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Michael Cronin

Salem,NH

Summary

A seasoned Safety Officer and Continuous Improvement Lead, I excel in workplace safety and lean methodologies, boasting a proven track record of enhancing safety protocols and driving efficiency improvements.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Safety Officer/Continuous Improvement Lead

Tri-K
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Conducted regular safety inspections and audits to identify potential hazards and prevent accidents and injuries.
  • Owner of Safe Work Permit System for all non-routine task for employees and contractors
  • Conducted and assigned safety training to employees to increase awareness of safety hazards and empower employees to work safely.
  • Communicated safety performance and progress to management and employees to provide up to date information.
  • Owner of IMS. Investigated incidents thoroughly, identifying root causes and implementing preventive measures accordingly. Then checking effectiveness and taking action if needed
  • Facilitated cross-departmental safety committees, fostering collaborative approach to workplace safety.
  • Improved workplace safety by conducting thorough risk assessments.
  • Enhanced emergency response times by developing and executing comprehensive evacuation plans.
  • Collaborated with management to develop site-specific safety policies, ensuring alignment with federal and state requirement
  • Owner of site PPE
  • Owner of new employee onboarding
  • Principle leader of Continuous Improvement Program
  • Trained and lead Site Steering Committee for 2 sites
  • Facilitated Workshops, RIEs, Kaizen
  • Developed Employee continuous improvement 1-pager to share with sites
  • 5S training


Operational Excellence Lead

Covestro
01.2016 - 01.2023
  • Support all HSE activities on site
  • Site Trainer for Safety Program
  • Member of Safety Team
  • Site Facilitator, Site Trainer, and Mindset and Behavior lead
  • Principle leader for Continuous improvement program
  • Proactively manage risks, stakeholders and milestones for CI program
  • Prepare and submit monthly KPI
  • Monthly safety audits
  • Train and certify all employees in lean mythology
  • Lead sites Value Stream Analysis
  • Facilitate Workshops, RIEs, Kaizen

Manufacturing Supervisor

Covestro
10.2008 - 01.2015
  • Drove a safety first and quality always culture
  • Led safety meetings
  • Empowered and lead a team at a chemical batch process site
  • Updated and implemented safety polices and procedures to meet or exceed OSHS, EPA,and PSM
  • Identify and report HSE risks and lead RCAs
  • Steer improvements through sites KPIs and KOPs
  • Issue SWPs for all non routine tasks
  • SWP trainer
  • Maintained proper inventory levels.
  • Reported tool, machinery and equipment issues to maintenance personnel and prioritized for repair.
  • Monitored production schedules to ensure on-time delivery of products, meeting customer expectations consistently.
  • Improved production efficiency by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and streamlining processes.
  • Issued, monitored and entered all batch sheets into SAP

Co-Owner

Cronin Brothers
03.2001 - 09.2008
  • Participated in all phases of the construction process of various custom residential properties( hardscape, building, softscape, and maintenance)
  • Maintained professional relationships with contractors to negotiate contracts and agreements.
  • Developed and managed budget
  • Hired personal, built schedule, and operated payroll.

Union Operator

Pepsi Cola
01.1993 - 03.2001
  • Vending mechanic
  • Bulk merchandiser
  • Route salesman
  • Bulk salesman
  • Site trainor

Education

High School Diploma -

Billerica Memorial High School
Billerica, MA
06-1987

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA

Skills

  • Incident investigation
  • Hazard identification
  • Safety training
  • Lockout and tagout procedures
  • Confined space entry
  • 5S methodology
  • Visual management
  • Standard work development
  • Value stream mapping
  • Kaizen facilitation
  • Lean manufacturing tools
  • Safety and compliance inspections

Skills

Certification

Lean expert

Incident Commander

Timeline

Safety Officer/Continuous Improvement Lead

Tri-K
01.2023 - 01.2025

Operational Excellence Lead

Covestro
01.2016 - 01.2023

Manufacturing Supervisor

Covestro
10.2008 - 01.2015

Co-Owner

Cronin Brothers
03.2001 - 09.2008

Union Operator

Pepsi Cola
01.1993 - 03.2001

High School Diploma -

Billerica Memorial High School

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Middlesex Community College

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