Robert Atkins
Traverse City,Mi
Summary
High-performing professional with substantial experience developing and implementing safety and health programs. Creates safety protocols, conducts hazard assessments and provides education. Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and committed to promoting industrial hygiene and environmental health.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Occupational Safety Consultant
MIOSHA CET Division
11.2018 - Current
- State of Michigan – Michigan Occupational Safety & Health (MIOSHA) Consultation, Education & Training (CET) Division, Responsible for 24 counties in the northern lower peninsula
- Liaison for the MIOSHA/UAW/Ford Partnership
- Safety Consultant for all public and private employers in area, especially those in high risk industries
- Present and teach MTI courses
- Assist in any special projects assigned such as Ask MIOSHA questions from public
EHS Supervisor & Sanitation Supervisor
Bay Valley Foods
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Responsible for training workforce on all EHS policies and procedures
- Develop, review and maintain all plant Policies and Procedures
- Responsible for all CIP and Sanitation events
- Write, rewrite and maintain Sanitation work instructions and procedures
- Supervise housekeeping and Janitorial personnel on all shifts
- Brought the OSHA OIR rate from over 14 in 2014 to 2.5 in 2017
- Completely rewrote and revised the Confined Space Entry Program at Bay Valley to be MIOSHA compliant
- Revised all existing LOTO procedures for the plant and wrote one for every piece of machinery that did not have one previously, 320 documents in total
- Wrote JSA (Job Safety Analysis) documents for all production positions
- Head of the plant safety committee/ team that completed an average 300 safety improvements and suggestions a year
- Conducted all root cause investigations of recordable accidents and incidents, over 30 total
- SME for the plant for the Apollo root cause investigation method, completing 10 different investigations
- Currently certified Industrial and Commercial Storm Water Permit A-1h
- Revised all existing CIP (Clean in place) SOPs and Sanitation work plans
- Wrote Sanitation work plans for all process areas that did not previously have them
- Redesigned chemical dispenser systems to be safer, more efficient for 3 CIP systems
- Installed dilute chemical dispensing systems for all cleaning chemicals
- Redesigned CIP piping in processing area to be safer and easier to hook up
- Cleaned up and applied 5s standards to several areas of the plant that had never been cleaned up prior
- Supervised all major CIP events for the plant
Production Supervisor
Herbalife Innovation And Manufacturing
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Daily responsible for two powder lines, liquid line, tablet packaging line, dry blending (Lodige blending, Ribbon blending and V blending areas) and Liquid blending
- Placed in charge of a task team to increase High speed production line rate from 80cpm to design rate of 150cpm
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed team of [Number] production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all deadlines.
Power Packaging Lines Production Supervisor
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition Division
01.2004 - 01.2011
- Powder Packaging & Dryers
- Responsible for Production Schedule, product quality, area GMPs
- Manage a 21-member production team to achieve all section, plant and division goals
- Provide support team to assist them in successfully meeting their goals
- Wrote CIP/ Wash programs for four different powder packaging lines that reduced cleaning cycle times from 10-12 hours to 6-8 hours, increasing production capacity while increasing micro swab results
- Supervised the first production teams on the advanced technology SimplePac packaging line that achieved production standard rate within the first year
- Proposed and implemented a project to use auto samplers to sample powder production that reduced product contamination possibility during production and saving at least $20,000 annually in reduction of product needed for quality testing.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
Material Planner & Production Supervisor
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc
01.1994 - 01.2004
- Responsible for ordering blend and packaging materials to support 20 million cases of production in Henderson OceanSpray production plant
- Managed relationships with over two dozen suppliers in support of production activities
- Managed $24 million of OceanSpray corrugate supplies at near site Owens-Illinois bottle plant
- Maintained formula database used in blend operations for OceanSpray as well as contract pack products
- Supervised in a Team Based work environment
- Responsible for performance management system of this group including discipline and recognition
- Created a best practice “Clean in Place” procedure used on the production lines at OceanSpray Cranberries
- Defined training requirements and implemented across teams to achieve common methodology
- Researched and developed Capital Authorization Request and managed the selection and installation of a Biometric time clock and door security system
- Managed many product commissionings over the years as production supervisor
- Commissionings ranged from new product formulations to packaging changes and new product introductions.
Education
BS - Business Administration, leadership
Regis University
2004
OSHA Training – Evaluation of Safety and Health management Systems - undefined
Macomb Community College
2019
Root Cause Analysis Methodology Training - undefined
Apollo
2015
Yearly training in Communication, Ethics, Quality Systems and Antitrust - undefined
Better Process Control School
2011
Skills
- Strong people skills, able to manage a diverse workforce in both team based and traditional work environments
- Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified
- Paperwork Preparation
- Strong investigation skills - Quality investigations, consumer complaints, accident investigations
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Experienced writer of manuals and procedures
- Extensive Excel and Word experience
Timeline
Senior Occupational Safety Consultant
MIOSHA CET Division
11.2018 - Current
EHS Supervisor & Sanitation Supervisor
Bay Valley Foods
01.2013 - 01.2018
Production Supervisor
Herbalife Innovation And Manufacturing
01.2011 - 01.2012
Power Packaging Lines Production Supervisor
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition Division
01.2004 - 01.2011
Material Planner & Production Supervisor
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc
01.1994 - 01.2004
BS - Business Administration, leadership
Regis University
OSHA Training – Evaluation of Safety and Health management Systems - undefined
Macomb Community College
Root Cause Analysis Methodology Training - undefined
Apollo
Yearly training in Communication, Ethics, Quality Systems and Antitrust - undefined
Better Process Control School
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