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GREGORY W. ARNDT

**** ***** ** • Clay, New York *3041 • 315-***-**** • Cell 315-***-**** **********@***.***

MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

** ***** ********** ** ************* and production of chemicals and furniture. Flexible, resourceful and adaptable. Adept at learning new procedures and techniques. Take pride in doing quality work. Skilled at catalyzing group and unit productivity as a team player and team leader.

STRENGTHS

• Time Management / Work Prioritizing

• Quality Control

• Staff Training, Supervision and Motivation

• Troubleshooting and Problem Solving

• Safety Consciousness / Emergency Response

• Customer Service

CERTIFICATIONS: Fork Truck • Lift Truck OSHA (10hrs)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

MELTSHOP FOREMAN

Crucible Materials Corporation, Syracuse, New York 2008-2009

A maker of Specialty Metals

Foreman: In charge of 18 production workers, setting up alloys for the production day; make sure all jobs are covered; mold set ups are correct; tapping and teeming of heats; working with other supervisors in decision making; safety meetings; filling out payroll; TSA worksheets for ISO; working with superintendent on production projects and attending Lean Manufacturing meetings.

SHIFT SUPERVISOR

General Chemical, Solvay, New York 2006-2008

A maker of sodium nitrite

Shift Supervisor: I am in charge of payroll; multiple shifts; decision making; lab work; safety meetings; checking on Railroad shifts; checking on maintenance; packers; quality control in a lab setting; loading on trucks and tankers. Hazmat trained and have been working on the computer doing monthly closing inputs.. I also trained as a fill-in maintenance supervisor and currently I am working as a shipper/ lab tech, as needed, working with SAP.

CHEMICAL OPERATOR

Evans Chemetics, Waterloo, New York 2000 – 2006

A specialty manufacturer that develops and produces chemicals for Dow.

Team/Shift Coordinator of a skilled, unified, self-directed and self-monitoring work group in the production, packaging and shipping of specific chemical compounds. Full knowledge of company products, production channels and distribution systems. Strict adherence to safety policies and procedures with knowledge of, training in and duties as Emergency and Crisis Responder. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Organizing and directing daily work resulting in timely manufacture and shipping of produced materials.

• Maintaining and operating chemical reactor including starting up equipment.

• Maintaining daily logbook reports as a communication vehicle between all shifts.

• Unloading tanks. • Labeling and preparing products for shipment.

• Performing routine maintenance functions. • Operation of a fork truck.

• Records maintenance.

MACHINE OPERATOR/PRODUCTION

L&JG Stickley Furniture, Inc, Manlius, New York 1995 - 2000

A world-reknowned manufacturer of top-of-the-line, hand-crafted, fine wooden furniture.

Built and assembled solid wood furniture, including dressers, tables and desks, using a variety of tools and equipment, with particular attention to quality control.

EDUCATION

A.S.S., Natural Resource Conservation, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, New York

Regents Graduate, G. Ray Bodley High School, Fulton, New York Received Phillip Morris Scholarship

REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Code of Business Conduct

Info and Records Management Overview

ISO 9000 Standard

ISO 9001 QMS

Info & Records Management Overview

Goal Setting

Pre-Task Analysis

CHEMICALS

Reactive Chemicals Overview

Chemical Compatibility Chart

Acylonitrile Handling

ENVIRONMENTAL

RCRA Federal Training

Stormwater Federal Requirement

Spill Prevention

Title V Regulatory Compliance

EMERGENCY / CRISIS INTERVENTION

Rescue Team

Respirators – Airline

Emergency Response

Emergency Response 24/8

HAZMAT

DOT HAZMAT Transportation In Depth Security

Hazardous Awareness, General

HazTrans Security Awareness

Asbestos Awareness

Hazwoper Training

Loss of Primary Containment

PERSONNEL RELATIONS

Respect and Responsibility-Yes

Employee/Employer Relations

Behavior Based Performance

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