Gabrum Baker
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professionals with a proven drive to exceed expectations. Expert at building engaged Safer Together teams, analyzing complex data and developing strategic solutions. Seeking to leverage these skills to drive impactful results and contribute to overall team success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EHS Manager
Owens Corning
Stokesdale, North Carolina
11.2024 - Current
EHS Plant Lead
Chep Brambles
Atlanta, Georgia
12.2020 - 11.2024
EHS Coordinator
Highline Warren
Greensboro, North Carolina
04.2017 - 11.2020
Spill Response Supervisor
Shamrock Environmental
Brown Summit, North Carolina
04.2010 - 03.2020
Education
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Health and Safety
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama09-2025
High School Diploma - undefined
A&T Middle College
Greensboro, North Carolina05-2005
Skills
- Building Engages Safety Culture
- Safety Compliance
- OHSHA Requirements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Government Regulations
- Safety And Risk Assessment
- Incident Investigation
- Building Hazard Awareness
- Safety Training
- Safety Audits
- Injury Prevention
- Managing PPE
- Emergency Response Planning
- Emergency Management
- Hazardous Material Management
- SOP Development
- LOTO Development
- Site Inspections
- Lean Six Sigma experience:
- Proven ability to implement SQDIP management systems, conduct daily Gemba walks, and utilize tier board reporting systems to improve workplace safety
- Conduct 5S programs, improving and eliminating safety risks throughout the facility
- Yellow Belt Kaizen facilitator: Engage with cross-functional teams to identify and assess current conditions and implement improvements to enhance workplace safety
- Proven skill in implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs across the board to engage and empower employees, maximizing operator involvement to drive strategies that improve workplace safety
Ability to engage, teach, and implement safety awareness programs to improve safety culture, such as weekly Stop For Safety to engage and teach employee safety risk throughout work place to raise awareness reduce Tier
Drive a “safety together” culture by implementing safety concern and incident reporting programs to eliminate risks and improve Total Recordable Incident Rate (Tier) year over year
Ability to collaborate and engage with employees to identify, record, and eliminate workplace hazards
Ability to apply and teach 5 Whys analysis to identify root causes
Develop incident and near-miss reporting systems to track and identify leading and lagging indicators, reducing workplace incidents
Lead an Engage safety committee team to increase workplace safety
Conduct Machine guarding assessment to identify high risk and eliminate high risk areas
Develop ergonomic committee team to help assist and teach and identity ergonomic risk throughout the facility
Improve and implement contractor safety programs
Accomplishments
· Accomplishments:
· Reduce workplace injury rate by 90 %
· Achieve Environmental Stewards award Improving Environmental programs.
· Celebrated several years of zero injuries
· Engage with Carolina Star to work towards being Carolina Star Achievements
Certification
- TRAINING THE TRAINER FORKLIFT
- KAIZEN GREEN BELT
- OSHA 30
- RADIATIONS CERTIFICATION
- BLS 1ST AID CPR CERTIFICATION
- HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
Dynamic safety leadership and dedicated to establishing vision, goals, and measurable targets for safety performance. Expert at influencing peers and senior leadership to adapt cutting-edge safety technologies and continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN/Six Sigma)
Timeline
EHS Manager
Owens Corning
11.2024 - Current
EHS Plant Lead
Chep Brambles
12.2020 - 11.2024
EHS Coordinator
Highline Warren
04.2017 - 11.2020
Spill Response Supervisor
Shamrock Environmental
04.2010 - 03.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
A&T Middle College
Associate in Science (A.S.) - Health and Safety
Columbia Southern University