Dave Mirek
Dousman,USA
Summary
Strategic Environmental Health & Safety Leader with extensive experience in multinational consumer and industrial markets. Collaborates with executives and managers to align safety strategies with organizational goals. Delivers effective EHS Management System Designs, enhancing operational safety and compliance while addressing the needs of diverse employee groups.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Global EHS Director
SPX FLOW
Charlotte, USA
07.2023 - Current
- Partnered with Business Unit President and VP of Operations to develop and implement strategic EHS goals, enhancing alignment between EHS function and Business Unit.
- Led M&A EHS activities to ensure compliance and integration.
- Led Enterprise EHS Audit Program
- Facilitate Business Unit EHS Reviews focusing on leading indicator KPI’s
- Led enterprise-level management of property insurance risk management projects, ensuring effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Co-chaired enterprise sustainability ESG team, collaborating with cross-functional leaders to advance sustainability initiatives.
- Co-chaired WCB Business Unit Core Sustainability Team
- Nominated for and Completed SPX FLOW Ascend Leadership Development Program
EHS Leader – Nutrition and Health Business Unit
SPX FLOW
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Partnered with Business Unit President and VP of Operations to develop and sustain strategic EHS goals aligning with EHS function and Business Unit objectives.
- Co-Chair to the Events Committee for our STEP (Sustainability Through Education & Participation) ERG Team
- Developed and implemented leading indicator EHS metrics to enhance performance tracking and drive continuous improvement for Business Unit.
- Utilize continuous improvement tools to drive annual TRIR improvement
- Led M&A activities through project phases, ensuring effective integration of EHS standards during transitions.
Regional EHS Manager – SPX FLOW Americas
SPX FLOW
07.2010 - 10.2022
- Led the implementation of 5 Key EHS Principles providing strategic direction for organizational growth
- Drove continuous improvement in key EHS metrics, focusing on leading indicators to promote proactive safety measures.
- Developed and implemented organizational initiatives aligned with overall strategy, enhancing EHS function.
- Designed an EHS Organizational structure that created 4 functional direct reports to support the maturity of the EHS function at the site level of the organization
- Supported cross-functional development and implementation of EHS Management System, fostering compliance and safety culture.
EHS Manager – SPX Flow Technologies Americas Region
SPX CORPORATION
Charlotte, USA
07.2010 - 09.2013
- Provide EHS leadership, develop functional strategy, and monitor execution of EHS activities for the largest segment within SPX.
- Developed a system to define supervisor responsibilities and track individual compliance within the EHS system
- Implement online training program, consolidating training materials across all sites while integrating completion tracking into HRMIS for streamlined record keeping.
- Created communication tools for GMs to deliver critical EHS information, enhancing their ability to promote EHS initiatives at sites.
- Support sites in the implementation of a corporate Safety Management System and self-evaluation process used to highlight achieved growth and to identify improvement opportunities
- Supported sites during internal 3rd party Health & Safety audits and Environmental Audits by implementing corrective actions.
- Developed accident reporting process to clarify notification levels within the organization, ensuring timely communication from site GMs to segment presidents.
Safety & Loss Control Supervisor
Wicor, Sta-Rite Industries, LLC
Delavan, USA
07.2000 - 07.2010
- Developed and directed safety and health programs such as Hazardous Communications, Lockout/Tagout, Hearing Conservation, Emergency Action Planning, and Ergonomics at all Sta-Rite facilities.
- Conducted internal and external audits to ensure plant compliance with OSHA standards and collaborated with site management to develop processes that prevented abnormalities from recurring.
- Managed workers’ compensation program to ensure compliance and support employee recovery.
- Facilitated incident investigations and managed employee relations, discipline, and new hire orientation to enhance workplace safety culture.
- Perform industrial hygiene sampling and data interpretation to be communicated at all levels of the workforce demonstrating that exposures were within guidelines.
- Support the safety and health activities for 2,000 employees of 7 Sta-Rite facilities.
- Published corporate monthly safety newsletter, formulated statistics, and prepared workers' compensation reports for top management to inform decision-making.
Safety & Loss Control Supervisor - Pentair Flow Technologies Group, Delavan, WI
PENTAIR WATER
Delavan, USA
07.2000 - 07.2010
- Contributed to Pentair Corporate Safety Council, developing and implementing corporate safety programs and best practices across all operations.
- Led Safety & Environmental initiatives on Pentair Lean Assessment development team, enhancing compliance and safety standards.
- Conducted Best Practice Assessments in order to identify program deficiencies, and developed programs and policies in line with best practice expectations.
- Developed a hazard identification and reduction process during Kaizen events.
- Mentored employees at each site to strengthen internal safety capabilities and foster a collaborative team environment.
- Participated in plant closing and consolidation initiatives by collaborating with various departments.
Safety & Environmental Manager - Pentair Flow Technologies Group, Delavan, WI
PENTAIR WATER
Delavan, USA
07.2000 - 07.2010
- Key leader responsible for developing and implementing safety and environmental strategies over multiple locations in both union and non-union work forces.
- Led safety initiatives through a division with cross functional team members comprised of Human Resources and Operational groups that created a learning environment of occurrences and best practice sharing yielding a reduction greater than 40% in OSHA Recordable injuries since 2005.
- Developed a Safety Program that defined routine proactive expectations at all levels of an organization while allowing leadership to have a quantifiable safety metric to hold staff members accountable.
- Supervised Environmental Technician and site safety leaders, ensuring effective implementation of safety protocols.
- Utilized analytical loss information to develop initiatives aligning with business objectives within lean manufacturing principles.
- Led an Energy Conservation initiative that was focused on reducing Electrical and Natural Gas Usage in office and operations settings resulting in greater than 10% monthly usage reductions year over year.
- Successfully implemented an air emissions reduction project that resulted in a WI site closing a Title V Air Permit and opened a Registration Operating Permit reducing annual operating costs and increasing operational flexibility by eliminating the need for Construction Permits.
- Collaborated with Delavan HR Manager to update Employee Handbook, integrating safety policies and job expectations into cohesive document.
Education
M.B.A. - Management
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Whitewater, WI01-2008
B.S.E. - Occupational Safety and Health
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Whitewater, WI01-2000
Skills
- EHS Management System Design
- Sustainability
- Policy Development
- Change Management
- Best Practices
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- M&A due diligence
- Lean Manufacturing
- Organizational Design
- Business Acumen
- Coaching and Team Development
- Teambuilding
- Leadership
- Learning and Development
Timeline
Global EHS Director
SPX FLOW
07.2023 - Current
EHS Leader – Nutrition and Health Business Unit
SPX FLOW
10.2022 - 07.2023
Regional EHS Manager – SPX FLOW Americas
SPX FLOW
07.2010 - 10.2022
EHS Manager – SPX Flow Technologies Americas Region
SPX CORPORATION
07.2010 - 09.2013
Safety & Loss Control Supervisor
Wicor, Sta-Rite Industries, LLC
07.2000 - 07.2010
Safety & Loss Control Supervisor - Pentair Flow Technologies Group, Delavan, WI
PENTAIR WATER
07.2000 - 07.2010
Safety & Environmental Manager - Pentair Flow Technologies Group, Delavan, WI
PENTAIR WATER
07.2000 - 07.2010
M.B.A. - Management
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
B.S.E. - Occupational Safety and Health
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater