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James Schmidt

James Schmidt

Holden,USA

Summary

HANDS ON PROFESSIONAL with over 25 years’ experience in the areas of occupational safety and health management, construction emergency management services, safety prevention programs, and worker’s compensations claims management, quality control.

Safety management professional with proven history of enhancing workplace safety standards and fostering culture of safety compliance. Known for collaborative efforts with cross-functional teams to achieve safety goals and adapt to evolving safety challenges. Skilled in risk assessment and incident investigation, ensuring reliable and adaptable presence in dynamic environments.

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Work History

Safety Manager

Diprondicua USA Limited
  • Overseen the daily operations of the safety department for the entire company. This included all health and safety aspects, environmental & DOT/FMSCA safety.
  • Develop Safety Standards. Developed company-wide safety standards for all departments and employees to follow.
  • Conduct audits
  • Review Incident Reports
  • Maintain Regulations & Write Reports
  • Maintained ISNetworld & Avetta websites
  • Coordinate with Investigators
  • Design Safety Training Programs & led training classes
  • Conduct Safety Meetings
  • Ensure the compliance of Environmental standards
  • Ensure the compliance of DOT/FMSCA standards
  • Encourage employee interaction in safety

Safety Director

Southland Steel Fabricators, Inc.
  • Overseen the daily operations of the safety department for the entire company. This included all health and safety aspects, environmental & DOT/FMSCA safety.
  • Develop Safety Standards. Developed company-wide safety standards for all departments and employees to follow.
  • Conduct audits
  • Review Incident Reports
  • Maintain Regulations & Write Reports
  • Maintained ISNetworld & Avetta websites
  • Coordinate with Investigators
  • Design Safety Training Programs & led training classes
  • Conduct Safety Meetings
  • Ensure the compliance of Environmental standards
  • Ensure the compliance of DOT/FMSCA standards
  • Encourage employee interaction in safety

Safety Coordinator

Oilind Safety / Airgas On-Site Safety Services
  • Daily permit writing for job task needing to be performed, field observation and audits of contractors/sub-contractors, trained new help in the field, assisted in procedural planning of safety work scopes.
  • Managing/observing site activities for safety concerns and providing safety training.

Safety Technician/Manager

RMT, Inc. / CLP, Inc., Madison, WI
  • Oversaw daily site activities, observing site construction for safety concerns
  • Conducted daily safety meetings, site safety orientations, specific site safety training
  • Manage company pre-surveys, perform risk assessment, conduct safety inspections, provide follow-up training, conduct audits, writing and issuing of construction permits, performed QC.
  • Assisted clients with development of safety programs, developed on-site training programs.

Human Resources / Safety Director

LINK STAFFING, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Oversaw daily human resource operations for multiple clients
  • Manage company pre-surveys, perform risk assessment, conduct safety inspections, provide follow-up training, conduct audits, perform loss trending and claims review for clients, performed on-site training Certifications and QC checks.
  • Work with insurance carrier, underwriter and claims office and provide weekly status reviews to ensure proper client selection
  • Assisted clients with development of safety programs; developed on-site training program

Zone Manager / Safety Director

WAL-MART, Ft. Worth, TX
  • Oversaw managed daily operations for retail marketing aspects
  • Supervised over 250 employees
  • Responsible for all aspects of OSHA compliance including management, documentation, training, underwriting, and claims processing, OSHA accident investigations and audits
  • Conducted over 250 safety training and accident prevention classes on various topics regarding worker safety programs in order to control cost; developed company loss control manual and emergency services protocol, performed daily QC checks and weekly equipment certifications.

Education

Associates Degree - Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

Louisiana State University

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Marketing

Indiana University Southeast

Skills

  • Safety and Risk Management
  • Proven ability to design, direct and implement effective safety programs - - designed on-site safety training programs
  • Demonstrated experience in monitoring facilities and processes for adherence to OSHA guidelines by overseeing inspections, recommending corrective measures and preparing for OSHA safety audits and investigations – supervised safety programs for heavy manufacturing (construction, chemical/refinery and steel) companies
  • Oversaw managed care operations for workers compensation insurance company which involved underwriting, claims review, OSHA compliance and training, quality control and loss prevention
  • Technical Expertise
  • Instructor: OSHA 500 Construction Safety; Forklift Training (Certified); Firefighting; CPR, First – Aid, Tower Rescue, Lock out/ Tag out, permit writing, drug urinalysis collection and testing certified, breath alcohol testing certified, qualified rigging/spotter and quality control
  • Training and Coursework: OSHA Safety for Managers (40 hours); OSHA Scaffold Training; Leadership and Effectiveness; Claim Management and Managed Care; Risk Assessment; safety management college coursework, basic 10 plus
  • Computer Skills: Very proficient with Windows, Adobe, Programming, AmiPro and dBase
  • Residential/Commercial construction, Heavy Equipment Operator, Blueprints, Drafting
  • Communication Skills
  • Instructor of hundreds of job safety training programs on OSHA safety and compliance, drug free workplace programs, firefighting, MSHA and miscellaneous other job safety programs
  • Helped develop occupational safety control and loss control manuals for both current and past employers
  • Experienced and effective working with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds (ability to speak some Spanish and have experience training Spanish-speaking workers) and interacting with all levels of management and personnel
  • Incident investigation
  • Implementing policies
  • Safety program development
  • Hazard identification

Certification

  • OSHA Instructor - Independent Coursework
  • Confined Space Rescue - CMC Rescue / Airgas On-Site Safety Services
  • CPR / First Responder - Independent Coursework
  • H2S Trainer - Independent Coursework
  • Certified DOT Urine Drug Screen Collector - Independent Coursework

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA - Senior Computer Operator / Safety Manager
  • Chesapeake Energy, Ft. Worth, TX - Safety Manager
  • Nabors Industries - Roughneck / Safety Manager
  • Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA - Assistant Project Manager / Safety Tech / QC
  • Dauenhauer Plumbing, Inc., Louisville, KY - Journeyman Plumber
  • Jeffboat Inc., Jeffersonville, IN - 1st Class Rigger / Machine Operator / Machinist / Welder/Safety Tech / QC
  • United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, CA - E-7 Gunnery Sergeant, 1st Recon
  • Dow Chemical, Plaquemine, LA - Scaffolding / Safety Tech

Timeline

Safety Manager

Diprondicua USA Limited

Safety Director

Southland Steel Fabricators, Inc.

Safety Coordinator

Oilind Safety / Airgas On-Site Safety Services

Safety Technician/Manager

RMT, Inc. / CLP, Inc., Madison, WI

Human Resources / Safety Director

LINK STAFFING, Baton Rouge, LA

Zone Manager / Safety Director

WAL-MART, Ft. Worth, TX

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Marketing

Indiana University Southeast

Associates Degree - Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

Louisiana State University

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