Mark Klein Email & Phone Number

St. Charles Parish County, Louisiana, United States

Organotin chemical manufacturing consulting

Direct chemical manufacturing in two units that include both continuous and batch processes. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and low manufacturing cost. Directly manage hourly operators and indirectly maintenance and support staff. Member of the SAP conversion team.Galata Chemicals was created.

Direct chemical manufacturing in two units that include both continuous and batch processes. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and low manufacturing cost. Directly manage hourly operators and indirectly maintenance and support staff. Member of the SAP 4.7 to 6.0 conversion team.

Coach and develop Process Excellence Leaders at eight plants. Conduct project management reviews of the project portfolios at each site. Develop and track cost saving projects. Ensure progress of each site towards Process Excellence certifications. Train employees in the use of Lean and 6-Sigma tools. Member of the Diagnostics and Transformation teams at.

Direct 6-Sigma and Lean activities at the Taft site. Work with business leaders to develop 6-Sigma projects. Implement and manage process improvement and cost reduction projects. Train plant personnel on the use of Lean and 6-Sigma tools. Member of the SAP master data “SWAT” team during conversion from SAP 3.1 to SAP 4.7.

Oversaw laboratory operations and managed 15 direct reports. Directed all quality related activities at the site including customer visits, complaint resolution, root cause analysis and quality process improvements. ISO 9001:2000 management representative. Troubleshooting production batch problems.

Assessed production capabilities at PVC Additives sites in the U.S. and directed Master Schedulers on production plans. Analyzed production capabilities versus demand plans and worked with business leaders and plant managers to eliminate production gaps. Create necessary databases and spreadsheets to track inventory positions. Lead Taft SAP implementation.

Analyze production samples; raw material, intermediate and finished goods, to ensure safe and quality production. Calculate production batch tickets. Calibrate and maintain lab equipment including Gas chromatographs, Mass spectrometers, Head Space analyzers, pH meters and balances. Maintain the labs quality control samples and system. Produce lab batches.

Mba, Business

Ba, Chemistry