John M. Loth

***** ******** **** ***, *********, OH 43812, 740/531-2156 (home), 740/610-6837 (cell)

Email: acr4ot@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

Stationary Steam Engineer License - State of Ohio

OSHA 30 Hour certified

Experience in JD Edwards (CMMS), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook

Six Sigma Green Belt training - initial project projected savings of $80,000

Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen) - 1 year payback projects

Planning for power plant annual outages with budgets upwards of $1.2 million

Capital installation and improvement projects up to $250,000

Demonstrated progressive leadership supervising 30-50 employees

Experience working weekends, rotating shifts, and on call duty

Experience in organizing written, oral, and computer based presentations

Excellent interpersonal communication skills, team building, multitasking, troubleshooting, and leadership

Work Experience

WestRock – Coshocton, OH

Assistant Power Plant Superintendent, February 2012 - Present

Direct supervision of crews running a High Pressure Boiler (950 psi steam) and a 24.5 MegaWatt Turbine Generator

Work on cost savings projects in regards to energy, steam, and electricity savings

o$5,000-$80,000

Responsible for facility utilities and power plant equipment (demineralizer water system, pumps, air compressors, air system, steam heaters, and condensate return throughout plant)

Direct facilitation with employees on safety related topics and improvements in power plant

Troubleshoot equipment issues related to mechanical or electrical issues

Work with equipment manufacturers to improve existing equipment and operational issues

Plan annual outage jobs and improvement activities within given budgets

Project Engineer, September 2008 – January 2012

Act independently to organize, plan, and arrange projects to meet goals and complete below budget - $5,000 facility maintenance project to $250,000 capital projects

Work with management to conceive projects for fiscal year according to budget

Production Supervisor – led 30+ employees on rotating shift work to meet safety, quality, and production goals

Liaison between management, contractors, and hourly employees for project implementations

Quality Manager responsibilities to include ensuring products are manufactured to specifications

McWane Ductile Pipe – Coshocton, OH

Process Engineer, September 2003 – September 2008

Technical Supervisor and Advisor in major departments for management trainee program

Troubleshooting and repair of plant equipment

Plant advisor for Robotics (ABB®) and Machine Vision System (Cognex® and IPD®)

Trained to troubleshoot PLC & HMI controlled equipment - Allen Bradley SLC 500 series

Team Leader of monthly Lean Manufacturing process improvement teams

Smurfit Stone Container Corporation – Washington Court House, OH

Process Employee, November 2002 – September 2003

Hourly position trained to run process equipment used to manufacture corrugated boxes

Trained on Corrugator, Die Cut / Flexographic Machines, and Wastepaper Baler

Data Analysis Technologies – Plain City, OH

Analytical Laboratory Chemist, January 2002 – November 2002

Prepared solid and liquid samples for chemical extractions and analysis according to EPA guidelines in an analytical laboratory environment

Education

Kent State University (December 2006)

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) w/ concentration in Finance

Miami University (May 2001)

Bachelor of Science in Paper Science and Engineering

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