Experience

Kaneka North America
• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Production Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present


The Lubrizol Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Superintendent

  • Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

  Starting in April 2022, I accepted the Superintendent position at the 116 Unit at Deer Park, Texas, along with one of my peers. Between my peer and I, we divided the responsibilities for the unit into two areas - 1) Production and 2) Projects & Maintenance. The division of Superintendent responsibilities between two Superintendents is not a traditional practice at Lubrizol. However, due to the significant workload and high demand for the 116 Unit to perform, the organization was willing to try out our proposed management structure. • Manages a team of two engineers (directly), three engineers (indirectly), three maintenance coordinators, and a project coordinator to deliver maintenance excellence and engineering improvements. • Created performance targets using the OKR framework and created job expectations.• Steered operations and maintenance leaders to create a dedicated maintenance team for the unit, which consumes 30% of the plant’s maintenance resources. • Strategizes resource allocation for over 50 active projects to align with the plant objectives and business needs. Manages and prioritizes a backlog of over 100 projects. • Reduced the management team complexity by repurposing a supervisory headcount to an individual contributor. • Consolidated two previously separately planned turnarounds into one. Reduced turnaround inventory build requirement in 2022 calendar year by 5,600 MT. • Realized $150k saving by questioning the critical stock strategy for a set of control valves.• Gathered feedback from operators and created a communications framework to keep the operators engaged and informed in unit improvement initiatives.• Established expectations for the engineering & maintenance teams for the upcoming turnarounds. Led reoccurring meetings to follow up on progress.• Implementing plant level workflow and procedure improvement in loss of production management and communication, maintenance MOC prioritization and execution, and continuous feedback. Show less

• Production Superintendent

  • 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Managed 40 employees and was accountable for the safe production, environmental compliance, quality, and on time delivery for two operating units (continuous and semi-continuous)• Led both units to achieve zero recordable injuries for two years, which included 3 turnarounds that averaged 18,000 contractor man-hours each.• Led the Poly Plant to achieve 1.5 years without runaway reactions. • Managed employee performance and delivered Operation Excellence using the OKR framework.• Provided coaching, training, and followed up with direct reports during 1 on 1 conversations. • Fostered growth and development of employees via Individual Development Plans.• Led team safely through winter freeze recovery of winter storm Uri.• Led a cross functional team to increase production capacity by 2000 MT/yr.• Instilled the continuous improvement mindset by holding the team accountable to complete 4-step investigations for safety, environmental, and quality incidents. • Cultivated a safety mindset in both units to follow procedures, use JSAs, and utilize stop work authority. • Interviewed and selected engineers, unit supervisor, unit foreman, unit trainers, and operators to sustain the operations of the unit. • Maintained unit morale by providing verbal recognitions, recognition lunches, and organizing team building events. Show less

• Production Superintendent

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Managed 20 employees and was accountable for the safe production, environmental compliance, quality, and on time delivery for a continuous unit.• Held team accountable to manage employee performance and development after providing training and coaching. • Managed employee performance and delivered Operation Excellence using the OKR framework.• Led team to navigate through multiple complex process safety design challenges. One of the initiatives became the framework for a global process safety standard for flammable material storage.• Organized feedback sessions with supporting departments and customers on a yearly basis. Consolidated feedback into action items tracked for completion.• Corrected headcount allocation to properly reflect labor and overhead cost for one of the operating systems.• Contributed to the creation of a new project and MOC management system. Show less

• Production Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2019

  •Responsible for solving day to day HSES, quality and production problems. •Led a team to commission a $80MM capacity expansion project.•Led a team to achieve 33% reduction in non-conforming material.•Led a team to upgrade fiberglass vessel standard for HCL service. •Steered a business resource group for aspiring Lubrizol leaders as the chairperson.

• Process Improvement Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  •Responsible for executing long term projects to improve unit HSES, quality, and throughput. •Provided cross training between Operations and QA to achieve alignment on department objectives and improved working relationships. •Improved downstream system material quality by improving the quality control tool for polymer production.•Created a DCS sandbox platform for operator training that’s independent from live DCS systems.•Implemented modernized measurement and controls to prevent catastrophic failures of the refrigeration compressors. Show less

• Production Engineer

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2014

  •Responsible for solving day to day HSES, quality and production problems. •Partnered with Emerson to complete the production trial of a predicative quality control software and provided feedback on software features and effectiveness. •Received the “Best-in-Conference” presentation award in the Optimization category at the 2013 Emerson Exchange.•Improved the reliability of a group of safety critical level instrument.•Streamlined operator tasks by automating manual processes.