Manager Chemical Engineering
Resume:
JOSEPH MICHAEL GRANA
St. Louis, Missouri 63123
Cell: 314-***-****
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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Manager who successfully developed multiple teams, with multiple functions, both union and non-union to be highly functioning and value added to the business.
Provided management support relating to environmental, energy, safety, workers compensation and plant security.
Proven ability to reduced OSHA recordable injuries by a demonstrated 75% decrease which equated to reducing costs by over 1.3 million which was 85% over a five-year period.
Demonstrated skill in reducing waste, which resulted in an 84% reduction of waste release.
Developed a chemical stabilization and fixation process for metal bearing hazardous waste.
Successful in preventing any wastewater non-compliance for over 15 years while having responsibility for two wastewater pre-treatment plans.
Purchaser of over $5 million annually of energy and utilities (electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater and industrial gases) with the best result for budgeting impact and cost reduction.
Skilled in the use of computer systems and associated software.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC – Sauget, Illinois 1989 to 2017
(Manufacturer of world-class grade copper tube for the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial markets. Changed name from Cerro Copper Products in 1997.)
Manufacturing Support Manager (1997-2017)
Including Environmental, Energy, Quality, Safety & Security
Manager of five support staff operations: Environmental Operations, Quality & Lab Department, Safety & Workers Compensation Department, Energy & Utility Operations, and Plant Security. Reported directly to Vice President Operations. Primary responsibility for compliance of all environmental and safety regulatory affairs at the Sauget Facility. Provides upper management with technical and managerial support relating to quality, laboratory, environmental, safety, worker’s compensation, plant security and employee training issues and interfaces with legal and technical consultants and governmental agencies.
Manager of up to 20+ salary and hourly personnel.
Reduction of OSHA Recordable Injuries by 75% during a five-year period.
Accomplished 688 days without a Lost Time Injury
Superfund Site Steering Committee member for two Superfund sites.
Project Facilitator for a $13 million Superfund Removal Action.
Preparation and negotiated air and wastewater discharge permits including a Federal Title V Air Permit.
Reduction in worker’s compensation costs by over $1,300,000, over 85% reduction from the previous five years. Company never had a wastewater treatment non-compliance event in over fifteen years of operations of two wastewater pre-treatment plants.
Responsible for Company Waste Minimization program resulting in an eighty-four percent (84%) reduction of waste releases totaling over 1,100,000 pounds of hazardous material release reductions.
Negotiated natural gas, electrical and industrial gases contracts.
Project team member for the selection, construction and startup of new or purchased plant operations in Utah, Missouri, California, Ohio and Indiana facilities.
Project Team Leader for Customer Order/Shipping Improvement Task Force resulting in the reduction of time to deliver a customer order.
Implemented production cost control accounting and reporting system for Production Management.
Manager of Environmental, Energy and Health Services (1993-1997)
Manager of Environmental and Energy (1989-1993)
OLIN CORPORATION – East Alton, Illinois 1980 to 1989
Environmental and Energy Engineer Senior
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science-Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology – Rolla, Missouri
Master of Arts-Management, Webster University – St. Louis, Missouri
CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OSHA 30-Hour Certification
Certified in First Aid, CPR & AED
Chairman of the Copper & Brass Fabricators Council Environmental Committee (1993 – 2003) Committee Member (1989 to present)
Board Member and member of the Technical Committee
Sauget Sanitary Development & Research Association (1989 – present)
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