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Chuck Kendall

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of EHS at CHS

  • Education

    • University of MN - Duluth

      1986 - 1992
      Bachelor Industrial Engineering

    • Capella University

      2003 - 2007
      Master of Business Administration Management 4.0/4.0 scale

      Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum-Laude MBA focused on core business practices, leadership, and developing people

    • University of Minnesota-Duluth

      1986 - 1992
      Master Industrial Safety and Hygiene 3.7/4.0 scale

      Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Master in Industrial Safety w/ Hygiene option while working as a aquatics director

  • Experience

    • Kraft Foods Group

      Mar 1995 - Jul 2000

      Responsible for Safety staffing, risk management, and safety processes for all Kraft Foods for plants West of Denver, CO. Plant platforms included Maxwell House, Knutson products, Oscar Mayer, Post, Kraft Cheese, and Jello. - TRIR 60% reduction LTIR 58% reduction- Developed cluster Safety Mgr positions supporting locations in same area - 84% reduction in work comp costs- Numerous automation projects to eliminate tough labor intensive jobs- Developed safety professional at sites through internal and external training Show less Plant EHS Manager for 900 employee cheese processing facility. Managed all facets of compliance, performance, and leading indicators.- Attained 55% reduction in injuries in four years- Achieved over 2 Million safe hours- Reduced work comp cost by 80%- Developed program for supervisor engagement in safety- Managed Kraft Safety and Risk Process- Awarded Safety Excellence award two years - Kraft's highest award- Implemented behavioral based safety- Wrote and implemented full PSM program for ammonia- Improved plant flow and automation to help eliminate tough ergonomic jobs- Implemented pre shift stretching in target high repetition areas Show less

      • Regional Safety Manager

        Jan 1998 - Jul 2000

      • Plant EHS Manager

        Mar 1995 - Jan 1998

    • General Mills

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2006
      Divisional Corporate Safety Engineer

      Divisional Safety Engineer 2000-2006Responsible to manage safety process, staffing, performance, and compliance at General Mills supply chain facilities.2000 - 2004 Dry Channel Safety Manager - Cereal and MillingTRIR reduced 60% over three years to record lows and LTIR rate 71%Reduced work comp cost 65% to record lows2004 - Dec 2006 Bakeries and Foodservice Divisional Safety ManagerMoved into this division to integrate Pillsbury Operations into General Mills culture70% injury reduction and record low rates TRIR, LTIR, and cost cost/hour2000-2006 Directed property protection improvement program for all supply chain operationsReduced property premium from $21 million in 2007 to under $6 million in in 2006 through improving high value locations attain highly protected risk designation Show less

    • Land O' Lakes, Inc

      Dec 2006 - Jan 2017
      Corporate Health & Safety Manager - Global

      Direct and Lead all Safety Efforts in Land O' Lakes a Fortune 194 company that has doubled in size in the last five years.Duties include:Directing Safety Efforts at 200 plus manufacturing and distribution centers across United States including:1. Dairy Manufacturing2. MOARK shelled egg production3. Winfield and Omnium pesticide manufacturing4. Purina Mills animal feed productionDuties: staffing, succession planning, OSHA compliance, property and risk priortization and mitigation of risks identified, developed behavioral safety observation system for supply chain, ergonomics and automation projects, improving safety performance and lowering work comp costs, senior management/leadership safety interaction, scorecarding, peer benchmarking.Highlights: - Reduced company injury rate by over 60% since 2007- Reduced LTA rate by 60% since 2007- Record low work comp cost across division- $10 Million annual average reduction of transportation related incidents since 2010- Built EHS professional HR model to improve skill set and succession planning for EHS professionals Show less

    • CHS

      Jan 2017 - now
      Director of EHS

      Direct EHS function at CHS, a fortune 82 company.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

      Board of Certified Safety Professionals
      View certificate certificate

    • Associate in Risk Managment

      The Institutes Knowledge Group

    • Certified Professional Environmental Auditor

      Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC®)

    • Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA)

      Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC®)
      Apr 2002
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chuck Kendall
      President's Award - CEO award given to one top performing group in the company CEO/Senior Leadership Jan 2010 Employee Safety Team Wins President’s Award Land O’Lakes Inc. announced its 2009 President’s Award winner, the cross-business (Dairy Foods, Feed, WinField Solutions) Employee Safety Team, on Monday, Jan. 26, at the Management Staff Meeting in Minneapolis.“The efforts of the Employee Safety Team reflect a high level of commitment, full employee involvement, well-executed strategies and significant, measurable results,” said Land O’Lakes President and CEO Chris… Show more Employee Safety Team Wins President’s Award Land O’Lakes Inc. announced its 2009 President’s Award winner, the cross-business (Dairy Foods, Feed, WinField Solutions) Employee Safety Team, on Monday, Jan. 26, at the Management Staff Meeting in Minneapolis.“The efforts of the Employee Safety Team reflect a high level of commitment, full employee involvement, well-executed strategies and significant, measurable results,” said Land O’Lakes President and CEO Chris Policinski.Policinski noted that the Safety Team’s accomplishments included not only improvement in accident and severity rates across-the-board, but results that were notably better than the industry average in both measures.A number of specific actions and activities were cited as examples of the team’s efforts, including:• The implementation of Annual Safety Plans at all locations; • Supervisory Safety Walks; • Implementation of safety incentive programs; • Dedicated Employee Safety Committees; • Peer-to-Peer Safety Observations; and • Effective safety training efforts.The Safety Team’s accomplishments not only helped ensure a safer work environment for employees, but also had a positive impact on productivity, Policinski said. The Employee Safety Team includes corpoare EHS and Senior Supply Chain employees: Vic Hammer, Chuck Kendall, Kip Landwehr, Paul Luther, Jim Anderson, Stu Giffin, Jay Stouppe, and Joe Stackhouse. The Land O'Lakes Inc. President’s Award is given annually to a team that excelled in the previous year. The following criteria play a role in the selection of the award winner:• Fit with Strategic Imperatives; • High-impact achievement; • Objective criteria and measurable results; • Achievement “above and beyond”; and • Fit with the operating company model. Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member Board of Directors

      Issued by Minnesota Safety Council, Inc. on Jan 2021
      Minnesota Safety Council, Inc.Associated with Chuck Kendall

    • President

      Issued by TWIN LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION on May 2019
      TWIN LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONAssociated with Chuck Kendall

    • Pontoon rides for kids with shortened life expectancies

      Issued by Crescent Cove on Jun 2018
      Crescent CoveAssociated with Chuck Kendall