Steven W. Jantzen *** Arbor Run Dr.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

513-***-****

acfh9u@r.postjobfree.com

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Career Objective

Position in Manufacturing Operations, where I can use my 25+ years of experience in

production, problem resolution, quality/safety, and mentoring others.

Summary

Self motivated, accomplished chemical operator and team leader with more than 25 years of

experience and strong record of successfully resolving critical, time sensitive problems.

Extensive knowledge in the production of chemical solutions to ensure products meet/exceed

client specifications. Attentive to detail and accustomed to managing multiple jobs

simultaneously. Strong communication and listening skills, dedicated to bettering the

workplace.

Experience

Kellogg’s 1 Year/present

Production Operator

Primary responsibility is mixing the product and running high speed packaging equipment.

• Adhered to all safety and GMP guidelines

• Insured compliance to all PPE requirements

• Ability to run and maintain high speed equipment

• Clean and inspected equipment for conformity to state and federal sanitation laws.

Emery Oleo Chemicals 2 Years 4 Months

Chemical Operator

Primary responsibility for operating the Oleo Front End department from a central control room

and from the field, which involves checking and regulating levels in tanks, temperature, density,

color, etc.

• Knowledgeable in the process of “chemical splitting” where animal fat is split into two

parts, fatty acid and glycerin.

• Experienced in “distillation” where water and insoluble’s are removed using high

pressure steam and vacuum.

• Accustomed to sampling and testing products to ensure product meets client

specifications.

• Certified Team Leader of company Emergency Response Team.

• Worked in control room settings using DCS consoles to monitor and change process

variables.

• Operated various processing equipment including, stills, evaporators, concentrators,

filtration presses, vacuum jets and fractionators.

• Demonstrated ability to respond to alarms, and troubleshoot cause in order to return

process to standard operating conditions.

• Accustomed to and experienced working with hazardous materials and high pressure

steam.

• Trained to load drums, super saks, tank trucks, and rail cars

Shepherd Chemical Company 24 Years

Chemical Operator

• Led production of mixed Metal Salts and Organic Based Metal Chemicals, including proprietary

blends, crystal and powders with controlled particle size, density and surface area.

• Worked on team that developed improved packaging process saving the Salts Department

$150,000 annually. Process is currently implemented throughout entire company, with potential

savings of $1 million annually.

• Involved in Kaizen and 5S projects to improve manufacturing systems for new and existing

products.

• Streamlined chemical washing process cutting production time by 50%.

• Operated and trained employees on various processing equipment, including centrifuges,

filtration presses, microfilters, spray dryers, and jet mills.

• Oversaw Spray Dryer Dept. meeting/exceeding deadlines and client specifications that were

forever changing.

• Trained on filing 400#, 800#, 1200#, and 2000# super saks with various products.

• Performed routine maintenance and PM’s for the dept.

• Designed and wrote process batch sheets for dept.

• Trained employees on policies and procedures of cleaning and sanitizing equipment since some

of our blends had food applications.

• Taught operators how to use various equipment and answered any questions they had.

• Performed safety and quality audits throughout dept.

• Volunteered on Emergency Response Team, which required yearly refresher training and

ongoing practice putting on the equipment and participate in drills.

Education and Certifications

Education Certifications

Western Hills High School, diploma Emergency Response - Hazmat Technician

Taylor High School – attended for Am. Red Cross- First Aid /CPR

most of my high school years D.O.T. Trained and certified

Steve Jantzen – Equipment & Haz Mat Addendum

Equipment

Trained to Use and Trained others to Use

Pulverizers Flow Meters Tablet & Pellet Machines

Blenders Crystal Dryers Column Dissolvers

Jet Mills Deionizers Pastillators

Spray Dryers Reverse Osmosis Sparkle Filters

Micro-Filters Tunnel Kiln Stills

Filter Presses Flakers Centrifuges

Incinerator Condensers Scrubbers

Splitters Concentrators Evaporators

Fractionators Pre-heaters Filter Presses

Vacuum Jets Cooling Towers

DCS Distributed Control System

Pumps: Centrifugal, Diaphragm, Piston Positive Displacement

Filters: Sock, Tube, Cartridge

Tow motors and lift truck - certified

Trained to load/unload rail cars and trucks

High lift and boom lift certified

Metals Used to Make Metal Chemicals

including Solutions, Crystals, and Precipitated Products

Aluminum Lithium Yttrium Cadmium

Iron Tin Chromium Manganese

Potassium Calcium Molybdenum Zirconium

Bismuth Magnesium Zinc Copper

Lead Vanadium Cobalt Nickel

Strontium Cerium Neodymium

Acids Used To Dissolve Metal Bases Used

Nitric Acid Caustic

Sulfuric Acid Soda Ash

Acetic Acid Soda Bicarbonate

Additional Materials High Pressure Steam

Animal Fat Fatty Acids Glycerin 300# 800# 1200# 1400#

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