Melissa Alvarado
Rochester,NY
Summary
Highly-qualified Safety Manager offering three-years of experience in Environmental, Health and Safety. Decisive leader with strategic planning and conflict-management abilities. Desiring to take on a new long-term position with room for advancement.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Western Safety Manager
Dependable Disposal
Syracuse, NY
10.2022 - Current
- Regulate OSHA procedures and compliance
- Verifying and implementing drivers for random tests, license and DOT Medical Card renewals
- Register and inspect company vehicles and trucks
- Quarterly Environmental Water sampling
- Provided health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
- Orchestrated and led meetings to convey essential safety-related information, address occupational safety inquiries, issues or concerns and promote continuity of training initiatives.
- Analyzed data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses or accidents.
- Conducted audits at industrial sites and participated in hazardous waste site investigations.
- Coordinated information programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Developed and updated emergency response procedures.
- Investigated accidents to identify causes and prevent future incidences.
- Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
- Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Developed and created materials for new employee health and safety orientations.
- Participated in business safety committee meetings and health and safety audits.
- Inspected specified areas to verify presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment and first-aid supplies.
- Coordinated right-to-know programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Conducted safety training or education programs to demonstrate use of safety equipment.
- Supported health and safety technicians aligned to facility by providing guidance, coaching and direction.
- Maintained and updated emergency response plans or procedures.
- Investigated adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment or lighting potentially affecting employee health and performance.
- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.
- Conducted trainings for company employees on safety initiatives to comply with federal regulations.
- Inspected company buildings and job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
Operations Support and Safety Manager
Casella Waste Management
Rochester, NY
12.2019 - 10.2022
- Verifying and implementing drivers for random tests, license and DOT Medical Card renewals
- Register and inspect company vehicles and trucks
- Quarterly Environmental Water sampling
- Provided health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
- Orchestrated and led meetings to convey essential safety-related information, address occupational safety inquiries, issues or concerns and promote continuity of training initiatives.
- Analyzed data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses or accidents.
- Conducted audits at industrial sites and participated in hazardous waste site investigations.
- Coordinated information programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Developed and updated emergency response procedures.
- Investigated accidents to identify causes and prevent future incidences.
- Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
- Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Developed and created materials for new employee health and safety orientations.
- Participated in business safety committee meetings and health and safety audits.
- Inspected specified areas to verify presence of fire prevention equipment, safety equipment and first-aid supplies.
- Coordinated right-to-know programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
- Conducted safety training or education programs to demonstrate use of safety equipment.
- Supported health and safety technicians aligned to facility by providing guidance, coaching and direction.
- Maintained and updated emergency response plans or procedures.
- Investigated adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment or lighting potentially affecting employee health and performance.
- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors.
- Conducted trainings for company employees on safety initiatives to comply with federal regulations.
- Inspected company buildings and job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
Retail Counter Sales- Supervisor
NAPA Auto Parts
Rochester, NY
09.2018 - 07.2020
- Answer phone calls while managing a search engine for car parts
- Organize paperwork for defective and core parts for credit
- Organize morning and night paperwork for district to have the proper information
- Supervise drivers while setting up their delivery routes
- Organize and protect the store assets
- Train new employees on the company’s system for looking up parts effectively
Human Resources and Administrative Assistant
Monroe County Hall of Justice
Rochester, NY
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Developed a tracking hours template for current and future interns
- Developed an internship manual for the internship program
- Conducted tours in the court
- Managed any paperwork for my supervisor
- Set up appointments for intern interviews
- Conduct internship interviews
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration- Degree - Business Administration And Management
Bryant And Stratton College
Rochester12.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Specialist
Bryant & Stratton College
Rochester, NY03.2019
Skills
- Skills & Abilities:
- Customer Support
- Data Input
- Supervising
- Retail Counter sales
- Environmental Storm Water Testing
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
- OSHA Compliance Administrator
- Safety Administrative Supervisor
- Communication (Email, and Phone)
- Compliance requirements
- Workforce training
- Staff training and development
- Incidents management
- Solutions development
- Business Administration
- Business and Operations Management
- Health and safety compliance
Certification
- OSHA 1910 General Industry Training - Received: May 4th, 2022 Expiration: May 4th, 2027 Certificate#: 06771116
- NYS DEC 4-Hour Erosion and Sediment Control Training - Received: May 4th 2020 Expiration: May 4th 2023 SWT#: 060T-5042020-320
Timeline
Western Safety Manager
Dependable Disposal
10.2022 - Current
Operations Support and Safety Manager
Casella Waste Management
12.2019 - 10.2022
Human Resources and Administrative Assistant
Monroe County Hall of Justice
09.2019 - 12.2019
Retail Counter Sales- Supervisor
NAPA Auto Parts
09.2018 - 07.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Specialist
Bryant & Stratton College
Bachelor of Business Administration- Degree - Business Administration And Management
Bryant And Stratton College