Lumber /hardware salesTrouble shooting electrical and plumbing issuesPrepare quotes and order custom windows and doorsOrdering merchandise - whse and third partyStore keyholderOpen/Close store

Milling aluminum extrusionsAssembling tempered glass sun room enclosuresFabrication of trim and door assembliesBack up for team leader

Led a shift of up to 8 operators to safely produce surfactants for the cleaning industry. Coordinate product blends and shipments to customers. Use SAP to control inventory. Trouble shoot production problems and resolve with operations. Prepare equipment for maintenance and PPM. Prepare and execute Confined space entries. Maintained 3 boilers and waste water treatment plant evenings and weekends. Operated the scale house and tendered shipping documents and BOL.

Wrote 75% of all procedures to prepare the plant for safe demolition.Coordinated all preliminary demolition work with an outside contractor resulting in Zero safety incidents, and completed the project under budget and ahead of schedule. Eliminated a $10,000 cost and potential environmental incident by designing, fabricating and installing a recovery reuse system of last remaining chemical. Coordinated and assisted in the physical, electrical and piping air gapping of the plant prior to final demolition.Supervised and wrote all permits for final demolition, achieving Zero safety and environmental incidents. Led a team of up to16 operators to manufacture Styrofoam safely and efficiently.Handled troubleshooting of quality problems and rectified by changing process per best practice procedures.Troubleshoot extruder problems, corrected if possible and/or coordinated with tradesmen to repair, ensuring minimal disruption to production operations.Coordinated 5+ major shutdowns per year. Wrote work permits, and prepared equipment for safe repair / preventative maintenance.Wrote all procedures for the start up of a new boiler. Worked with boiler manufacturer and TSS&A to safely bring boiler on line.As subject matter expert for flammable chemicals, created and/or modified all associated procedures for safe manufacturing, handling, and equipment maintenance.

Led a production team of 4 operatorsDeveloped a plan to remove and safely dispose of all historical wastes on site to a registered waste company.Developed procedures to store waste products, which were approved and reviewed by the Ministry of Environment.Established regular meetings with waste contactor to ensure company requirements were consistently met and to review changes in government regulations.Updated waste issues online with MOE and filed all appropriate waste manifests with the government on a weekly basis.

Lead operator on polystyrene extruder in the production of Styrofoam * construction sheathing.Adjusted parameters of extruder, controlled up to 10 additives as product changes were required.Replaced die and all associated steam, water and coolant piping as required.Operated 30HP (150 PSI) boiler and maintained chemical balance per lab results.Assisted millwrights, pipefitters and electricians to repair/maintain process.Troubleshoot computer code to correct process variables.Compiled best operation conditions with each shift and other Dow locations to achieve low cost and consistent product.Played a key role on a Six Sigma team that lowered density / cost by 20%.Participated on a Six Sigma team to simplify process control code reducing cost and time.Earned additional responsibilities as Assistant Computer Programmer, writing process control code as required to fix glitches and reload computer during major plant shutdowns for new equipment installations.

Maintained the packaging line ensuring proper dimensions and packaging of material.Adjusted cutters, slicers, and stackers to ensure proper specifications.Performed lab checks and corrected product as required.Prepared equipment for repair and assisted tradesmen.Operated Polystyrene extruder, adjusting parameters per procedures and troubleshooting equipment and programming issues.Transfer of product via clamp forklift.