Abraham Conklin
Sedalia
Summary
Results-oriented professional with strong leadership experience identifying probable risks, preventing accidents, and implementing safety management systems to improve quality operations. Adept at spearheading complex projects within budget and time constraints. Able to build productive teams and streamline processes related to profitability and quality, while striving continuously to achieve business goals. Incisive in creating safe operational procedures, keeping records, and making recommendations following any accidents or incidents. Proven expertise in: Management Systems, OSHA Safety Compliance and VPP Program Management, Continuous Process Improvement, Environmental Permitting Compliance/Development, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Operational Excellence, Hazard Identification.
Experienced with implementing comprehensive EHS programs to enhance workplace safety. Utilizes strong leadership and regulatory knowledge to ensure compliance and continuous improvement. Track record of effective risk assessment and environmental management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Complex EHS manager
Cargill Protein Solutions
05.2023 - Current
- Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines
- Prepare and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety
- Evaluate practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
- Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention
- Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations
- Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions
- Investigate accidents or incidents to discover root causes using RCA tools
- Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures
- Report on health and safety awareness, issues, and statistics
EHS Supervisor
Cargill Protein Solutions
11.2020 - 05.2023
- Calculate injury trends as well as evaluate job-specific task patterns and environmental conditions for ergonomic risk factors
- Create and implement job-specific training designed to eliminate or mitigate injury
- Coordinate with management team to complete incident/accident investigations and create injury/property damage reports in a timely manner
- Coordinate with management team to ensure location’s compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards and regulations
- Promoted a positive safety-focused culture by working with the management team to develop and implement effective policies
- Identified need for improvement and conducted work-specific training sessions for employees that improved efficiency and productivity
Safety Manager
Diamond Pet Foods
03.2015 - 11.2020
- Identify and minimize corporate exposure to risk while overseeing location’s health, safety, and environmental compliance issues
- Hold full accountability for identifying, assessing, and controlling hazards
- Direct incident/accident investigations and create injury/property damage reports for the management in a timely manner
- Promoted a positive safety focused culture by developing and implementing effective policies
- Identified need for skills improvement and conducted regular training sessions for newly hired staff and veteran employees that improved efficiency
Education
Bachelor of Science - Safety Management
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MOSkills
- OSHA Safety Compliance and VPP Program Management
- Environmental management
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Operational Excellence
- Injury prevention
- Safety training
- Behavior-based safety
- Ergonomics evaluation
- Management Systems
Certification
- OSHA Permit Required Confined Space Entry Competent Person
- OSHA/ANSI/CSA Fall Protection Competent Person
- OSHA 30 Hour General Industry
- OSHA SGE
Timeline
Complex EHS manager
Cargill Protein Solutions
05.2023 - Current
EHS Supervisor
Cargill Protein Solutions
11.2020 - 05.2023
Safety Manager
Diamond Pet Foods
03.2015 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Science - Safety Management
University of Central Missouri
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