Edward Stephens Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Cary, Nc

ABB Corporate HSE/SA Manager (Global Center of Expertise) 2018-PresentI Provide global leadership to the Company’s Health, Safety & Environmental programs in driving towards zero injuries / incidents and developing a strong safety culture. Provide oversight and direction to ensure that the company is meeting or exceeding compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies and practices. Working across business units (BUs) and product lines to provide leading-edge knowledge and competency in HSE areas. Provide highly skilled individual expertise and consulting in following: organizational change management change in Human and Organization Performance applying an innovative multi-disciplinary approach to improving business performance relating to HSE, productivity, quality, employee satisfaction and on-time-delivery. Serve as Senior Lead Investigator for the North America Region. Support transaction HSE due diligence and integration as part of corporate multi-functional team. Developed and lead the “Safety Summit” Cultural process.ABB North America HSE/SA Director, 2014-2018Responsibilities encompassed developing strategic plans, implementation and maintaining the corporate occupational health, safety and environment programs across 22 factories and 8,000 employee operations. Provided continuous support working with VP/GMs, plant managers and supporting staff to implement positive and progressive changes within their safety culture and to transform their culture from a “dependent culture” to an “interdependent culture.” These world class programs created world class results. Within 3 short years the combined Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rates (TRIFR) were reduced from 1.92 to 0.71 and Lost Time Incident Frequency Rates (LTIFR) reduced from 1.0 to 0.05.ABB NAM Operations/Safety Manager 2012-2014ABB Manufacturing Manger 2007-2012

For over 60 years Acme Engineering & Manufacturing Corporation is one of the leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of fans, blowers and ventilation equipment.I managed manufacturing engineering and quality departments. Included oversight of day to day operations and responsibility of maintaining and improving work flow through all departments of organization.Accurately provided and communicated status updates on all current projects to senior managementClosely worked with employee committees to resolve manufacturing challenges by developing opportunities for process improvements utilizing Lean PrinciplesStrategically implemented extremely successful 5-S program in a 600,000 square foot facility. This 5-S program consisted of 17 zones and over 250 manufacturing employees. Effectively Strengthened Cost Management Policies. These policies focused on recognizing inefficiencies and reducing associated costs. (Cost of Poor Quality & Scrap Components)Significantly strengthened processes to assure Target Dates for Delivery were achieved. A 29% improvement was recognized from these efforts.Professionally prepared corrective action requests to identify Root Cause and determine course of action to improve quality processes. Histograms and Control Charts were crucial components of the tracking and monitoring process.

ABITL Finishing, Inc. is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were they are equipped to provide powder coating for jobs of many sizes from big to small. We would work with all kinds of professionally coatings to give items a durable finish. ABITL commitment to quality and total customer satisfaction made them professional’s choice in powder coating.While I was there I managed the quality department. Innovatively developed & skillfully implemented a successful Quality Program which resulted in achieving ISO Certification of ConformanceResourcefully utilized Kaizen Events to develop and improve quality processes for all organizational functions. Including 5S and Lean Manufacturing techniques. Diligently performed functions necessary for internal and external quality audits ensuring documentation and controls were appropriate for organization and satisfying customer requirements.Professionally prepared corrective action requests to identify Root Cause and determine course of action to improve quality processes. Histograms and Control Charts were crucial components of the tracking and monitoring process.

B.S. Industrial Operation Management, Industrial Operations

A.S. Industrial Operation Management, Industrial Operations

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