Chemical Operator
Resume:
Steven W. Jantzen *** Arbor Run Dr.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45233
*******.*****@*****.***
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Career Objective
Position in Manufacturing Operations, where I can use my 25+ years of experience in
production, problem resolution, quality/safety, and mentoring others.
Summary
Self motivated, accomplished chemical operator and team leader with more than 25 years of
experience and strong record of successfully resolving critical, time sensitive problems.
Extensive knowledge in the production of chemical solutions to ensure products meet/exceed
client specifications. Attentive to detail and accustomed to managing multiple jobs
simultaneously. Strong communication and listening skills, dedicated to bettering the
workplace.
Experience
Kellogg’s 1 Year/present
Production Operator
Primary responsibility is mixing the product and running high speed packaging equipment.
• Adhered to all safety and GMP guidelines
• Insured compliance to all PPE requirements
• Ability to run and maintain high speed equipment
• Clean and inspected equipment for conformity to state and federal sanitation laws.
Emery Oleo Chemicals 2 Years 4 Months
Chemical Operator
Primary responsibility for operating the Oleo Front End department from a central control room
and from the field, which involves checking and regulating levels in tanks, temperature, density,
color, etc.
• Knowledgeable in the process of “chemical splitting” where animal fat is split into two
parts, fatty acid and glycerin.
• Experienced in “distillation” where water and insoluble’s are removed using high
pressure steam and vacuum.
• Accustomed to sampling and testing products to ensure product meets client
specifications.
• Certified Team Leader of company Emergency Response Team.
• Worked in control room settings using DCS consoles to monitor and change process
variables.
• Operated various processing equipment including, stills, evaporators, concentrators,
filtration presses, vacuum jets and fractionators.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to alarms, and troubleshoot cause in order to return
process to standard operating conditions.
• Accustomed to and experienced working with hazardous materials and high pressure
steam.
• Trained to load drums, super saks, tank trucks, and rail cars
Shepherd Chemical Company 24 Years
Chemical Operator
• Led production of mixed Metal Salts and Organic Based Metal Chemicals, including proprietary
blends, crystal and powders with controlled particle size, density and surface area.
• Worked on team that developed improved packaging process saving the Salts Department
$150,000 annually. Process is currently implemented throughout entire company, with potential
savings of $1 million annually.
• Involved in Kaizen and 5S projects to improve manufacturing systems for new and existing
products.
• Streamlined chemical washing process cutting production time by 50%.
• Operated and trained employees on various processing equipment, including centrifuges,
filtration presses, microfilters, spray dryers, and jet mills.
• Oversaw Spray Dryer Dept. meeting/exceeding deadlines and client specifications that were
forever changing.
• Trained on filing 400#, 800#, 1200#, and 2000# super saks with various products.
• Performed routine maintenance and PM’s for the dept.
• Designed and wrote process batch sheets for dept.
• Trained employees on policies and procedures of cleaning and sanitizing equipment since some
of our blends had food applications.
• Taught operators how to use various equipment and answered any questions they had.
• Performed safety and quality audits throughout dept.
• Volunteered on Emergency Response Team, which required yearly refresher training and
ongoing practice putting on the equipment and participate in drills.
Education and Certifications
Education Certifications
Western Hills High School, diploma Emergency Response - Hazmat Technician
Taylor High School – attended for Am. Red Cross- First Aid /CPR
most of my high school years D.O.T. Trained and certified
Steve Jantzen – Equipment & Haz Mat Addendum
Equipment
Trained to Use and Trained others to Use
Pulverizers Flow Meters Tablet & Pellet Machines
Blenders Crystal Dryers Column Dissolvers
Jet Mills Deionizers Pastillators
Spray Dryers Reverse Osmosis Sparkle Filters
Micro-Filters Tunnel Kiln Stills
Filter Presses Flakers Centrifuges
Incinerator Condensers Scrubbers
Splitters Concentrators Evaporators
Fractionators Pre-heaters Filter Presses
Vacuum Jets Cooling Towers
DCS Distributed Control System
Pumps: Centrifugal, Diaphragm, Piston Positive Displacement
Filters: Sock, Tube, Cartridge
Tow motors and lift truck - certified
Trained to load/unload rail cars and trucks
High lift and boom lift certified
Metals Used to Make Metal Chemicals
including Solutions, Crystals, and Precipitated Products
Aluminum Lithium Yttrium Cadmium
Iron Tin Chromium Manganese
Potassium Calcium Molybdenum Zirconium
Bismuth Magnesium Zinc Copper
Lead Vanadium Cobalt Nickel
Strontium Cerium Neodymium
Acids Used To Dissolve Metal Bases Used
Nitric Acid Caustic
Sulfuric Acid Soda Ash
Acetic Acid Soda Bicarbonate
Additional Materials High Pressure Steam
Animal Fat Fatty Acids Glycerin 300# 800# 1200# 1400#
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