Alex Benedict

Summary

An experienced production technician and operator with expertise in; reactor and plant operation, receiving goods, warehouse put-away, order picking, pallet building, sorting, shipment preparation, auditing. Great communication skills as well as the ability to effectively train and lead teams.

Experience

Sep 2023 - present

QuidelOrtho, New Jersey - Production Support/Technician

QuidelOrtho Corporation is a major American manufacturer of diagnostic healthcare products that are sold worldwide.

Responsibilities

●Performs manual and clerical duties related to shipping, receiving, storing, issuing, and delivering a variety of materials, equipment, and supplies

●Performs physical counts of inventory

●Packs products for shipments

●Transports materials between departments, facilities, and/or production floor

●Transacts inventory/material movements in JDE system in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance to strong inventory control practices

●Selects and transacts materials for work orders and sales orders

●Follow the federal and international regulations regarding hazardous substance transportation

●Assures the accurate counting, staging and storage of materials and supplies

●Operates warehouse vehicles such sit down, stand up and side-loader forklifts, pallet jacks, and related material handling equipment in narrow aisles and cold storage facilities

●Follow all standard operation procedures and GMP guidelines

●Adhere to all safety training and instructions and have knowledge of materials and safety

●Participates in the effective training of other employees

●Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies

●Perform other duties & projects as assigned.

Dec 2022 - Sep 2023

Veolia, New Jersey - Plant Distillation Operator/Technician

As one of the plant distillation operators I am responsible for running all the distillation processes of hazardous waste for my shift. Full distillation life cycle. Processing incoming tank wagons and rail cars to our stills. Running multiple distillation processes and product transfers simultaneously. Loading/filling live customer tank wagons and drums. Using sit-down, forklifts when needed and performed a plethora of other tasks required of me. Communicating and coordinating with management, receiving office, safety inspector as well as customers.

My duties are but not limited to :

●Unloading rail cars, ISOs and customer tank wagons, dotes and drums

●Taking samples.

●Charging stills, performing start up procedures as well as shutdown, waste bottoms disposal and tank cleaning.

●Performing distillation processes, fractional, continuous as well as molecular sieve distillations.

●Doing various tank to tank transfers, bulk, tote and drum.

●Sill volumes ranged from 4,000, 8,000 to 24,000g.

●Taking finished product samples for analysis.

●Filling customer orders for products in drums and tankers.

●Keeping records. Filling out proper paperwork and writing reports.

●Performing written and face to face passdowns to the next shift.

●Extensive troubleshooting of any issues coming up during various processes.

●Removing coils and installing them.

●Unloading and receiving boxcars containing hazardous waste drums, totes and pallets.

●Collaborating and implementing various process and safety improvements.

HAZWOPER (40 hour) Certified

Forklift re-certified.

Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

Air Liquide, ALAM, New Jersey - Plant Operator/Technician

As one of the plant operators I was responsible for producing Ultra High Purity gasses required in the semiconductor production industry..

Main responsibilities included:

●Plant operation monitoring and troubleshooting (Cylinder handling, pre-startup safety checks, main production phase monitoring and holds or shutdowns, etc)

●Reactor loading, setting various plant parameters per safety instructions and customer recipe requirements, batch or continuous distillation, filling customer cylinders and plant maintenance.

●Closely monitoring all variables and plant behavior during all production phases

●Maintaining precise temperatures and pressures.

●Manipulating valves, gauges, various pressure controls both directly in the plant as well as via computer systems.

●Working in a “safety-first” environment with highly volatile chemicals with properties such as corrosive, flammable, pyrophoric, toxic, etc.

●Always wearing a PAC particle monitor, proper PPE gear and respirator when required.

●Closely following the written instructions.

●Troubleshooting when the plant deviates from procedure.

●Performing numerous P&E’s (purge and evacuations), leak shecks,

●Working with a vacuum glove box, handling pyrophoric material.

●Moving, rolling, loading, filling cylinders and keeping a constant cryo-trap when required.

●Helping the maintenance team perform line-breaks by reading and planning highly complicated P&IDs, locks, tags, permits.

●Evacuating hazardous waste after a production run and storing for proper disposal.

●Involved in various projects and training such as SAP systems integration, Lean Six Sigma Certification and conducted a plant-wide fire extinguisher recertification.

●Maintained a 12h shift schedule with rotating days.

Sep 2021 - Nov 2021

Symrise, New Jersey - Production Technician (short term contract)

As a production technician I was responsible for working on the reaction side in the company’s flavor division.

●Retrieving and moving product within the warehouse using a stand-up Reach truck.

