Training Safety

Steven R. Francis Sr.

***** ***** ****

Smithville, MO 64089

(H) 816-***-****

(C) 816-***-****

zrel1i@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Environmental, Health and Safety and Training professional with more than 15 years experience in a variety of manufacturing settings. Proven accomplishments in training of employees, environmental safety, hazardous waste disposal, regulatory compliance, employee safety and the reduction of loss-time injuries. Direct contributions to productivity and profitability via initiatives. Excellent communicator and builder of productive business relationships.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Ball Corporation [Metal Beverage Container Division], Kansas City, MO 2008 – 2009

Environmental, Health and Safety Supervisor

Responsible for employee safety and health and environmental compliance. Ensure facility compliance to OSHA requirements including: JSA, Lockout/Tagout, Hot Work, Fall Protection, Process Safety Management, Pathogens, MSDS, etc. Manage Hazardous Waste, Waste Water, and Storm Water Program. Manage permit requirements for Title V, Air Quality, Storm Water and Hazardous Waste.

•Successfully diverted waste water treatment system “lime sludge cake” by-product [44,000 pounds each month] from landfill application to commercial composting.

•After extensive research, discovered that lime sludge could be used for manufacturing organic commercial composting material. Recycling the lime cake sludge created a benefit for the environment.

•Re-established trust in the Environmental Health and Safety function with both employees and management via education, training and building productive relationships.

•Made numerous process improvements to the areas of plant safety, health and environment.

National Starch & Chemical Company, North Kansas City, MO 1998 – 2008

Training Supervisor

Responsible for managing employee training and development system needed to ensure the level of knowledge and hands-on experience required for employees to safely and proficiently perform their duties. Proven accomplishments in conducting learning needs analysis, instructional design and courseware development and program implementation. Demonstrated return on investment through (Zero) lost time accidents and improved employee on-the-job performance.

•Developed new training and performance evaluation methods.

•Developed “process picture maps” for the production floor. This helped new machine operators learn equipment operation and served as reference tools.

•Detailed standard operating procedures provided in-depth instruction for production group managers and supervisors.

•Established a system needed to reduce costs associated with material handling equipment [i.e., forklift, aerial lift, and loader operator training].

•Reduced dependency on outside vendors resulting in savings of $10K the first year.

•Served on a development team whose objective was to establish a process needed to eliminate the drying of wet corn fiber.

•Reduction of natural gas usage the first year generated savings of $2.5 million dollars.

•Established plant-wide recycling system for paper, corrugated, metal, plastic, and process by-product waste. During the first six months, reduced quantity of waste going to landfill by 86%.

•Generated cost savings from reduced waste disposal and landfill expenses and revenue gained from recycle material reimbursements of $98,000.

•Submitted required documentation and received over $500K in state funding reimbursements from Missouri state education organizations for company paid employee technical training.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Training and Development Certification

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

2000

Certified Master Instructor, IVES Training Group

Powered Industrial Truck 2005

Loader Family (backhoe, front-end, skid steer) 2005

Aerial Boom and Work Platform 2006

HAZMAT Transportation Multimodal Trainer, U.S. D.O.T. 2007

ISO 9001: 2000 Internal Quality Auditor 2007

First Aid, Adult CPR/AED Preventing Disease Transmission 2008

OSHA 100 and 300 2008

Certification of Visible Opacity Reading 2008

PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS

Missouri Recycling Association MORA

Missouri Association for Customized Training and Education

Missouri Trade and Technical Association

KC MCC Business and Technology College

Northland Career Center

Platte City, Missouri

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