I am a results-driven Occupational Health and Safety professional with hands-on experience guiding chemical manufacturing and food-processing operations toward safer, compliant performance. I build world-class safety cultures, lead hazard analyses, drive change management, and help teams implement sustainable EHS programs that align with evolving business needs and high standards of operational excellence. Beyond safety, I am a writer, director, and editor actively involved in film projects from concept to post-production. I bring a collaborative mindset, strong storytelling, and project leadership to every endeavor, whether on the factory floor or in the cutting room. I’ve earned recognition for award-winning scripts and work across the production pipeline, and I enjoy bringing the same discipline, teamwork, and curiosity to creative projects as I do to safety leadership.

Sean Slimak

I am a results-driven Occupational Health and Safety professional with hands-on experience guiding chemical manufacturing and food-processing operations toward safer, compliant performance. I build world-class safety cultures, lead hazard analyses, drive change management, and help teams implement sustainable EHS programs that align with evolving business needs and high standards of operational excellence. Beyond safety, I am a writer, director, and editor actively involved in film projects from concept to post-production. I bring a collaborative mindset, strong storytelling, and project leadership to every endeavor, whether on the factory floor or in the cutting room. I’ve earned recognition for award-winning scripts and work across the production pipeline, and I enjoy bringing the same discipline, teamwork, and curiosity to creative projects as I do to safety leadership.

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I am a results-driven Occupational Health and Safety professional with hands-on experience guiding chemical manufacturing and food-processing operations toward safer, compliant performance. I build world-class safety cultures, lead hazard analyses, drive change management, and help teams implement sustainable EHS programs that align with evolving business needs and high standards of operational excellence.

Beyond safety, I am a writer, director, and editor actively involved in film projects from concept to post-production. I bring a collaborative mindset, strong storytelling, and project leadership to every endeavor, whether on the factory floor or in the cutting room. I’ve earned recognition for award-winning scripts and work across the production pipeline, and I enjoy bringing the same discipline, teamwork, and curiosity to creative projects as I do to safety leadership.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist at Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc.
May 1, 2023 - Present
Oversee EHS Programs at Lansing, IL and Chattanooga, TN sites. Oversee Industrial Hygiene at the Cleveland, OH site. Conduct Management of Change meetings with engineers, implement EHS procedures and programs, facilitate budgeting through SAP, launch PSM program at a new site, lead the reporting process across three sites. Lead the EHS operations during the construction project of the Chattanooga location. Direct report is Site Security Supervisor, integrating Security into the EHS program.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist at Amazon Transportation Services
October 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023
Certified Trainer across the region. Providing Occupational Health and Safety training and support at MDW5, ORD9, MKE5, and MKE6 (Crest Hill, IL; Channahon, IL; Kenosha, WI; and Waukegan, IL). Tracking Serious Incident Rate/Recordable Rate/First Aid Injury Rate, environmental performance, and SLI reporting. Improving site Environmental Performance Index metrics from 97% to 99% in 2022. Top Tier of the region in 2022 and 2023; provided management duties and opportunities for successes in role during tenure.
Machine Operator at Mars Wrigley
July 1, 2014 - October 1, 2021
Machine operator; partnered with Industrial Refrigeration and Safety departments to develop and sustain Process Safety Management program. The site handles 100,000+ lbs of anhydrous ammonia, making PSM imperative.
Production Coordinator at Mars Wrigley
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2020
Production coordination in support of manufacturing operations; coordination with Industrial Refrigeration and Safety departments to develop and sustain PSM program.
Production Coordinator at Mars Wrigley
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Continuation of Production Coordinator duties; coordinating with safety and refrigeration to sustain PSM.
Mars Ambassador Program Participant at Mars Wrigley
January 1, 2016 - January 7, 2016
Selected to join American Prairie Reserve (APR) for a week-long project to remove human infrastructure and restore habitat.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety at Columbia Southern University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024
Compliance Audits with Process Safety Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
Process Safety Management Course at INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS, IBEW
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety at Columbia Southern University
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2024
Compliance Audits with Process Safety Management (3-day course) at University of Wisconsin - Madison
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
Process Safety Management Course (3-day) at Industrial Consultants, IBEW
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026

Qualifications

OSHA 30 Hour - General Industry
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP)
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
Process Safety Management Course
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
OSHA 30 Hour - General Industry
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026
GSP – Graduate Safety Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - March 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services