Kinney L. Cossel
Tioga,PA
Summary
With over 21 years of management and supervisory experience with my eight years in the USAF, I have dedicated my career to ensuring the safety of my employees. Over the last 13 years, I have been deeply involved in the safety training of oil and gas employees. I have developed many training curriculums from administrative tasks to crane operations. My safety knowledge would be well served by your company.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Manager
RWLS LLC d, Renegade Services
07.2016 - Current
- Developed and managed health and safety programs for three RWLS LLC districts spanning eight states to reduce injury rates and improve post-loss case management
- Facilitated a safety culture transformation from reactive to proactive by effectively influencing key stakeholders of the organization
- Succeeded in reducing employees’ injuries by 43% within the North Region
- Implemented an App-based behavior-based safety program focusing on training and incident reporting in real-time
- Partnered with Human Resources and Operations Management to aggressively manage worker’s compensation cases, reducing the lost time by 80% and worker's compensation by 49%
- Provided meaningful statistics to management promptly to assist in the continued improvement of the workplace, health, safety, environment, and loss control
- Coordinates risk management functions, assists with worker’s compensation program and return to work program
- Provide communication to Operations Leadership regarding performance status and make recommendations for improvement
- Partner with Facilities Manager on workplace improvements and repairs
- Manage safety equipment inspection and testing programs, and assist Operation Management in maintaining emergency equipment
- Work collaboratively with the Work Comp Department and Legal to ensure proper claims management
- Developed a computer-based contract employee hour tracking Completed comprehensive facility safety audits (VPP type) and developed an action plan to address gaps at U.S
- Manufacturing facilities
- Coordinated with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies on EHS compliance and reporting
- Facilitate third-party reporting agencies such as Veriforce, ISNetworld and Avetta.
Operations Manager
Seatrax Training and Development
Mansfield, PA
04.2011 - 06.2016
- Assist with design of internal training programs, including formulating lesson plans and determining training methods
- Develop and implement comprehensive training programs, including initial training, reinforcing training and training on updates
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training and monitor all onboarding and continuous learning events to ensure consistency for new hire and existing cast
- Fully responsible for creating and developing the training materials
- Problem-solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational, and training abilities are used often, and management reports, giving and receiving instructions, and training
- Responsible for coaching, developing, and utilizing the field-based trainers in training new hires and new hire training sessions
- Supervises subordinate staff, including interviewing, hiring, and discipline
Branch Manager
Star Gas Propane/Inergy Propane LLC
Mansfield, PA
04.2002 - 04.2011
- Manages the day-to-day operations of the District and provides daily support to team members in ensuring quality and budget performance
- Monitors budget and operating metrics while diagnosing and improving processes, procedures, and performance
- People management, including selection, development, goal setting and performance management
- Review the performance of those reporting to me
- Provide coaching, technical training, etc
- To help his/her managers improve their performance
Customer Service Center Manager
Suburban Propane
Belmont, NY
04.1999 - 04.2002
- Create and maintain a diverse, high-performing store management team through consistent selection, development, and motivation
- Cultivate an environment of open communication and drive the performance management and development of associates within the
- District
- Establish high standards for management performance and set clear expectations for store manager function
- Establish realistic operation improvement strategies and develop action plans to guide the performance improvement process
Crane Rigging Instructor, •Mobile Crane Hand Signal Instructor, •Mobile
Mobile
McChord AFB, WA.
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Maintained and repaired mission-essential equipment including: Hydraulic
- Test Stands, Gas Turbine Compressors, Hi and Low Pac compressors
- Diesel generators, A/C Units
- Administering and organizing preventive maintenance programs, as well as design/process improvements
- Evaluate and communicate with subordinates, peers, and supervisor regarding maintenance-related responsibilities within the scope of the facility
- Instruct and facilitate various Maintenance training courses (e.g
- Fleet maintenance, GSE maintenance)
- Maintain the security of the Maintenance area or wherever location you are working
- TRAINING/INSTRUCTOR CREDENTIALS
- CHST credentials for BCSP
- Crane Inspector
- Fall Protection Instructor CFR 1910/
Powered Industrial Truck Instructor (Telehandler)
United States Air Force, AK
01.1991 - 01.1998
Overhead Crane Instructor
- Overhead Crane Inspector
- Confined Space Instructor
- Aerial Lift Instructor
Scissor Lift Instructor, Instructor
- CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
- Safeland Instructor(Gas and Oil version of OSHA)
- Smith System, Global Harmonization System (GHS)
- Lockout Tag out Instructor
- Fire Watch/Fire Extinguisher Instructor
- Powered Industrial Truck Instructor (Industrial forklift)
Skills
- RELEVANT
- SKILLS:
- PC Literate –Very proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, E-mailAutomated Routing System – based on Degree Days
Timeline
Safety Manager
RWLS LLC d, Renegade Services
07.2016 - Current
Operations Manager
Seatrax Training and Development
04.2011 - 06.2016
Branch Manager
Star Gas Propane/Inergy Propane LLC
04.2002 - 04.2011
Customer Service Center Manager
Suburban Propane
04.1999 - 04.2002
Crane Rigging Instructor, •Mobile Crane Hand Signal Instructor, •Mobile
Mobile
01.1998 - 01.1999
Powered Industrial Truck Instructor (Telehandler)
United States Air Force, AK
01.1991 - 01.1998
Overhead Crane Instructor
Scissor Lift Instructor, Instructor
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