John Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Bryan, Texas

Plant Manager for plant operations producing drag reduction polymers. Promote safety culture enhancements for OSHA VPP Site.Advance continuous improvement through 6 sigma techniques including problem solving and OEE initiatives. Promote maintenance excellence and reliability. ISO 9000. Capital budget; plant expense budget responsibility.

Pasadena, Tx

Manage Engineering, Technology, and Quality for specialty surfactant alkoxylation plant. Manage all Process Safety systems for Site. Lead cross functional improvement teams including causal tree mapping for problem solving.

Houston, Texas Area

Manage all chemical plant operations producing a wide variety of specialty surfactants including alkoxylates, sulfonates, and resins.Manage safety and environmental culture improvementsRealized OSHA VPP STAR StatusManaged capacity improvement projects realizing major increases in critical unitsIntroduced maintenance excellence project to improve planning, kitting, and productivityISO 9000, 14000Managed capital budget; plant expense budgetDeveloped long term vision and strategy

Greater Chicago Area

Managed commercial services for Americas surfactants sub business unit.Managed S&OP for business, customer service, demand forecasting, supply modeling and planningLong range business planning modelsOperating working capital reductionsCustomer satisfaction improvements; segmentation, lead time management, entitlement

Mccook, Illinois

Manage all operations for specialty chemical surfactant plantProduction efficiency improvementsManaged union workforceSafe operation and shutdown of facility for plant closure

Mccook, Illinois

Manage safe production operations for specialty chemical surfactants plantProduction budget development and controlProduct cost analyses and yield assessmentManaged capacity improvement and performance realization for debottleneck project exceeding targets.

Morris, Illinois

Managed maintenance and utilities for bulk fatty amines plantManaged maintenance budgetsImproved safety and quality to realize continuous improvement and cost savingsImproved maintenance excellence processes for PSM Mechanical Integrity program, Training, Planning and scheduling, and preventive/predictive maintenanceManaged internal and external contract maintenance and contractor safety programManaged capital budget and projects up to $1MMManaged debottleneck projects

Morris, Illinois

Production engineering support and optimizationsWaste minimization project detailed and implemented to recycle filter waste realizing over $500k in annual savingsManaged projects to design and install equipment replacements and upgrades of pumps, piping, heat exchangers, and control systemsUtilized Aspen modelling to assess distillation unit performanceScoped, programmed, and installed Foxboro I/A DCS for continuous operation control upgrade

Morris, Illinois

Installed Foxboro I/A DCS for batch hydrogenation amine productionOptimized Modicon PLC for purification process

Mccook, Illinois

Calculated all material balances and emissions for plant and submitted SARA 313 reportsPrepared environmental permit applicationsPlant representative for regulatory inspectionsWrote plant compliance programs including SPCCManaged asbestos abatement projectsSupervised waste treatment plantCertified Class K wastewater treatment operator

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering