Dustin Ash
Evansville
Summary
Strategic Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality, and Operations leader with 15+ years of experience leading complex manufacturing environments across plastics, food manufacturing, power generation, research and development, and industrial operations. Proven history of driving regulatory compliance, reducing risk, leading multi-site initiatives, improving quality systems, and developing high-performing teams. Experienced in regional leadership, audit management, continuous improvement, environmental compliance, and integrated management systems.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Unit Responsible Care Manager - Environmental Health Safety
Envalior
01.2020 - Current
- Lead Safety, Health, Environmental, Security, and Quality programs across manufacturing operations while serving as Americas regional leader for Safety, Health, and Environmental initiatives.
- Direct management responsibility for Quality organization including leadership of 6 laboratory technicians, 2 supervisors, and administrative personnel.
- Ensure proactive compliance with corporate requirements and regulatory standards including OSHA, EPA, environmental permits, federal, state, and local regulations.
- Monitor changes in corporate, federal, state, local, and international regulatory requirements to maintain operational compliance and License to Operate.
- Serve as Environmental Management Representative responsible for maintaining environmental management systems and driving performance improvements.
- Lead development and execution of site SHE strategy and performance improvement plans focused on reducing risk, improving leading indicators, and strengthening organizational culture.
- Develop and deliver OSHA, EPA, environmental, safety, security, and regulatory training programs.
- Own Hazard Communication programs including raw material and hazardous substance management.
- Lead Management Safety Audit processes and internal SHE audit programs to drive compliance and continuous improvement.
- Responsible for Workers Compensation programs, Emergency Response Team leadership, Joint Safety Committee management, OSHA recordkeeping, site security, monthly safety meetings, and SHE manual administration.
- Maintain and support management systems and certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, IATF 16949, and ISCC+ certifications.
- Lead internal and external audits while supporting audits across multiple facilities throughout the Americas region.
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, and leadership teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Global EHS Lead Auditor
Tate & Lyle
03.2019 - 01.2020
- Leads and perform Journey to EHS Excellence assessments, compliance audits and culture assessments, and prepare associated and required reports.
- Support the local and EHS Headquarters team with developing improvements in policies, training, and procedures.
- Prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
- Ensure process, policies, and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively across Tate & Lyle.
Manager - Environmental Health and Safety
Mead Johnson Nutrition
11.2014 - 01.2020
- EHS Manager with 5 direct reports.
- Implement new EHS initiatives and ensures facility compliance with all current corporate and federal, state, and local EHS requirements.
- Drive EHS incident reduction through incident investigation, root cause analysis, case management, data analysis, and communications. (Finished 2017 with a .40 incident rate)
- Establish and implement EHS strategic continuous improvement plans.
- Special Government Employee for OSHA to audit VPP sites.
- Develop and maintain EHS metrics for campus and individual work streams across the site.
- Assist with development of new equipment and processes to engineer out risk.
- Participated in multiple Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies.
- Lead monthly EHS training sessions.
- Successfully achieved VPP Star site certification for the EVV campus in 2015.
- Audit team member with Global EHS in risk analysis audit of other facility both domestically and internationally.
- Establish and lead multifunctional teams with employee involvement to advance EHS performance including Safety Team, Behavior Based Safety, Process Safety Management, Job Safety Analysis, and IOSHA Voluntary Protection Program.
- Site wide lead for Factory Mutual Insurance audits and appropriate remediation of audit findings.
- Corporate Social Responsibility team member for 2016.
- Led groups of multi-functional team members in off-site community involvement events.
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Berry Plastics
05.2010 - 11.2014
- I oversaw EHS responsibility for employees at multiple locations divided among 15 departments.
- The facility has 2 million square feet under roof. The departments I was responsible for had an 82% reduction in I&I rate from 2010 to YTD.
- I worked on a daily basis with department managers, supervisors, group leaders, and engineers to address any safety issues.
- I had 2 in-direct safety reports.
- Berry makes packaging for the food industry which requires special regulations.
- I managed the purchasing for the EHS department which operated on a $275,000 annual budget.
- I am a certified forklift trainer.
- I conducted new hire EHS orientation as well as train on LOTO, HAZCOM, Ergonomics, etc. I was the ISO team leader for the EHS Department.
- I prepared monthly data reports for corporate and plant management to develop strategic plans to reduce injuries.
- I managed our waste streams.
- In 2012 I added facility security, managed our security officers, conduct video surveillance, and have attended multiple seminars on Workplace Violence.
- I assisted plant occupational nurse with worker’s compensation claims.
EHS Coordinator
GE
09.2008 - 05.2010
- I completed my green belt certification in Lean Six Sigma and EHS Plant Manager training through GE.
- I help develop a risk reduction project while at GE, which was selected by the business for “Risk Reduction Impact to the Site Award.”
- This project had a cost avoidance of $650,000 and a yearly cost savings of $48000.
- I annually prepared the air throughput reports, hazard waste handler documents, and any other documents required by local, state, or federal law.
- I was in charge of all hazardous waste activities including shipping, manifesting, and storing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
- I handled workers compensation claims and assisted in investigations.
Education
Master's Degree - Safety Management
Indiana State University
01-2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Occupational Health and Safety
Columbia Southern University
01-2010
Skills
- EHS
- ISO
- Root Cause Analysis
- Time management
- Team leadership
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Task delegation
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of Brighter Evansville.
- Supervised team of 7 staff members.
- Selected by General Motors to present my project "Complaceny Warfare" I developed and successfully implemented.
Certification
SafeStart Trainer
Timeline
Business Unit Responsible Care Manager - Environmental Health Safety
Envalior
01.2020 - Current
Global EHS Lead Auditor
Tate & Lyle
03.2019 - 01.2020
Manager - Environmental Health and Safety
Mead Johnson Nutrition
11.2014 - 01.2020
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Berry Plastics
05.2010 - 11.2014
EHS Coordinator
GE
09.2008 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Occupational Health and Safety
Columbia Southern University
Master's Degree - Safety Management
Indiana State University
Honors-Awards
Associate Safety Professional, Green Belt, OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Instructor, Certified Safety Professional, Special Government Employee - SGE