Christopher Watts
Kearney,MO
Summary
Verifiable strengths in improving work procedures in support of Environmental, Health and Safety processes in a manufacturing environment. Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborating with team members to identify and remedy health and safety issues. Well versed in maintenance, safety improvement programs, quality improvements, production, inventory management and scheduling. Highly pro-active and articulate in communication and possess excellent leadership, management, and persuasive skills to bring about processes and changes in the work culture. Particularly on health, safety, and environmental issues which includes risk management and human organizational performance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Health & Safety Manager & Area Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Georgia Pacific
Madera, USA
08.2010 - Current
- Facilitate Behavior Based Safety team
- Provide leadership on the floor and strive for compliance in EHS
- Coach, train, and develop personnel in safety
- SME in critical hazards for the facility and path to zero SIF strategies
- Lead all safety teams
- Maintained safety documentation recordkeeping according to retention policy
- Perform new hire orientation
- Update/create LTV procedures, J.HA.’s, and S.O.P.’s
- Incident investigator utilizing cause mapping for root cause analysis while applying HOP concepts
- Perform audits/inspections
- Track safety training completion as well as create training material
- CSO for multiple commercial compliance standards
- Participate in the selection and development of talent within the organization
- Facilitate safety ownership and accountability within the plant
- Established and communicated clearly defined roles and expectations
- Manage all compliance for safety and environmental for federal, state, and local agencies. Serve as the primary person responsible during agency inspections/audits of the facility and submittals to government agencies
- Risk management
- Support all phases of capital and major expense projects to ensure safe execution
- Active Area EH&S manager for multiple sites
- Auditor for facilities
- Develop and mentor new EHS Managers
- HOP core facilitator
- Manage and provide assistance to sister plants within the region.
- Division fire protection CSO
- Microsoft Office user
Machine Operator/EHS Coordinator
Georgia Pacific
Kansas City, USA
08.2006 - 08.2010
- Safely operated a high speed flexo folder gluer in a production assembly.
- Responsible for printing and ink specs to modify with machine.
- Continuously inspected and maintained work area free of debris.
- Assisted with routine maintenance or repair of machines; weekly.
- Collaborated with a team to manufacture product at a safe and efficient level.
- Executed priority and peak performance to satisfy customer demands.
- Followed regulations, safety guidelines, and company procedures at all times.
Education
Diploma -
Oak Park High School
Kansas City, MOReferences
Available upon request
Timeline
Environmental Health & Safety Manager & Area Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Georgia Pacific
08.2010 - Current
Machine Operator/EHS Coordinator
Georgia Pacific
08.2006 - 08.2010
Diploma -
Oak Park High School