Richard M Blough

**** **** ***. ********* **. ***56

Phone 419-***-****

Objective

To obtain a position that will challenge my management skills, increase my

knowledge of production, and encourage my growth within the corporate

structure.

Employment History

Employer: Badger Foundry

Title: 3rd shift supervisor

Location: Winnona MN

Duration: 1/2008-2/2009

Job duties: Supervised up to 20 people on 3rd shift. These employees

worked in the

cleaning room, melting and pouring areas of the

foundry. I supervised

the melting of grey iron being produced in a 54 inch

cupola, than

transferred to a 40 ton channel holding furnace.

Ductile iron was

produced in a 5000 pound coreless induction furnace.

Employer: Aerco Sand blasting

Title: Tractor Trailer Driver

Location: Lima, OH

Duration: 4/2007-9/2007

Job duties: provided equipment transportation for a sand blasting company

providing

Services nationwide.

Employer: Southern Refrigerated Trucking

Title: OTR training

Location: Texarcana, AK

Duration: 2007

Employer: West Homestead Engineering & Machine Company. (Whemco)

Title: Melt Supervisor

Location: Lima, OH

Duration: 7/2003-6/2006

Job duties: first shift melt supervisor in a high alloy white iron foundry

producing

Plate mill and backing rolls for the steel industries,

through centrifugal

and static casting processes.

o Responsible for 3 25 ton BBC coreless induction furnaces and 2 30

ton

ACEC coreless induction furnaces.

o Responsible for scheduling all furnace repairs and relines.

o Responsible for daily time keeping and discipline for employees in

the melt department.

o Substantial knowledge of chemistry control, charge make up, and the

operation of metal quality testing equipment.

Employer: Indianapolis Casting corporation (Navistar)

Title: Melt Supervisor

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Duration: 8/2002-5/2003

Job duties: Supervised up to 20 employees in the melt department in a UAW

environment.

o Responsible for daily time keeping and discipline for employees in

the melt department.

o Responsible for the operation of 6 25 ton BBC and 2 15 ton Ajax

coreless induction furnaces.

o Responsible for holding furnace operation of 1 30 ton and 1 25 ton

vertical channel furnaces, as well as iron delivery by 3 4 ton auto

dispatch cranes.

o Supervised iron pouring of the Roberts roto pour.

o Supervised all furnace relines and repairs.

Employer: Harvard Industries

Title: Melt Supervisor

Location: Albion, MI.

Duration: 3/1994-6/2002

Job duties: Supervised up to 25 employees in the melt department in a UAW

environment.

o Responsible for 3 30 ton Lectromelt electric arc furnaces.

o Responsible for 1 25 ton BBC and 2 18 ton BBC coreless induction

furnaces.

o Responsible for holding furnace operations of 2 100 ton channel

furnaces.

o Supervised iron delivery by 3 4 ton SNL cranes.

o Supervised iron pouring of the Roberts Roto pour along with the

operation of a 15 ton carbon rod holding furnace.

o Responsible for monitoring the chemistry and temperature of the

malleable and ductile iron, and correcting as needed.

o Supervised all furnace repairs and relines.

Employer: Iowa Malleable Iron

Title: Melt Supervisor

Duration: 1982- 1993

Job duties: Promoted to melt supervisor in 1990, supervised up to 20 people

in the melt

department.

o Responsible for the melting of malleable and ductile iron

o Responsible for iron chemistry, microstructures and tensile

strength, and certification.

o Responsible for ordering all charge material, reline material and

inventory control.

o Responsible for monitoring furnace charge make up.

o Supervised the operation of 2 6 ton and 2 15 ton Inductotherm

coreless induction furnaces.

o Supervised all furnace repairs and relines.

o Responsible for iron delivery and pouring.

o Supervised some molding operations.

Education

Fairfield High School 1973

Indian Hills Community College - Supervisor skills 1992

Delaware Valley Industrial resource Center- Elements of supervision 2000

Appollo Career Center- CDL class A with hazmat licensing 2006

References

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