Plant Manager Operator

Bryan Lanier Walser 336-***-****

*** ****** ****** ac8nxk@r.postjobfree.com

Thomasville, NC

27360

Professional Experience

Enis Flint, Thomasville, NC 27360

August 2015—current

Lead Chemical Operator

Responsibilities:

Directs daily operations of plant manufacturing concerning the production

and shipment of Acrylic Latex.

Supervises a third shift crew of 4 men.

Trouble shoots manufacturing issues and fixes problems with the automated

batching system.

Prepares all paperwork and double checks the correct uses of the chemicals

of the 2 reactor operators.

Adheres to all safety procedures and have completed 40 hours of

Hazwhopper training along with an 8 hour Hazwhopper refresher course.

Southern Resin Inc., Thomasville, NC 27360

August 2008—July 2015

Chemical Operator

Responsibilities:

Operate two 30,000 gallon reactors in a 25+ employee environment and manage 2nd shift with one other employee. I have an excellent attendance record.

Daily use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

Submits all batching paperwork to management.

Handles final QC checks for viscosity, PH, and specific gravity on all products. Condense water off batches to reach a specific viscosity.

Works with water base product including formaldehyde and ammonia. Reaction chemistry used to make glues and resins.

Akzo Nobel Inc., High Point, NC 27261 (1992-2002)

Responsibilities:

Skilled Formulator: Knowledge of formulations with mathematics including the adjustment of solids, amount of pigment solids, general basic knowledge of color poundage allowances on basecoats and enamels.

Experience in formulations involving glazes, fill glazes, along with changes in alkyds, inserts and blown soybean oil and other oils.

Experience with vinyl coatings including the matching of blues and greens and the use of vinyl washcoats and sealer in enhancement of these coatings. Limited training in working with inks and ink sealers.

Fluent in mentally calculating percentages and in tinting by hand.

Computer experience with timely locating formulas and sales data in the system and adjusting to upgrades.

Matching abilities:

NGR stains, orasol dye stains, extensive work with different blends and dry schedules.

Rel-stains in fast and slow drying qualities of different color combinations.

Spray-outs such as enamels and basecoats including several off-whites

Wiping stains with various different solvent blends. Success with making several matches of lower cost penetrating stains with flow outs of slower solvent blend materials.

Lab Material Coordinator (1995-1997)

Applied spare time learning to formulate clear coatings. Also worked with clear vinyl, nitrocellulose products, sealers, wash coats and other materials used.

Responsible for gathering the different types of materials from storage area with excellent working knowledge of their names and where to find them.

Responsible for the cleaning and orderliness of all lab areas. I pride myself on being well organized.

Entry Level Laboratory employee(1992-1995)

Advancement to production making of large-size batches including toner tanks in excess of 3700 gallons of water base materials such as doorskin primers. Advancement again received with training on production tinting of water base and solvent base products of various colors.

Cut in pigment on large size water base batches including doorskin primers and experience in getting grinds along with letting down of larger sized production batches.

Tinted large water base batches and overseeing their being checked out in the quality control lab.

Ability to work with hoses and pumps with toner tanks and cuno pods. Proficient in production work and laboratory work.

Other work Notables:

Greensboro Landscaping Company, Greensboro, NC (2002-2003)

(Landscaping and tree service)

Teen Challenge Ministry, Greensboro, NC (2004-2005)

(Counselor)

Carolina Business Furniture, High Point, NC(2006)

(Custom color matching and organization of all production-ready materials.

Contact: Richard Trent, Plant Manager)

Classical Finishing, High Point, NC (2006-2007)

(Finishing Supervisor. Contact: Billy Rich)

Sherrill Alford Painting Company, Trinity, NC (2008)

(Painting-Carpentry Assistant. Contact Sherrill Alford 336-***-****)

References are available upon request.

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