Cody A. Pless
Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Rubber polymer processing
Akron, OH · (973) 555 0181 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/codyapless
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Thirteen years in industrial environmental health and safety
INDUSTRIES
Rubber and polymer processing, tire manufacturing, industrial chemicals
SPECIALTIES
Machine guarding, lockout tagout, air permitting, incident investigation
SYSTEMS
Intelex, SAP, Maximo, Tableau
CREDENTIALS
Certified Safety Professional, Occupational Safety and Health Administration authorized outreach trainer
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in occupational safety, Youngstown State University
Executive Summary
Environmental health and safety manager for a rubber and polymer plant of 620 employees. Thirteen years in heavy industry safety. Took a site with a recordable incident rate above five and a bad reputation with its insurer to a rate of 0.9 and a clean regulatory record, mostly by fixing machines rather than writing memos.
Signature Achievements
- Reduced the recordable incident rate from 5.4 to 0.9 over four years and the experience modification rate from 1.24 to 0.68.
- Cut workers compensation cost by 1.1 million dollars a year as a direct result of the injury reduction.
- Rebuilt the lockout tagout program with 340 machine specific procedures and verified every one on the floor.
- Closed an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection with two minor items after arriving to find eleven open hazards from the previous year.
- Passed three consecutive Environmental Protection Agency air permit reviews with no exceedances reported.
- Trained 620 employees on hazard recognition and lifted reported near misses from 40 a year to more than 900, which is where the real fixes came from.
Professional Experience
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Summit Polymer Works, Akron, OH 2019 to present
Single plant, 620 employees, three shifts of mixing, extrusion and curing.
- Own safety, industrial hygiene, environmental compliance and emergency response for the site.
- Lead a team of two safety specialists and one environmental coordinator.
- Manage the air permit, stormwater plan and hazardous waste program with the Ohio environmental agency.
- Chair the plant safety committee and personally lead every serious incident investigation.
- Present safety and environmental performance to the plant manager weekly and to corporate monthly.
Safety Manager
Portage Rubber Company, Ravenna, OH 2015 to 2019
Rubber goods plant with 280 employees and an aging equipment base.
- Completed a full machine guarding assessment and corrected 190 deficiencies over two years.
- Reduced lost time injuries from nine a year to one.
- Built the contractor safety qualification process used for all outside work.
- Managed hazardous waste storage, labeling and shipment records for the site.
Safety Specialist
Cuyahoga Chemical Services, Canton, OH 2012 to 2015
Chemical blending and packaging facility with 140 employees.
- Ran hazard communication, respiratory protection and confined space programs.
- Investigated incidents and tracked corrective actions to closure.
- Delivered new hire safety orientation for every employee and contractor.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Safety Professional, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Occupational Safety and Health Administration authorized general industry outreach trainer
Member, American Society of Safety Professionals
Education
Bachelor of Science in occupational safety, Youngstown State University, 2012
Core Skills
Machine guarding · Lockout tagout · Incident investigation · Air permit compliance · Hazardous waste management · Industrial hygiene monitoring · Contractor safety · Safety training delivery · Workers compensation cost control · Emergency response planning