Alan Potter

I am a dry Lab Technician for U.S. Silica. I work a miniature version of the mill. The mine and other factories bring us samples of DE. I dry and run these samples to see what kind of products we can make from this ore. My job consists of:

-Breaking down/organizing samples

-Loading samples into oven for drying

-Classifying samples

-Mixing sample with 7 percent soda ash for whites

-Burning pinks at 1800

-Burning whites at 1700

-Reclassifying whites

-Processing pinks

-Collecting soda ash from mill

-B-metering

-Collecting XRF's

-Collecting secondaries

-Updating database

I have experience running the QC lab which consists of:

-working with the mill operator getting grabs to make sure we are in compliance for the current product we are making.

-B-metering

-Data entry

-Running secondary testing

I Volunteer and fill in for the QC Lab often.

I have experience in production as I work production my first 2 years before coming to the dry lab:

-Packing

-Operating forklift

-warehousing/stocking

-Operating loader to push down loads after truck dump there loads

-Keeping belts clean and clear

-cleaning diverter's and chutes to ensure no plugs and ore continually ore flowing to the plant.

-Using forklift to move and change out ore bins once full

-using forklift to dump ore bins.

-General inside clean up

-General out side clean up

I also have experience working shipping. This consists of:

-checking ordering to make sure there are no discrepancies before shipping out to customer

-Uploading/Downloading trucks

-Conducting inventories of bays and equipment

I also have maintenance experience. During mill down days I often come in and help maintenance. This consists of:

-inspecting and and greasing equipment on the mill

-Performing repairs

-Replacing items

I have work all departments out here at the plant. I'm a strong believer that the more I know and can do the more I can contribute to the company plus I'm kind of a worker and like the OT

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I was a 2T2 for the air force. I joined right after high school. My job as an air Transportation apprentice consisted of:

Cargo processing:

-Uploading/Downloading trucks

-Inventorying cargo

-Process cargo in DTTS

-Putting cargo into bays based on locating

-Building pallets/ tieing down cargo for shipment via aircraft/ truck

Passenger service:

- Screening and signing up passengers

- Transporting passenger from terminal to aircraft

- Uploading/Downloading passenger

- Uploading/Downloading passenger baggage

- Building baggage pallets

- Conducting roll calls

- Processing passengers

Ramp Servicing:

- Conducting inventories of chains, straps, devices on air craft.

- adding chains, straps and devices to air craft

- Uploading/Downloading cargo from truck/aircraft

- Operating equipment such as Forklifts and K-loaders to upload/Download cargo

- Conducting daily inspections of equipment

Fleet Services:

- Delivering meals

- Delivering expendables (water, cups, coffee, etc)

- Delivering blankets and pillows to aircraft

- Removing blankets, pillows and used expendables from air craft

- Servicing aircraft lavatories

I was deployed 3 times two tours to iraq and a tour to afghanistan

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