GREGORY R. BUCCINA              183 Maine Avenue, Rumford, ME 04276

gbuccina@roadrunner.com • Cellular 207-357-7402 • Home 207-364-3392

 

Areas of Expertise

Developed and implemented improved policies and procedures, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity.

•              Organized and led effort to improve crane safety at Rumford mill.

•              Initiated safety training of compressed air usage

•              organized and trained employees as to how to watch out for 'each other' safety efforts.

•              trained personnel to audit or inspect working areas according to OSHA guidelines and expectations

•              Worked with outside contractors and mill vendors to promote safety and mill expectations.

 

•              started and implemented a 'safety process review' checklist of new and upgrading of existing capital projects to ensure all safety concerns were addressed prior to construction to eliminate having to readdress after project completion.

•              I worked on fall protection policies and implementation of those policies.

•              I attended many area safety meetings and co-chaired the mill's Central Safety Committee for five consecutive years.

•              I helped implement draft and implement policies around hand safety Trained employees on how to handle blades and sharp cutting devices safely.

•              I played a leading role in addressing mill policy towards lock and tag helping to prevent and eliminate electrical hazards that can cause injury or death.

 

Summary of Experience

As the OSHA Assessment Specialist at the Rumford Paper Mill, I led an effort to identify and eliminate potential violations in manufacturing equipment. This was done through inspections and auditing of areas throughout the entire mill. I also trained and coached groups of employees to become local area inspectors of their work areas to identify problems or concerns with equipment and how to rectify those problems. I led an effort to improve crane safety throughout the mill and am a certified through Crane Safety USA to do inspections and train employees in the safe use of cranes at any given facility. I worked with outside contractors and vendors to meet and exceed safety requirements on work performed by their respective entities at the mill. I helped develop a safety checklist to be used on capital investment projects to eliminate having to go back and redesign or reconstruct a piece of equipment or project after completion of that project. Most importantly was my daily interaction with all mill employees, hourly and salary, was to identify flaws in equipment and institute the process to eliminate the deficiency, and work with employees individually or in groups to improve ways to work safer in all areas of the mill.

Experience

NewPage Paper Company, Rumford              1978 to Present

Operator R-15 Paper Machine

Currently I am crew leader on R-15 Paper Machine. I lead a crew of five in the production of paper and also to oversee that we accomplish this feat in the safest most efficient manner possible.

•              I started and the Area Safety Committee on R-15 and led the effort to reduce injuries by improving working environment and to raise awareness about inherent job risk to employees.

•              Served five consecutive years as co-chair of the mill's Central Safety Committee, leading mill wide efforts to reduce injuries and create a safer work environment

•              Served four years a the mill's OSHA Assessment Specialist, identifying and correcting OSHA violations, addressed training needs, worked on capital projects either new or rebuilds.

•              Helped develop and implement Safety Review Checklist for new and upgrade projects throughout the mill.

•              Oversaw day to day operations and machine outages of the mill's employees to ensure safe operations and expectations were being met.

 

Educational Profile

University of Maine at Augusta, Mexico, Maine              2005

A.S., Liberal Studies

GPA: 3.2. I completed my college degree at UMA after attending UMFarmington right after high school. Transferred credits from UMF and finished degree expectations in 2005.

Central Maine Community College, Auburn,Maine              1996

[ Degree ], [ Major ]

Received a license to sell Real Estate in the State of Maine after completing several courses and passing test to meet requirements.

Rumford High School, Rumford, Maine              1974

[ Degree ], [ Major ]

Graduated from Rumford High School in 1974

Additional Skills

•              Municipal Government, current Chairman of Board of Selectpersons, Town of Rumford, two years.

•              Experienced in contract negotiations with Police, Fire, Public Works. Annual Municipal Budget development

•              Town of Rumford Finance Committee, River Valley Growth Council.

Affiliations

Past President, [ Sons of Italy , Rumford, Maine. Have been a member of the Sons of Italy for many years, served one year as Past President.

Greater Rumford Community Center. volunteered as a youth  Basketball coach and served on the Board of Directors several years ago.