Pantelis P.

About Pantelis P.

Visionary Leadership in Health, Safety, and Environmental Programs: As a highly accomplished HSE leader, I bring dynamic experience and an entrepreneurial mindset to spearhead comprehensive health, safety, and environmental programs for global organizations. With a focus on sustainable safety performance improvements, I have led cultural transformations that significantly enhance employee engagement and reduce incident rates.Proven Track Record in Risk Mitigation and Compliance: I have a proven track record of deploying HSE management systems, compliance strategies, and risk mitigation programs in high-risk industries such as manufacturing, construction, chemical, and specialty steel. My experience includes steering large cross-functional teams and executing regulatory compliance audits that align with corporate/legal safety standards.Driving Operational Safety Through Innovation: I am instrumental in driving continuous improvement. I foster a proactive safety culture through the development and implementation of innovative safety solutions. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies, I have enhanced operational safety while ensuring the successful navigation of complex regulatory landscapes.Cultural Transformation and Employee Engagement: A central part of my leadership style is driving cultural transformation, cultivating environments where safety is prioritized, and employees are engaged in the ongoing process of improving safety standards. Through this, I’ve achieved exemplary safety performance metrics and helped instill lasting safety values across the organization.Bilingual in English & Greek for Global Impact: I am Fluent in English and Greek and I use my multilingual skills to engage and communicate effectively across diverse teams and international stakeholders.Let\'s connect to explore how my skills can contribute to your organization\'s success.

Experience

1. Hes Manager

   Arkema

   Jun 2017 — Present · US

   As Safety Manager at a chemical plant, I lead a team of three, overseeing health and safety operations. My role focuses on implementing proactive safety strategies to maintain a safe work environment while minimizing risks.I conduct environmental audits to ensure regulatory compliance and lead initiatives addressing safety challenges. While collaborating with experts, I’ve developed innovative solutions to long-standing safety issues. I also played a key role in creating a corporate-wide physical compliance program to standardize regulatory adherence across the organization.Additionally, I oversee hazardous and non-hazardous waste management to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.Key contributions in this role involved:• Transitioned to HTS Specialist role post-retirement, maintaining industry engagement after managing 11 sites.• Promoted to Health and Safety Manager, leading initiatives that transformed organizational safety.• Developed behavior-based safety systems and ergonomic improvements, achieving a TCIR rate of 0 over 5.5 years.• Created a machine guarding standard aligned with ANSI B11 TR3 requirements, enhancing safety operations.• Led site’s successful VPP STAR certification journey, maintaining 0 recordable injuries for 5.5 years.• Introduced a corporate ergonomic program, significantly reducing workplace injuries.• Achieved top 5% global safety performance among previously under performing sites.• Launched safety leadership training, empowering supervisors to drive cultural change.• Eliminated ergonomic injuries with a comprehensive program, later adopted globally.• Co-authored a 38-page physical compliance handbook with pictograms, adopted in 6 languages globally.• Introduced an employee-driven safety feedback system, fostering trust and proactive hazard identification.• Reduced first aid and injury events by implementing stop-work protocols and promoting a proactive safety culture.• Transformed ergonomics program

Education

• Penn State Great Valley

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management

• Penn State University

  BSB, Mangement/Marketing