Manage utility and environmental operations for a +1M square foot milk productions production facility and +2M GPD discharge waste water treatment plant. Waste water operations includes anaerobic digestion. Includes 4 salaried direct reports and 20 indirect hourly reports. Utility operations include boiler operations, ammonia refrigeration, PSM, HVAC, building maintenance, water treatment, and combined heat and power. Comply with all federal, state, and local environmental permits and policies. Permits including but not limited to waste water discharge, air permits, SWPPC and SPPC. Total annual budget responsibility of +$20M. The team will implement various value capital projects from conception to final implementation. Drive internally and externally conceived sustainability projects (water, electricity, natural gas) to completion and sustainment.

Managed an 800,000 GPD waste water treatment facility. Knowledgeable of anaerobic digestion, DAF operations, and aerobic treatment processes. Managed three salary non-exempt employees in a high performance work system. Responsible for managing employee professional development, building metrics, daily direction setting, objective setting, and delivering performance reviews. • Responsible for internal and external regulatory compliance including state and federal environmental submissions. Frequent interactions with local regulators. • Reduced sludge haul costs by $80K by increasing mixed liquor concentration. Transitioned to new chemical suppliers resulting in $300K yearly savings. • Updated and implemented new SWPPP and SPCC plans bringing both current state/federal standards.• Served as facility Radiation Safety Officer. Ensured the Radiation Safety Program and all x-ray units met all applicable regulations through regularly scheduled inspections.• Trained on 49 CFR 172. Responsible for all HAZMAT shipping and training other DOT Employees. Scheduled hazardous waste disposal and maintained applicable records.

Awarded General Mills Crystal Cup Award for Environmental Excellence. Earned award by correcting long standing problems with pH control at WWTP, meeting energy reduction goals and raising the environmental profile of the facility. Supervised and coordinated manufacturing operations on an off shift at a USDA facility. Managed 60 wage employees.• Reduced trash costs $20K by automating hauls by weight, developing recycling SOPs and processes, and finding alternate disposal methods for food waste.• Ammonia Release Program Contact. Ensured all safety/regulatory requirements were met for NH3 systems under 10,000 pounds.• Led the facility to reach the goal of Planned Sanitation Excellence Facility. Wrote and implemented sanitation SOPs and periodic sanitation PMs. Led investigations into micro-biological holds. Overall owner of the CIP system. Owner of the pathogen testing program. Any pathogen positive required root cause determination and 3 months negative testing to be considered solved.• Led Continuous Improvement initiatives to reduce losses using the following tools: 5S, AM, PBED, and Root Cause Analysis.

Production team leader of 30 off shift union employees at a USDA regulated facility.• Managed daily absenteeism, safety rules enforcement, environment risk analysis.• Developed visual standards to aid in dispositioning product, ultimately decreasing waste by $15K.

Responsible for plant engineering and project management for 4 air separation facilities.• Served as Plant Process Safety Management Administrator. Ensured any repairs, modifications, or upgrades were met using PSM standards. • Knowledgeable at cryogenic air separation, hydrogen-carbon monoxide, and FDA regulated carbon dioxide production facilities.• Heavily involved in outage planning. Responsible for new equipment installation and repair of existing equipment from conception though commissioning. • Provided process troubleshooting and support.

Direct supervisor of 2 lines of production totaling 32 people at a non-union optical fiber production facility. Ensured all safety guidelines were understood and followed.• Ensured SOPs and all quality protocols were followed. Audited attendance and payroll for discrepancies and compliance. Coached employees and administered progressive discipline as needed.• Responsible for meeting production targets, justifying missed targets, machine downtime, and proper escalation of issues to technical support. Maintained adequate manpower by scheduling employee vacations and accessing training needs. Documented all training received and administered. • Developed a skilled employee base through specialized training and assessments. Created goals with employees to meet yearly performance objectives.• Responsible for the quality disposition of products. Settled conflicts among team members through conflict resolution tools.

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