Stephen Smith
Fort Smith,AR
Summary
Seasoned Plating and EHS Manager with extensive expertise in enhancing production processes, regulatory compliance, and team leadership. Demonstrates a strong commitment to safety management and environmental sustainability. Proven ability in developing innovative solutions to complex challenges, ensuring business growth and operational efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plating, EHS Consultant
Smith Consulting
Fort Smith, AR
09.2024 - Current
- Engaged to mitigate problems within plating operations, wastewater treatment processes, environmental standards and safety measures
- Supported NADCAP audits across diverse aerospace plating facilities
- Audited facilities to enhance plating, wastewater, environmental and safety programs.
Plating/EHS Manager
SPFAmerica
Fort Smith, AR
07.2023 - 09.2024
- "Revitalized Bright Tin, Nickel, Matte Tin, and Tin/Lead lines, aligning them with modern standards and improving the wastewater system."
- Updated the Environmental Management Systems to be following State and Federal Regulations
- Enhanced Safety Management Systems through monthly audits and corrective actions, including upgrades to the forklift and lockout/tagout programs
Plating/EHS Manager
Xerion Battery Technologies
Kettering, OH
06.2022 - 07.2023
- "Collaborated with a startup to pioneer safer battery manufacturing techniques."
Metal Finishing, EHS & Safety Manager
Virginia Panel Corporation
Waynesboro, VA
09.2018 - 06.2022
- Plating Electroless Nickel, Passivation, Chromating (Clear & Gold), Type 2 Anodizing (Clear & Black)
- Select gold plating for precision pins, gold barrel plating and wastewater
- Responsible for all environmental and safety of the facility
- "Modernized the plating shop with state-of-the-art software, hardware, and equipment, enhancing gold line production."
- Updated the Environmental Management Systems to be following State and Federal Regulations
- Enhanced the Safety Management System by doing monthly audit review meetings, audits and corrective actions
- Lockout/tagout and JSA program upgrades
- Achieved and maintained SHARPS certification
Plating Manager
United Record Pressing
Nashville, TN
04.2018 - 09.2018
- Electroforming for the vinyl record industry
- Made silvered lacquers to make masters/mothers and reintroduced this process back at this plating facility resulting in a $600k/year savings in stopping outside services
- Worked on moving a 60-year-old facility to a new building
- Responsible for all the chemistry, majority of the maintenance
- With the company wanting to be up to date in ISO writing procedures, trained all new personnel in the procedures as if we were ISO certified
Plating Process Specialist
SRG Global
Ripley, TN
12.2016 - 03.2018
- Improved a 40-year-old automotive plating operation, focusing on reducing scrap and enhancing process efficiency
Plating Technical Manager
All American Threaded Products
Indianapolis, IN
11.2015 - 12.2016
- Project Manager who Managed projects to modernize 30-year-old plating machines and waste treatment systems, increasing efficiencies by 30%
Plating, Wastewater & EHS Consultant
- Engaged to mitigate problems within plating operations, wastewater treatment processes, environmental standards and safety measures
- Supported NADCAP audits across diverse aerospace plating facilities
- Audited facilities to enhance plating, wastewater, environmental and safety programs.
Education
Master’s degree - Life Experience, Power of Persuasion, Observation of the General Public
Hard Knocks Academy
Master’s degree - Street Smarts 101
University of Life
Skills
- Proficient Leadership Skills
- Injury Risk Management
- Lean Process Improvement
- Lean Production Techniques
- Inventory Optimization
- Startup Development
- NADCAP Compliance Expertise
- ISO 14001 Compliance
- Experience with DOT Compliance
- Production Management in SAP
- OSHA Compliance Knowledge
- Hazardous Materials Training
- 16949 Compliance Expertise
- Expertise in RCRA Regulations
- HAZWOPER Certification
- Electroless Nickel Process Management
- Gold Production Oversight
- Tin Processing Knowledge
- Tin Rack Management
- Tin Lead Management
- Palladium Expertise
- Electroless Copper Techniques
- Zinc Processing Knowledge
- R-to-R Nickel Handling
- Nickel Thermal Coating
- Copper Processing Expertise
- Chrome Performance Optimization
- Silver Expertise
- Safety Hazard Recognition
- PPE Compliance Expertise
- Regulatory Compliance Inspections
- Risk Management Assessments
- Statistical Analysis
- Root Cause Investigation
- Occupational Safety Practices
- Regulatory Compliance Facilitation
- Chemical Safety Management
- Subcontractor Coordination
- Risk Mitigation Strategies
- Data Validation Expertise
- Document Management
- Workflow Enhancement
- Lean Methodology Expertise
- Safety Program Development
- Environmental Sustainability Practices
- Safety Program Development
- Occupational Health Management
- Environmental Waste Coordination
- Accurate Recordkeeping
Web
https://linkedin.com/in/stephen-smith-27a68b6
Plating Experience
- Electroless Nickel (POP & Hoist)
- Gold (Barrel POP & R-to-R)
- Tin (R-to-R)
- Tin (Rack)
- Tin – Lead (R-to-R)
- Palladium (R-to-R)
- Electroless Copper (POP & Hoist)
- Zinc (Barrel & Hoist)
- Nickel (Hoist, POP Barrel & R-to-R)
- Nickel Thermal Spray
- Copper
- Chrome POP
- Silver
Certification
- RCRA
- HAZWOPER
- DOT HAZMAT
Languages
English
Full Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Plating, EHS Consultant
Smith Consulting
09.2024 - Current
Plating/EHS Manager
SPFAmerica
07.2023 - 09.2024
Plating/EHS Manager
Xerion Battery Technologies
06.2022 - 07.2023
Metal Finishing, EHS & Safety Manager
Virginia Panel Corporation
09.2018 - 06.2022
Plating Manager
United Record Pressing
04.2018 - 09.2018
Plating Process Specialist
SRG Global
12.2016 - 03.2018
Plating Technical Manager
All American Threaded Products
11.2015 - 12.2016
Plating, Wastewater & EHS Consultant
- RCRA
- HAZWOPER
- DOT HAZMAT
Master’s degree - Life Experience, Power of Persuasion, Observation of the General Public
Hard Knocks Academy
Master’s degree - Street Smarts 101
University of Life
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