Experience

VUTEX INC

• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager - Safety

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Manage a four-member safety department and five-member hygiene team; ensuring an overall safe and compliant work environment for more than 800 employees • Develop and implement an effective risk assessment/safety audit program overseeing more than 180 work processes and identifying more than 100 hazards • Develop safety KPIs that involve safety incidents (OSHA recordables, first aid, mobile equipment, and near-misses) or injuries, and relaying information to top management on a routine basis • Knowledgeable of ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) and maintain compliance to environmental workplace policies and regulations • Collaborate with managers to develop countermeasures and corrective actions in response incidents • Maintain a budget and develop cost analysis for Safety Department Show less



Hero Logistics

• San Antonio, Texas, United States

• Safety Specialist

  • Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Managed work center safety and environmental program to ensure an overall safe and compliant work environment • Maintained current knowledge of OSHA regulations and standards and apply them to existing policies and procedures • Manage safety programs for four facilities; ensuring compliance with OSHA and DOT standards and regulations • Trained and educated new and existing employees on safe work practices and process/operational procedures • Conducted risk assessments to determine risk levels associated with workers, supervisors, equipment, chemicals, processes, and projects; communicates potential risks/hazards to management • Conducted behavior-based observations for worker processes to qualify and quantify correct controls and hazards • Maintained work center personal protective equipment inventory for 300 plus employees • Investigated and completed Workers' Compensation injuries Show less



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Hygienist

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2022

  • Managed multiple health and safety programs overseeing 10 employees and equipment worth over $20 million, monitoring, and preventing hazards for different work centers employed with over 50,000 people • Ensure work centers meet the highest standards for safety and quality; evaluations and reports are communicated to work center leads • Supported Air Force’s 5th largest occupational health program through workplace assessments and ensuring compliance; complete and identify process improvement, trend analysis, and potential threats • Completed air sampling for OSHA Expanded Standards on multiple processes and hazards to prevent overexposure • Maintained sections equipment program for assets worth over $1 million; weekly inventory, conducted monthly calibration and performing general maintenance • Displayed ability to progress and retain knowledge over a broad range of activities; as a result, earned 3 employee of quarter awards • Collected, input, and maintained data from occupational surveys, medical records, and health risk assessments for multiple military installations • Developed and maintained strong working relationships at the employee and executive level within multiple work centers through high emotional intelligence and team coordination • Maintained drinking water surveillance program and ensuring overall water quality for 14,000 people, resulting in cost saving and reduction measures for an entire military installation • Managed base respirator protection program, dedicating 180 hours and improved personnel compliance from 27% to 99% Show less