Kenneth P. Jacobs

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SUMMARY

*15+years of Industrial and Manufacturing Plant Management, *5+years C-level in a Service Organization, *MBA with Executive Leadership focus (12/23) with 4.0 GPA, *10+years Union Management, *4 Facility Start-Ups, *5 Facility shutdowns 2 to bare earth, *6+years Shipping/Warehousing Management, *15+years Customer Relations, *15+years P&L, *Outstanding EHS record, *6Sigma Greenbelt 2009, *Extensive ISO experience, *Lean Manufacturing Blackbelt, *OSHA Star Candidate Plantm *High EQ, *Authentic Leader Training, *Strong Team Building Skills, *Strong Strategic Background

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OmniMax International, Fabral Metal Siding and Roofing

Plant Manager, Cedar City facility

Plant/Start-up Manager, Salt Lake City facility.

Directed Operation and Maintenance of four metal roll forming mills, a trim production department and all operations tied to these mills.

Managed 26 employees both hourly and salaried and 5 contracted drivers,

Managed shipping/warehouse, quality, and profitability initiatives.

Headed up the 6S (5S +Safety) initiatives for both facilities,

Lean Manufacturing analysis and start-up for the new facility in Salt Lake City.

P&L for both facilities.

KJANG Enterprises Inc.

President and CEO

Responsible for all levels of operation for multiple sites, including HR, planning, EHS, training,

budgetary, acquisitions and shutdown.

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Area Plant Manager, Sparrows Point Facility and Delaware City Facility

Oversaw operation/ maintenance of three ASU (Air Separation Units) ranging in size from 350-950 ton per day per units; included liquefaction of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Argon both in crude and pure forms.

Management of 14 employees including 11 represented and 3 non-represented employees.

Managed the distribution, environmental, safety, FDA/quality.

Managed the continuous operation of a 24/7 site with 0 unscheduled down time

Managed the shutdown, dismantling, and demolition of the Sparrows Point Facility.

Completed the demolition and preparation for sale of the Delaware City Facility.

Rockwood Pigments, Inc.

Plant Manager

Directed the operation / maintenance of multiple pigment systems.

Oversaw long/ short term budget planning and P & L.

Managed 40 personnel, including 25 Union, 6 non-represented, and 8 salaried employees.

Implementation of ISO 14001 System including certification, Audit Certified 02/2011, Implementation of 5S program, Management of ISO 9001 system through 2 external audits.

Managed complete shutdown and clean-up of a chromium dioxide pigment plant including the proper disposal of chrome and asbestos waste.

Initiated, installed, and started a granular pigment controls system, using SLC505e and Wonderware.

Severstal Sparrows Point Plant, Iron Producing Severstal NA

QA Manager, Internal QA Auditor, Process Engineer

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DTE Energy Services

Plant Manager/Asset Manager

Management of all plant assets including billing, invoicing, general expenses, purchasing, short- and long-term budgeting, payroll, and benefits.

Assisted in management of SAP being introduced / implemented into the corporate structure, resulted in a smooth transition into the system with no visible effect to our customers.

Initial plant start-up, including initialization and implementation of plant routine and preventative maintenance, design, completion, and implementation of plant-wide spare parts system, installation and implementation of initial plant IT system, and controls network;

Managed /maintained all plant equipment maintaining a 100% availability rate in 2007, 98.9% in 2006, 100% in 2003-2005, 98.5% in 2002, and 95%+ in 2000 and 2001; Continuous management of plant wide environmental records/controls which resulted in no environmental issues in seven plus years of operation;

Continuous management and implementation of plant wide safety training, which led to Zero lost time accidents in the plants seven plus years of operation; Led DTE in the application for OSHA Star Partnership.

ISO 9001 / TS16949-2002

Larox North America, Columbia, MD

Service Engineer/Account Manager, Western Half USA

United States Navy, Bangor, WA

Machinists Mate Third Class, U.S.S. OHIO SSBN 726

EDUCATION

MBA, Executive Leadership, Southern Utah University Dec. 2023 GPA 4.0

B.S., Southern Utah University Aug, 2022 GPA 3.8

Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University GPA 2.8

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Mastery of all Microsoft Office Programs - SAP System, E-Time, Enviromentum,

6Sigma Greenbelt certification and Blackbelt training, 5S training

Lean Manufacturing Certification

PLC training and experience including Modicon, ProWorx Plus, RSLogix 500 and 5;

Programming and Maintenance training by Allen Bradley for PLC 5 and SLC 500 (RSLogix and RSView)

Operator Interface training for Digital, Xycom, Panel-view, and RS View, Wonderware;

Analyzer system training from ABB Analytical;

Management training from AMA including “Leadership and Team development for Managerial Success” and “Management Skills and Techniques for Supervisors”;

“Management for Rising Managers” Arcelor Mittal

Microsoft Office Level 1, 2, 3 Certified

CAD training Penn State Applied Research Lab

Machining/Manufacturing Penn State Applied Research Lab

MEMERSHIPS

Vice Chairman – American Iron and Steel Technology Association Maryland Division 2008-2014

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