Lashawn Lewis
Safety Specialist
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About
Dynamic leader with 10+ years in warehouse and manufacturing, including several years in safety management across three regional sites. Specialist in safety compliance, incident reporting, and team training, with proven success leading safety initiatives at Pactiv Evergreen, HelloFresh, and Imperfect Foods. Skilled in forklift operation, sanitation, and mechanical assembly, ensuring safe, efficient operations.
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Experience
EHS Administrator at Pactiv Evergreen (2025-02 – 2026-04)
- Managed new hire and temporary employee safety orientations for overnight operations, ensuring 100% compliance with company safety policies and procedures.
- Led monthly safety meetings and engagement activities, reinforcing safe work practices and promoting a strong safety culture across all shifts.
- Coordinated and tracked incident reporting processes, ensuring accurate documentation and timely submission to safety specialists, reducing reporting delays.
- Supported Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety procedures, reinforcing proper energy isolation practices across departments to minimize risk of workplace accidents.
- Maintained safety records and assisted with regulatory compliance and workplace safety initiatives, contributing to successful safety audits.
Senior Safety Coordinator at HelloFresh (2023-08 – 2024-02)
- Oversaw the preparation and review of incident reports, ensuring 100% accuracy and readiness for evaluation by safety specialists.
- Assisted with workplace safety monitoring and hazard reporting, supporting a safe production environment and reducing workplace incidents.
- Collaborated with safety leadership to maintain compliance with company safety standards and procedures, contributing to regulatory audit readiness.
- Contributed to incident tracking and documentation, supporting continuous safety improvement efforts and enabling data-driven decision-making.
Regional Safety Supervisor at Imperfect Foods (2018-10 – 2023-02)
- Oversee three warehouse/distro sites in different regions and facilitate compliance with all food safety programs for all the facilities, ensuring audit readiness.
- Coordinate, plan and control the work performed by staff, ensuring associates have adequate resources, training, and full knowledge of all food safety requirements.
- Spearhead the weekly safety focus company-wide and conduct food safety, sanitation, and quality systems audits to drive continuous improvement.
- Manage the effectiveness of cleaning sanitation and complete SOP training/incident reporting with warehouse leads and managers, reducing non-compliance incidents.
- Supervise warehouse management training sessions to certify team members as machine operators, increasing operational efficiency.
- Construct a weekly safety focus topic in advance and submit as part of weekly Lattice review, while hosting monthly safety meetings for production/distro at various locations.
Warehouse Lead at Imperfect Foods (2017-12 – 2021-01)
- Led the line by setting up and breaking down assembly lines, maintaining accurate inventory records to ensure smooth operations.
- Packaged finished products for shipping by shrink wrapping, boxing, and labeling, ensuring orders met quality and delivery standards.
- Loaded and unloaded orders via forklift and utilized an RF scanner to track products and their locations, improving inventory accuracy.
- Operated forklifts, pallet jacks, and various warehouse mechanical equipment, supporting efficient warehouse operations and safety compliance.
Pallet Repair at Calco Pallets (2017-03 – 2017-12)
- Reconstructed and dismantled broken boards on pallets, restoring hundreds of 40lb pallets daily to extend asset lifespan.
- Safely handled a couple hundred 40lb pallets daily, demonstrating strong physical stamina and adherence to safety protocols.
- Detected and reported malfunctions for any machinery assisting with pallet repair, minimizing downtime and ensuring safe equipment operation.
Education
College in Construction – Northern technical college (2011-03 – 2012-08)