●Weighing of various ingredients per customer orders during pre-production

●Setting up the required reactors for the production run. (100L, 1000L, 1500L, 2000L)

●Loading, heating, mixing, agitating the ingredients per exact customer requirements.

●Constant monitoring of the plant through all phases of production. (temp, pressure, liquid levels)

●Filling customer orders ready to ship or sending the product as an intermediary for further processing.

Jan 2021 – Sep 2021

Raritan (Legrand), New Jersey – Production Technician/Material Handler

As a Material Handler and Receiving Administrator my duties were, but not limited to:

●Unloading of delivery trucks from domestic and overseas vendors, transfers from other warehouses, canceled orders, etc, in a safe and timely manner using the sit-down forklift

●Precise processing of goods coming in, into our Production Management System (JD Edwards)

●Processing RMAs (Return Merchandise Authorizations) as well as Transfer Orders, Purchase Orders, etc.

●Cycle Counting. Perform daily inventory checks.

●Inventory consolidation. Move product in the warehouse to make more room and space management.

●Doing put-away into the warehouse using different forklift types (sit-down, reach, double-reach, cherry picker). Properly utilizing warehouse space and consolidating as needed. Following all safety protocols and procedures.

●Locating pallets to the docks, prepping shipments, flipping pallets, loading shipments onto the trucks, shipment tracking, filling out and signing BOLs, shipment auditing

●Extensive use of RF scanners and JDE computer system

As Production Technician my responsibilities were:

-Upgrading KVM and PDU products to the latest firmware.

-Processing the next phase or RMA workflow. Problem Verification and deciding the next steps. Creating QCRs.

-Thoroughly testing the units. KVM functionality, port viability, LAN connections, proper power distribution.

-Investigating the unit Problem Report and recreating the problem if possible.

-Fixing/replacing parts when possible and refurbishing the units.

-Help in PDU conversions and product rollouts

Other:

-Liaison between several departments as needed. Production, shipping, QA, Tech Support and Customer Service.

-Meet urgent deadlines in a precise and safe manner.

-Provide support and help to any department when needed.

-Write reports and training/procedure documentation.

July 2017 - July 2020

L'oreal Luxe Division, New Jersey - Forklift Operator/Warehouse Team

As a Forklift Operator and Warehouse Team member in the Distribution Center my duties included:

●Shipping and Receiving:

Unloading of delivery trucks from domestic and overseas vendors, transfers from other warehouses, canceled orders, etc, in a safe and timely manner using the RC Stand Up forklift.

Receiving goods and doing put-away into the warehouse (Reach, Double-reach and Order-picker). Properly utilizing warehouse space and consolidating as needed

Locating pallets to the docks, prepping shipments, flipping pallets, loading shipments onto the trucks, shipment tracking, filling out and signing BOLs, shipment auditing

Using SAP system and RF scanners as needed

●Completing Transfer Orders for Domestic and International shipments:

Pulling Full-Pallets from the warehouse and locating to the docks

Mixed case-pick and loose-pick orders

Using SAP system and RF scanners as needed

●Replenishment for case-pick and loose-pick areas:

Utilizing the Reach, Double-reach and the Order-picker forklifts as needed

Working with case-pick workers to quickly replenish their picking areas with new stock as needed, as well as any open TOs directly from the system.

Working closely with the loose-pick department to deliver needed product to the lines in a very accurate and time sensitive manner.

Using SAP system and RF scanners as needed

●Manual Case and Loose-Pick order fulfilment:

Picking and labeling individual cases and placing them on the belts

Building pallets for mixed-case shipments, both domestic and international

Making sure the labels are properly placed and depict any hazardous materials

Using SAP system and RF scanners as needed

●Sortation:

Receiving and palletising cases coming from loose and case-pick departments

Prepping and locating to the docks

●Special Projects:

Inventory Control and Investigations

Quality Control

Cycle Counts

Bin Moves

Conception, testing and implementing of new processes for both pickers and drivers

●Training and leading teams

Training new hires on the picking, labeling and safety processes and RF scanners.

Training new drivers on TO fulfilment processes as well as SAP system

Delegating and overseeing work assignments to the picking and driver teams

Making sure everyone is following all safety guidelines

Closely working and communicating with all levels of management

Certifications and training:

●Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified

●HAZWOPER (40 hour) Certified

●Reach, Double Reach, RC, Sit-down and Order Picker Forklift Certified

●SAP Training

●First Aid and Safety Training

●Fire Extinguisher Training

November 2011 - January 2015

NPD Global, New York, New York - IT Talent Acquisition Specialist

●Full cycle recruitment for both full-time and contracting requirements

October 2009 - November 2011

NetPixel, New York, New York - IT Recruiter

●Full cycle recruitment for both full-time and contracting requirements

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