Allen Dempsey

LaGrange, GA ***** 706-***-**** ac4z9j@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/AllenDempsey

PLANT MANAGER

CAREER SUMMARY

Successful Co-Plant Manager/Quality Assurance Manager in the chemical manufacturing industry with 14 years of experience participating at a senior level in the management of plant operations. Skilled at employee development, technical guidance, annual reviews, financial accountability, inventory control, and procedure development/reviews. Proven history of strengthening compliance; improving processes; and elevating output, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Re-negotiated supplier contracts effectively reducing lab expenditures by over 40%.

Led drive for change in inventory control methodology, which led to the purchase of new software utilizing a bar-code system, resulting in reduced variances.

Developed faster Gas Chromatography methods, cutting in-process lab testing times by 84%, which reduced batch cycle times an average of 15%.

RELEVANT SKILLS:

Production Management

Quality Management

Team Supervision & Training

Budget Control & Cost Management

Continuous Improvement

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Internal Process & Quality Auditing

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Conduct Plant Safety Training

Computer Proficient

Advanced Oral & Written Communication Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wilana Chemical LLC (Specialty Chemical Manufacturer) Columbus, GA

Co-Plant Manager, 2007 to Present

Consistently achieve directives of managing a specialty chemical production facility, Quality Assurance Department, and EHS.

Implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance.

Help to establish operational policies and process improvements to ensure superior quality of custom specialty chemical products.

Maintain compliance of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing safety, health, and the environment.

Generate monthly reports, statistical data for all products, performing root-cause analysis for all non-conforming products and determining a plan of corrective-action.

Initiate plant safety training and enforcement.

Management and supervision of the Quality Assurance Department.

Conduct lab trials for R&D, with emphasis on the manufacturing process and QA procedures.

Assist vendors as required to improve the supplier/vendor relationship and to meet company supplier goals and objectives for quality.

Interact with customers to correct quality issues and to improve the customer/supplier relationship.

Active participant on internal process and quality audit teams.

Lynx Chemical Group Columbus, GA

Quality Assurance Manager, 2004 to 2007

Management and supervision of the Quality Assurance Department.

Conduct lab trials for R&D, with emphasis on the manufacturing process and QA procedures.

Maintain all lab equipment; including calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance, as well as control of all calibration records.

Purchase all lab equipment, reagents, standards, and consumables while managing lab budget.

Train all QA technicians on all lab equipment, as well as all ASTM procedures that apply.

Assist vendors as required to improve the supplier/vendor relationship and to meet company supplier goals and objectives for quality.

Interact with customers to correct quality issues and to improve the customer/supplier relationship.

Active participant on internal process and quality audit teams.

Vulcan Performance Chemicals Columbus, GA

Quality Assurance Technician, 1995 to 2004

Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis on a wide variety of chemical compounds using instrumental and wet chemistry methods.

Approval of incoming raw materials, various in-process testing of products, pre-checking any needed additions to correct out-of-spec materials, and final product specification testing.

Enter all data in Microsoft Excel, Chempax and Quality Analyst, monitoring Statistical Process Control on approved products, and filling out CoA’s for outgoing shipments.

EDUCATION

Chattahoochee Valley Community College 1988 - 1989

Gulf Coast Community College 1987 – 1988

ACTIVITIES

Safety advisory committee for the science department at Columbus Technical College

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