S. Todd Hamann │ 801-829-7233toddhamann@gmail.com

North Logan, Utah

 

Professional Summary

·   Influential, strategic, ambitious Plant Safety Manager with five years progressive safety management; areas of expertise include safety program design, development and training, risk reduction, ergonomics, workers compensation, health & wellness.

·   Experienced in using High Performance Organization (HPO) strategies to drive safety culture through employee engagement.

·   Endorse and use lean methodologies to identify and reduce risks.

 

Professional Experience

 

Pepperidge Farm2008 – Present

 

Health & Safety Manager – Bloomfield, CT (2013 - Present)

Responsible for the development, implementation, and management for all safety-related aspects for a 365,000 sq. ft. bakery facility with a workforce of 300 employees and seasonal workers.

·   Directs Workers' Compensation activity maximizing cooperation between the Plant Medical Department, insurance carrier, and medical providers.  Supervises Medical Department to ensure compliance with Corporate and regulatory standards.

·   Conducts and/or coordinates plant health and safety training in order to reduce injuries and comply with Corporate and regulatory standards.

·   Provides guidance to operating departments and work teams in implementing safety initiatives and projects; performs follow-up activities to ensure completion of open action items resulting from safety work orders, safety committee activity, and employee suggestions.

·   Analyzes statistics to identify injury causes and supports facility efforts to prevent/reduce injuries based on trends.

Key Accomplishments

•                   Developed Bloomfield’s first self-directed, cross-functional safety teams using HPO strategies.
•                   Created a self-regulating safety risk reduction process using lean tools which being shared and implemented as a best practice across the Pepperidge Farm network.
•                   Lead safety auditor for Campbell Soup/Pepperidge Farm network.
•                   Created multimedia for Pepperidge Farm’s “Forklift/Pedestrian Safety” campaign (movie, posters, signage).

 

Supply Chain Supervisor, Safety Team Member & Auditor – Richmond, UT  (2006 – 2011)

·   Member of Global Safety Audit Team responsible for LOTO, Ergonomics, and Medical Sections.

•                   Managed OSHA compliance for the medical facility at the Richmond plant.

·   Engineered a laminator platform significantly decreasing the risk in the mixing operation.

·   Procured six WAVe lifts, reducing the need for ladders by 90%.

·   Safety Red Belt Program

 

State of Utah, Driver License Division       1998 -2007

Examiner, Hearing Officer, Field Station Supervisor

•                   Evolved reporting procedures of administrative hearings.  Created a system that digitized the audio recordings and used a secure intranet to electronically transfer the typed and audio files to headquarters. 
•                   Created universal hearing forms used by all Hearing Officers in Utah. 

·   Conducted over 2,000 driving tests.

 

Education

Currently pursuing Masters of Business Administration

Western Governors University s Salt Lake City, UT

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communications and Workplace Safety

Utah State University s Logan, UT