Ben Para
Site Manager (Plant Manager) at DCL Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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DCL Corporation
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Canada
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Chemical Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Site Manager (Plant Manager)
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Feb 2020 - Present
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
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Carmeuse
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Belgium
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Operations Manager
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
Beachville, Ontario, Canada
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Greenfield Global
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Canada
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Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Production Manager
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May 2016 - Jan 2017
Johnstown, ON
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Holcim
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Switzerland
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager
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Mar 2013 - Nov 2015
Exshaw, Alberta
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Unimin Corporation
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United States
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Mining
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200 - 300 Employee
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Plant Superintendent - Oregon, IL
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Feb 2009 - Mar 2013
Responsible for operating a 1 million ton per year silica mine Responsible for operating a 1 million ton per year processing plant Prepare plant’s quarterly operational report which includes YTD cost Responsible for implementing and budgeting of new projects Handle grievance procedures up to arbitration stage
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Plant Superintendent - Midland, ON
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Feb 2007 - Feb 2009
Managed over $10 million plant operating budget Prepared annual cost projections for sales and upper management Interviewed, hired and trained new maintenance and production supervisors Prepared weekly operational cost report Administer plant’s continuous improvement program Developed cost models
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Production Supervisor - Midland, ON
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May 2006 - Feb 2007
Prepared weekly production reports and monthly cost reports Planned weekly production, including scheduling down time Participated in plant 5 year development meetings Improved production by 5% by identifying plant inefficiencies Acting Plant Superintendent when Superintendent was absent
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Engineer in Training
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Jun 2002 - May 2006
Unimin is large industrial minerals company; their primary business is producing silica sand for the glass, foundry and oil field industries. As an Engineer-in-Training my position involves rotation through different aspects of mine operations in preparation for a plant superintendent role. My rotations involved time as a Production Supervisor, Mine Planner, Shipping Supervisor, Project Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Process Engineer and Shift Supervisor.
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Education
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The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
MBA, Masters of Business Administration -
University of Toronto
B.A.Sc, Chemical Engineering