High School Technician

Ralph Chavarria

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will enable me to utilize the vast amount of knowledge and experience that I have acquired in my professional life to contribute to the profitability of the company.

SUMMARY

I am an intelligent, hardworking, dedicated, and loyal individual with over 29 years of experience in the chemical industry working with the same company. During those 29 years, I have been employed in a wide variety of positions including Process Technician, Formulation & Packaging Supervisor, Vendor - Scheduler, and Production Planner. As a result, I developed a number of skills that I believe are invaluable. These potential assets to your company include strong organizational development skills, effective management techniques, and solid administrative skills that all combine to ensure the successful achievement of business objectives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS

SAP R3

Member of the start up team for our new Packaging Facility

Participated in making SYNGENTA a VPP SITE

Member of the plant safety committed for seven years

TWIC Card Expires 09/04/2014

Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, and Outlook)

Excellent communication Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sodexo Health Care 2010 – Present

ES Manager

Responsible for planning daily scheduling in six facilities for 28 empolyees.

Meet with customer to discuss problems with are service if any and working together to develop solutions in order to save valuable time.

Supervised contract employees

Self-Employed Galveston Texas 2007 -2010

General contractor for Home Repair

Responsible for meeting with the customer about the job. Get permits for the jobs site

Plan materials and labor as needed. Supervisor over the jobs sites

Syngenta Crop Protection Pasadena, TX 1980 - 2007

(2000 - 2007)

Production Supervisor/ Vendor Scheduler

Supervised contract employees

Responsible for planning daily production and scheduling the packaging facilities

Monitored monthly production targets and changed the daily production plan in SAP as our daily production increases or decrease

Met with the Master Planner once a month to forecast production for up to three months

Inputted daily production and material usage

Scheduled packaging material using the SAP program

Developed a daily log sheet to keep up with spoilage on the packaging line - increased inventory accuracy by approximately 98% when doing cycle counting

Met with vendors to discuss problems with materials and working together to develop solutions in order to save valuable time and money

Maintained a good relationship with vendors

Attended safety meeting to inform contractor of any changes in safety procedures and provide performance review

Packaging Technician (1988 - 2000)

Supervised contract employees

Responsible for oversight of the daily formulation and packaging of our product

Ensured that all contractors were trained to work on the packaging line by conducting task and safety related tests

Created formulation instructions for process technicians to follow while on the night shift and verified compliance with those instructions

Worked with “pack-engineers” to test and trouble shoot new packaging materials

Managed a fleet of 3,500 returnable containers to ensure they were properly maintained and pressure tested, and that the results were accurately recorded as per DOT regulations

Supervised and provided troubleshooting when the department head was absent

Helped “pack-engineers” resolve customer complaints regarding packaging materials or the formulated product

Wrote and maintained safety and operating procedures for packaging

Process Technician (1980 - 1988)

Responsible for operating distillation columns in the plant, which separated ammonia from the process water

Maintained the right amount of inventory for each material while also maintaining specification.

Work in the “Caustic Stripper Separation Area,” which was distillation columns that separated organic material from our by-product caustic area.

Work in the “Service Area,” which is where we packaged our export material into 55gallon drums and bulk loaded containers, tank trucks, rail cars, and ISO demount

EDUCATION

Ball High School Galveston, TX 1975

Earned High School Diploma

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