Safety Manager
Resume:
Robert D. Youngsma
** ******* ******, **** *** • Schaumburg, IL 60195 • 847-***-**** • acrlpe@r.postjobfree.com
EHS Manager EHS Director
Top-performing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) executive credited with leading and developing professional and administrative environmental staff ensuring all safety environmental programs, procedures, training, work practices, and controls are effectively implemented. Strong analytical abilities used in identifying applicable safety environmental regulations and risk initiatives and analyzing potential impacts on system operations. Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills while interacting with Operations, Planning, Legal, Engineering, and EHS Corporate to implement systems and ensure compliance and conformance to EHS policies and procedures; highly skilled in budget preparation and tracking, establishing, and monitoring progress in meeting departmental goals. Expert in managing safety environmental processes to assure proper waste management and minimization practices are in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Areas of Expertise
EHS Management
Ergonomic Design
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Fire Protection Maintenance
Workers Compensation Claims
Safety Training & Development
OSHA Regulation Compliance
Site Tours/Inspections/Audits
Safety Program Management
Labor Relations Investigations
SAP Training
Lean Manufacturing
Hazardous Waste Management
AutoCAD Drawings & Design
Emergency Preparedness
Professional Experience
Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., Hoffman Estates and Wood dale, IL (Dec 2013 – Present)
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist (EHS)
EHS manager for two Siemens production locations housing medical equipment manufacturing, engineering labs, research and development, warehousing, and system refurbishment.
Annual lead compliance auditor for four Siemens Medical Imagining facilities in TN.
Maintain safety, health, and environmental of all Siemens associates at two main production facilities.
Revise, review, and write company’s safety programs based on corporate guidelines.
Conduct site inspections and audits.
Created new hire safety orientation including safety, environmental, security and radiation topics.
Train employees on related safety and security topics and train on-site contractors in security policies and safety programs prior to construction and facility improvement projects.
Coordinated the sites web based Close Call system.
In charge of facilities Sustainability efforts, as well as company representative for the “Green Team”.
Manage and track all hazardous waste created by production and lab waste.
Wm Wrigley Jr. Co., West Chicago and Yorkville, IL (July 2011 – Dec 2013)
Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager (EHS)
EHS manager for Northwestern Flavors LLC location and served as Interim EHS Manager for Wrigley Gum and Mint manufacturing facility for six months and continues to support the plant after the vacant role was filled.
Maintain safety, health, and security of all Wrigley associates at two main manufacturing plants.
Head of security for West Chicago managing crew of 8 contracted security personnel.
Revise, review, and write company’s safety programs.
Conduct site inspections and audits for multiple corporate facilities.
Train employees on related safety and security topics and train on-site contractors in security policies and safety programs prior to construction and facility improvement projects.
Manage the PSM program for the flavor blending process plant.
Coordinated the sites corporate Behavior Based Safety program.
In charge of facilities Sustainability efforts, as well as company representative for the “Green Team”.
Manage and track all hazardous waste created by blending processes, and lab and production waste.
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (Feb 2006 – Jul 2011)
Safety Engineer II (2008 – 2011)
Promoted to Safety Engineer II to maintain safety and health of union and non-union employees.
Reduced the OSHA Recordable Incident Rate by 53% and the DART Rate by 46%.
Revised, reviewed, and wrote company’s safety programs.
Conducted site inspections and Audits for multiple corporate facilities.
Trained employees on related safety and security topics.
Created a variety of safety drawings using AutoCAD and updated and maintained OSHA 300 log.
Escorted inspectors (i.e. Fire Dept., Insurance Reps, OSHA) around facility.
Investigated, managed, and coordinated Accident and Workers Compensation claims; assisted with transition from self-insured/self-administered to self-insured/third party administered for Corporate Workers Compensation.
Identified problem areas and created cost benefit analysis for corrective actions.
Coordinated calibration of all test-lab monitor equipment (i.e. CO2, O2, LEL, NO2).
Maintained fire protection systems (i.e. Facility General Sprinkler Systems, Corporate computer room, Halon suppression system, and UPS FM200 suppression systems).
Coordinated daily and monthly activities for 10-man (contracted) security crew.
Train on-site contractors in security policies and safety programs.
Safety Engineer I, Briggs & Stratton Corporation (2006 – 2008)
Revise, review, and write companies safety programs and train employees on related safety topics.
Performed accident investigations and recorded and report all workplace injuries.
Conducted site inspections and audits for multiple corporate facilities.
Escort inspectors (i.e. Fire Dept., Insurance Reps) around facility.
Coordinate calibration of all test-lab monitor equipment (i.e. CO2, O2, LEL, NO2).
Worked closely with the self-insured/self-administered Workers Compensation department.
Dukane Precast Inc., Aurora, Naperville, Plainfield, IL (June 2005 – February 2006)
Safety Coordinator
Managed safety measurements for three pre-stressed concrete product manufacturing plants and assisted in safety management for sister companies – Naperville Excavation, Mustang Construction, 21st Century Precast.
Provided accident and workers compensation investigation/reporting.
Conducted employee safety training and new employee orientation training.
Directed construction/erection and excavation site safety inspections.
Performed OSHA Compliance, DOT Compliance, and accident investigations.
Participated in Lean Manufacturing program for manufacturing plants.
Assisted in Human Resources labor relations interviews and investigations (workplace violence, sexual
harassment).
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (Jan 2005 – Jun 2005)
Safety Engineer Intern
Conducted employee safety training and accident Investigation.
Updated and reviewed written safety programs.
Provided ergonomic assessments and workplace design.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Science in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin (May 2005)
Hazardous Material Technician certification (40-hours-Class A)
OSHA certification for construction(10-hour)
OSHA certification for general industry (10-hour) (30-hour)
OSHA Excavation Competent Person certification
OSHA certification Incident Commander (4 Hr)
RCRA Certified – Hazardous Waste Management
First Aid and CPR certification
Six Sigma Green Belt training (80 hours)
Awards & Distinctions
"Ergonomic Design Most Likely To Be Used At Other Wrigley Facilities", Wrigley Global Safety Summit, 2012
Milwaukee Local Emergency Planning Committee – Alternate Board Member
Speaker at ASSE’s Chicagoland Safety Conference – 2005
ASSE/OSHA Safety Day Conference planning committee member
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