Firas Qanbar

Food Industry Manager and Franchise Owenr at Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
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(386) 825-5501
Location
El Cajon, California, United States, US
Languages
  • • Arabic – Native Language- English – fluent written & spoken -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Food Industry Manager and Franchise Owenr
      • Oct 2015 - Present

      Customer-Centric team - oriented - Background includes industrial and civilian safety business operation, financial oversight and marketing. Demonstrated team leader with excellent staff, time and project management skills - Manage all financial areas and oversee operational aspects of my location - Create innovative marketing campaigns to drive business to the store - Network in local community to increase profile and bottom - line profit - Keep businesses running efficiently and profitably - Maintain location in good standing with corporate office - Build the location from the ground up, sourcing contractors and equipment, marketing location and hiring employees and management - Ranked top franchise owner in region for total quarterly sale Show less

    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • ESH SPECIALIST
      • May 2013 - 2015

      • The main aims being to create secure, safe and healthy working conditions throughout the site and protect the environment during both construction and commissioning operations. • Responsible for over site of daily activity the implementation of programs, policies, procedures and processes in support of the Safety, Health and Environmental strategies. • Ensuring site activities such as Excavations, Heavy lifting, Height works, and hot works, etc... In a safe manner. • Monitor the activities of all the sub-contractors. • Checking & examining of all safety equipments and Fire fighting equipments. • Checking of Third party certificates and checklist of all heavy Equipments, and lifting tools and tackles. • Ensuring the following of color code for all lifting tools and tackles as client requirements. • Advice and assist while preparing plan for the Rigging and heavy Lifting operations. • Maintaining the record of findings, audits and actions taken to achieve a safe workplace. • Creating Tool Box Topics, Weekly Walk through Inspections, review the site conditions and implementing the new methods for maintaining the Site HSE plan. • Follow up of Sub-Contractors for maintaining a Good House Keeping, Waste Minimization, permitting assistance, hazardous material compliance, spill response planning, and other HSE tacks. • Submitting Daily reports and START cards to HSE Supervisor • Identifying any unsafe condition, unsafe acts etc and suggesting remedial action. Show less

    • ESH Technician
      • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

      Supporting ITT EXELIS on Environmental Health and Safety - included Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment on various (Government & Defense Projects) with responsibilities that included: • Developed, implemented, and managed specific aspects of the company’s ISO program to promote continuous environmental improvements • Developed and administered plant specific EHS programs in accordance with regulatory US Military standards • Conducted incident investigations with root cause analysis • Monitors use of PPE in the workplace. • Prepares inspection reports; advises workforce on proper safety compliance issues. • Observes safety and occupational health compliance during workplace visits. • Updates relative data bases; assists in developing training lesson plans. • Presents environmental, safety and health training to include newcomer’s orientation training. • Conducted weekly and monthly inspections as OSHA standers and regulations Show less

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • HSE Coordinator
      • Jun 2006 - Jun 2012

      Extensive experience within the HSE profession has been gained since joining KBR in 2003, which has included Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment on various projects within the Oil & Gas Industry, Infrastructure, and Government & Defense Projects with responsibilities that included: • Creating secure, safe and healthy working conditions throughout the site and protecting the environment during both construction and commissioning operations • Overall site responsibility for all activity, the implementation of programs, policies, procedures and processes in support of the Safety, Health and Environmental strategies • Ensuring site activities such as excavations, heavy lifting, height and hot works are performed in a safe manner • Ensuring the color code for all lifting tools and tackles are as per client requirements • Creating Tool-Box topics, weekly walk through inspections, reviewing the site conditions and implementing new methods for maintaining the site HSE plan • Following up Sub-Contractors ensuring they maintain good house-keeping, waste minimization, permitting assistance, hazardous material compliance, spill response planning and other HSE tasks • Conducting monthly and quarterly emergency evacuation drills for all employees • Auditing standards by inspecting Sub-contractors and working “hand-in-hand” with Quality Assurance and Contract Administrators to ensure standardized weekly and monthly safety audits meet all clients’ requirements • Supervised & trained workers for the use and application of fire fighting equipments & rescue techniques • Ensuring work permit system as per client requirements • Carry out daily and weekly Heavy Equipment safety inspection • Arrangement of special training in the use of new equipments and work procedures • Maintained good housekeeping and adequate sign boards are available at work site Show less

    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • HSE Specialist
      • Nov 2003 - Jun 2006

      Oversaw the safety and environmental aspects of the construction of a large internment facility on a U.S. military base ensured compliance with OSHA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer regulations in a challenging work environment with a multi-national workforce and assigned to with the following areas US Bases (Camp Airfjan, Camp Buehring, Camp Virginia, Kuwait Navy Base and Camp Doha) Kuwait bulk fuel of Mina Abd Alaha (refinery) Safety Professional with responsibilities that included: • Ensuring work permit system as per client requirements • Regular testing and monitoring of the working environment, plants etc. • Investigation of all accidents and preparation of injury reports • Carrying out Weekly and monthly safety meetings • Carrying out daily and weekly Heavy Equipment safety inspection • Ensuring TBT prior to all activity respect to Hot Work, Cold Work, Confined Space Entry and Shut Down activity related to process plant and construction • Ensure compressed gas cylinder correctly stored • Maintained good housekeeping adequate sign boards available at work site • Successfully maintained discipline among the employees at site • Implementation of Management Safety Policies and Safety procedures • Providing Safe Access/ egress to all the employees at site and office • Arrangement of special training in the use of new equipment’s and work procedures • Maintained good housekeeping and adequate sign boards are available at work site • Identifying any unsafe condition, unsafe acts etc and suggesting remedial action • Ensuring safe and hygienic work environment at bulk fuel (bag Farm) in Shaieba Port operation in a diverse international operational environment • Implemented environmental programs including emergency response, hazardous waste management, and spill response management Show less

    • Safety filed
      • Jan 1998 - Oct 2003

      • Ensure daily Tool box meeting to work force. • To carry out weekly and Monthly safety audits with clients and fulfill client safety requirements • Identify daily ongoing job Hazards and provide control measures. • Well experienced and confident in maintaining discipline among the employees at warehouse and site. • Implementation of Management Safety Policies, • Trained workers for the use and application of Movement Handling Equipment (MHE) Crane, Forklift ect… • Checking all the emergency exit, fire fighting equipments • Inspecting Heavy equipments and keeping Inspection records. • Keeping records of daily, weekly, monthly safety check list. • Cooperation with company management and clients for effective implementation of HSE inspections Show less

Education

  • National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health
    Diploma, Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
    2010 - 2011
  • San Diego
    ROP, Transportation and DOT regulations
    1996 - 1998
  • Iraq-Baghdad
    •University of Baghdad, Iraq – Academy of Fine Arts – Interior Design – 1992
    1987 - 1989
  • Baghdad – High School
    1986 - 1988

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