Michael Bilotto

**** ****** **.

Lansing, IL ****8

708-***-****

SKILLS

Leadership - ~Twenty years management experience and training.

Knowledgeable in GMP/HACCP.

FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 internal auditor.

Knowledgeable with SAP, AS400, Delta V, RS3.

Coordinating and scheduling operational maintenance activities.

Familiarity with several problem-solving methodologies.

Knowledgeable with continuous improvement lean 6S.

Detail and results oriented.

Self-motivated.

Team builder.

Excellent work ethic.

EXPERIENCE

Production Supervisor 2012-Current

BASF Nutrition & Health - Vitamin E/Sterol Division & Dimer/Resin Division Kankakee, IL

Supervision for eight buildings, twenty-four union employees and several processes.

Processes - Separations, Saponification, Extraction, Recovery, Distillation, Hydrolysis, Esterification, Crystallization, Dewaxing, Packaging.

Managing of maintenance activities, including turnarounds.

Food safety GMP housekeeping audits.

Coordinate and conduct training activities.

Permit issuance for safe work, line break, hot work and confined space.

Create and approve specific equipment checklist used for lockout tagout of equipment.

Order and manage supply inventory.

Create, update and modify standard operating procedures (SOP’s)

Root cause incident investigations

Safety reviews – PHA, PSSR, MOC, RCRA, Title V, AIMS

Identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities.

Incident Commander and First Aid Responder.

Quality Control Supervisor 2008-2012

NB Coatings Lansing, IL

Manage and schedule daily, weekly and monthly assignments for three separate non-union groups within the department over three shifts.

Direct all abnormal investigations to determine cause, while implementing short and long term corrections.

Track, report and analyze data to determine areas of improvement and implement.

Manage the modification, implementation or removal of any quality processes or procedures.

Approve specialty colors and future direction submissions.

Review and modify formulations for process improvements.

Production Supervisor 1997-2008

NB Coatings/Rohm and Haas/Morton Lansing, IL

Supervised multiple non-union areas within the automotive paint operations including: Shading, Batch Making and Packaging.

Led three shift operation of 75 employees.

Completed daily, weekly and monthly trainings, meetings and audits.

Tracking and reporting of Safety, Quality, Productivity and Housekeeping objectives.

Wrote, approved and administered performance appraisals.

Kepner-Tregoe problem solving and decision making Instructor.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Incident commander during a lifesaving incident.

Led a decommissioning project.

Implemented a standardized department safety meeting.

Formed a Formula Process Improvement Group - 25% productivity increase over two-years.

Implementation of a (5S) Visual Process Control program – Winner of Inner Circle award.

Team member of site achieved VPP Star - Voluntary Protection Program.

Member of SAP implementation team.

Led a group converting an account from a pre-ship to a co-ship program – initial annual savings of $35,000. This program has been used as a template.

Created training program and manuals for operations.

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