Plant Manager Production Equipment
Resume:
RONALD LEE BATES
*** ****** ******, ***** ****, Arkansas, 71602
***********@*****.***
WORK HISTORY:
Graphite, White Hall, Arkansas
Plant Lead, March 2024 - Present
● Learned how to operate Baker Rullman dryer, briquette machine, packaging machine.
● Designed how we stack packages and store them in warehouse for shipping.
● Trained all employee’s on how to safely and efficiently operate machines.
● Currently working on designing a structured safety program.
● Writing standard operating procedure on all machinery.
● Perform all millwright work around the plant.
● Assisting the plant manager in the hiring process for all positions.
● Collaborating with the main engineer for placement of new equipment.
● Design work schedules for current employees.
Arauco North America, Malvern, Arkansas
Finishing Technician, November 2012 –October 2019
Finishing Lead October 2019-February 2021
Shift Lead February 2021- September 2023
● Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.
● Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment.
● Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products.
● Clean production equipment or work areas.
● Provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors.
● Maintain inventory of job materials.
● Separate scrap or waste materials for recycling, reuse, or environmentally sound disposal.
● Package finished products.
● Build packaging for finished products.
● Select cleaning materials, tools, or equipment.
● Keep production logs.
● Prepare and assemble materials.
● Start up and shut down processing equipment.
● Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.
● Inspect finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
● Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
● Operate ten and thirty thousand-pound lifts.
● Set up and operate a Schilling Saw.
● Set up and operate Kimwood Sander.
● AMS and SAP Recon.
● Team Design Member and supporter.
● Can operate all equipment on the finish side.
● Team facilitator, HR TMS and Reliability TMS.
● Finishing lead decreased belt cost for sander
● Created a housekeeping structure that in turn made the place safer for employees and machine centers
● Got everyone on board with continued training practices
● Shift lead created a mocked-up fire event to see what training was needed
● Was able to get entire shift cross training in all areas, so we always had a back up
● Safety will always be first priority.
Evergreen Packaging, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Service Operator May 2000 – November 2012
● Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
● Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standards.
● Follow standard operating procedures.
● Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment.
● Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.
● Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products.
● Test various chemicals for functionality or quality.
● Plan and lay out work to meet production and schedule requirements.
● Start up and shut down processing equipment.
● Provide advice or training to other technicians.
● Measure and record data associated with operating equipment.
● Prepare production documents, such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing batch records, and inventory.
● Prepare various productivity reports.
● Install new equipment.
● Maintain production logs.
● Clean production equipment or work areas.
● Collect hazardous or non-hazardous waste and transfer to collection areas.
● Provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors.
● Select cleaning materials, tools, or equipment.
● Maintain inventory of job materials.
● Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
● Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
● Determine most effective arrangement of operations: mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
● Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout production stages to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
● Monitor computer systems to ensure proper chemical levels and flow rates.
● Perform PH, viscosity, and solids on chemicals used throughout the mill.
● Perform tests on stock such as consistency, freeness, and chlorine.
● Operate large equipment such as bobcats, forklifts, and cranes.
● Unload various chemicals from rail cars and big trucks into the proper silos and storage tanks.
● Perform various assignments as given by the shift supervisor in a safe and timely manner.
EDUCATION:
Watson Chapel High School, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
High School Diploma, May 1998
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
● Former member of Star City Volunteer Fire Department. Trained in Emergency response, hazmat, high angle rope rescue, confined spaces, first responder for medical emergencies, industrial firefighting, and CPR Certified.
● Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel through College of the Ouachitas, Malvern, Arkansas.
REFERENCES:
Professional and/or personal references available upon request.
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