Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Cynthia Martin

Cynthia Martin

Olaton,Ky

Summary

Dedicated professional with a master's degree in Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Management. Eager to contribute expertise in creating and implementing customized safety programs for diverse work environments. Passionate about fostering a culture of safety and compliance, bringing a strategic approach to training initiatives that prioritize employee well-being and organizational success. Proven track record in developing tailored safety solutions, committed to delivering impactful results that enhance workplace safety standards and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Safety Manager

Tyson Foods
12.2021 - Current
  • Conducting and tracking compliance training
  • OSHA liaison
  • Coach and drive the safety culture
  • Facilitation of the safety committee to ensure peer safety
  • Ensuring compliances with all regulatory bodies and standards are followed
  • Occupational health and safety auditing
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Team building and collaboration
  • Visit job sites to conduct job safety analysis and safety audits
  • Evaluate, assess, and alter safety procedures/policies for the benefit of the employee and the employer
  • Incident and accident investigation and reporting
  • Gap assessment and identification of machine guard needs
  • Driving safety through leadership as well as team members

SH&E Tech

Nestle USA
08.2016 - 11.2021
  • Coach and drive a behavior-based safety culture
  • Ensuring that safety is everyone’s priority and that they have what they need for a safe working environment
  • Streamlining the permit to work tracking program, initiating a safety star point team in order to drive safety in a peer-to-peer relationship
  • Opacity checks
  • Coordination with wastewater treatment team to ensure compliance with wastewater permit
  • Facilitation of a safety team that is also going to be the Green team
  • Assisting in the management of the factory’s waste streams for recycling and reuse
  • Ensuring compliances with all regulatory bodies and standards
  • Occupational health and safety auditing
  • Development of comprehensive safety programs tailored to specific company needs
  • Incident and accident investigation and reporting
  • Gap assessment and identification of safety shortfalls
  • Continuous process improvement focused on creating a safety-oriented culture
  • Safety and compliance training and development
  • Occupational ergonomics and worker health
  • Team building and collaboration
  • Visit job sites to conduct safety audits on personnel, equipment, and materials
  • Evaluate, assess, and alter safety procedures/policies for the benefit of the employee and the client
  • Analyze accident reports and evaluate injury case studies based on available facts
  • Prepare and conduct safety training sessions for employees and vendors
  • Research environmental regulations and policies and institute changes to ensure compliance
  • Track incident metrics and measure trends
  • Lead injury and incident inquiries and evaluations
  • Design and implement workplace processes and procedures that help protect workers from hazardous work conditions
  • Operates, maintains, certifies, inspects, and oversees installation of safety equipment.
  • Oversees the collections, packaging, testing, storing, transporting/disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Inventory Control Specialist

Nestle USA
08.2007 - 08.2016
  • Skillfully performed all inventory tasks. Also learned the ropes being the backup Lead person over the warehouse and filling in for both the other Lead person and supervisor in their absences
  • Selected contributions:
  • Designed the best practice inventory program currently being used
  • Greatly improved inventory accuracy from a very low level to consistently achieve 99% or better during my time in the role
  • SAP super user and member of online Material Handling help group started by Shawn Cooper and Kim Monge
  • Led programs to help in the reduction of expired material costs
  • Our team achieved world class for materials days on hand
  • Led programs to help in the reduction of materials damages

Education

Master of Science - Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Management

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
10.2018

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
12.2015

Skills

  • Risk assessment expertise
  • Ergonomic assessment
  • In-depth risk analysis
  • Zero access safety inspection
  • Specialist in work authorization processes
  • Behavior-based safety coaching
  • Predictive risk analysis tools
  • Advanced skills in Office applications
  • Experience with SAP systems
  • Project management expertise
  • Sustainable resource practices
  • Cause evaluation
  • Safety-focused leadership
  • GMP compliance expertise
  • Experience in homeland security operations
  • Environmental compliance evaluation
  • Qualified instructor in hazardous materials management

Certification

  • OSHA 30 Hour – 1910 General Industry Certification
  • OSHA 30 Hour – 1926 Construction Certification
  • Exemplar Global AU – Auditing Management Systems ISO 19011:2018
  • Exemplar Global TL – Lead Audit Teams ISO 19011:2018
  • Exemplar Global OH 45001 – Auditing ISA 45001 Management Systems ISO 45001:201
  • Hazwoper / HazMat First Responder
  • CPR / AFA / AED
  • GSP
  • Fall Protection for the Competent Person OSHA 29 CFR 1926.500

Timeline

Safety Manager

Tyson Foods
12.2021 - Current

SH&E Tech

Nestle USA
08.2016 - 11.2021

Inventory Control Specialist

Nestle USA
08.2007 - 08.2016

Master of Science - Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Management

Columbia Southern University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Columbia Southern University