Heather Hale

Louisville, KY *****

Cell: 502-***-****

E-mail: aculso@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/HeatherLHaleChE Manufacturing Plant Manager

Manage safe behavior and quality changes that deliver sustained improvement in a manufacturing environment.

Leverage interpersonal skills and manufacturing management background to realize continuous growth and accomplishments in chemical manufacturing environment. Track record of providing safe, energetic, positive work environments that deliver improvements in quality and safety while improving process efficiency and productivity. Demonstrate leadership skills in the areas of: Safe Behavior Production Supply Chain Management Operation Base Costs Capital Spending Labor Negotiation Employee Engagement Collective Bargaining Administration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ZEON CHEMICALS LP, Louisville, KY

Kentucky Plant Manager 2011 – January 2016

Managed privately held synthetic rubber manufacturing facility with 120 employees, 3 skilled craft / maintenance unions and 1 production union. Supervised 1 non-exempt administrative assistant and 6 department managers / engineers and safety manager. Oversaw all phases of 2 synthetic rubber manufacturing product lines that included 5 drying operations and 1 latex shipment process, management of $24M base cost budget and approximately $4M capital spending budget.

Implemented key safety trainings for fatigue management, hydration, injury case management, and ergonomics that brought 80% reduction in OSHA recordable injuries over 3 years. Implemented plant- wide usage of Flame Retardant uniforms for compliance with combustible dust standard, arc flash protection and flammable raw materials.

Developed waste reduction guidelines for campaigns of products that reduced non-prime approximately 2% over 3 years, delivering annual savings of $600K and an additional 900K pounds of prime product for sales.

Served as key leader on plant negotiating labor team (2015 & 2012) that created off-shift flexibility for maintenance staffing (2015) and unanimous ratification of 12-hour shift structure (2012). Implementation of 12-hour shift structure in 2012 was key driver for reducing forced overtime, minimizing fatigue related injuries, and increased quality of finished product.

Coached department managers to develop continuous improvements in contamination reduction measures, change of product procedures, and comprehensive product recipe reviews utilizing OSI-Pi historian that net a 50% reduction in customer complaints.

Developed quarterly department pay for performance metrics and personal employee performance reviews for union employees separate from contractual wage increases as method for incentivizing and rewarding individual contribution.

Oversaw plant expansion for acrylic co-monomer manufacturing with addition of second batch reactor in 2013.

Kentucky Plant Dryer Production Manager 2008 - 2011 Led 33 wage employees and 5 professional supervisory / engineering staff in Finishing Department that consisted of 4 manufacturing lines, including 2 spray dryers and 2 Proctor / Wolverine band dryers. Managed personnel and daily operation, including preventative and non-routine maintenance in scheduling of 4 manufacturing lines that produced approximately 160K pounds per day.

Implemented strategic product transfer initiatives ensuring quality and accurate conversion of synthetic rubber products across two manufacturing lines.

Oversaw implementation of cross contamination reduction programs as part of product transfer, ensuring minimization of customer complaints.

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Restructured Finishing Team to strategically align personnel while allowing for functional flexibility for each of the specific manufacturing lines.

Encouraged safe operation directly through use of monthly safety topics, routine shift meetings and periodic review of plant injuries that led to 3-Year OSHA-free milestone.

Coordinated replacement of hydro-blasting contractor, increasing reliability of change of product procedures and reduction of hydro-blasting costs (2010).

Coordinated implementation of combustible dust program in Spray Drying Unit, including hazard revalidation, housekeeping plan and review of process to insure intrinsically safe equipment was installed.

Introduced Frontline Supervisor training for all front-line supervisors utilizing Crestcom representative to conduct 4 quarterly meetings that covered approximately 8 leadership topics.

Participated on plant labor negotiating team that obtained successful ratification of four labor contracts that delivered $3M net labor savings over the life of the contracts following negotiating a 7% base pay reduction (2009) and freeze of new entrants to the Wage Pension Plan. KY Plant Technical Manager 2005 - 2008

Handled quality control for 2 synthetic rubber manufacturing lines and 1 resin process in the Kentucky Plant. Supervised non-exempt Laboratory Supervisor, 6 wage laboratory technicians and Plant Chemist.

Maintained ISO 9000 compliance for facility by developing yearly internal audit schedule and ensuring quality control of documentation, including recipes, procedures, raw material and finished packaging specifications.

Conducted monthly quality meetings between necessary functions of the business, including marketing, research and development and production, ensuring total quality control along the supply chain.

Programmed nearly 80 products using Yokogawa Recipe Batch Management as part of Kentucky Plant automation and Distributed Control System implementation.

Issued necessary quality control and manufacturing authorizations for new products, new raw materials, recipe improvements, allowing 2 business teams to claim R&D tax credits at year’s end. KY Plant Safety Engineer (Part time) 2002 - 2005

Plant lead for Process Safety Management (CFR 1910.119) and oversight of KY Plant compliance with necessary PSM regulations for the covered polymerization portion of the facility.

Conducted annual KY Plant hazard revalidations of the covered processes in the Kentucky plant, gathering necessary assortment of subject matter experts, operations personnel and maintenance employees.

Participated on ZCLP PSM audit teams in Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky manufacturing sites, ensuring each plant was in compliance with necessary OSHA 1910.119 requirements.

Led annual OSHA required trainings for KY Plant employees including Hearing Conservation, Confined Space, Hot Work and Lock Out Tag Out, ensuring necessary safety compliance.

Participated on plant labor negotiating team that delivered significant contract language, creating jurisdictional flexibility between 3 craft unions. Additional Roles with Zeon Chemicals

KY Plant Production Manager, KY Plant Process Engineer, KY Plant Pilot Plant Engineer EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Engineering (M.Eng), Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY University of Louisville, Speed Scientific Industrial Board of Advisors Incident Commander Training, University of Louisville DOT HAZMAT, General Awareness and Function Specific – Highway mode, Environmental Compliance Quality Systems Lead Auditor Training Course, RAB

Internal Quality Auditor Refresher Training, Ivy Tech

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