardous Material Technician Training (for facility Haz Mat Team).

Achieved a 46% reduction in worker compensation costs and a 52% reduction in preventable accident costs as the Facility Safety Manager.

Directed workforce in the coordination of inbound and outbound activities for daily operations.

Coordinated work assignments, monitored performance, and provided training on job duties.

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