Brandon K. Jackson

Distillation Operator:

• Responsible for operating distillation equipment such as re-boilers and heat exchangers
• Purify and recover methanol, glycerin, and water by manipulating and adjusting temperatures, pressures and flow

Control Board Operator:

• Responsible for operating and monitoring equipment such as reaction vessels and other machinery
• Implement proactive equipment maintenance routines to minimize downtime due to technical malfunctions.
• Prepare and process feedstock into biodiesel
• Monitor chemical dosing and retention times for product specifications
• Keep records of production processes, daily activities, maintenance activities, and safety inspections
• Calculating completion and level controlling of Loading/Off loading ships, barges, trucks, and railcars
• Conduct regular audits of control systems, ensuring high levels of accuracy in data reporting for informed decision-making purposes.
• Use effective communication to deliver guidance and leadership directives to outside operators and other colleagues

• Responsible for continuously monitoring all facility equipment on an hourly basis
• Responsible for inspecting, sampling, maintenance, and repair activities
• Regulate fuel purification process
• Support rail unloading chemical truck activities
• Communicate production results
• Manage production flow
• Support rail loading biodiesel truck activities
• Fill out electronic work request and log copies into logbook
• Make adjustments to machinery per spec analysis as needed

• Trains and develops new associates in accordance with company standards
• Assigns task to workers according to customers' needs, current stock levels, and worker's expertise
• Promotes a strong safety and compliance culture correcting unsafe acts or conditions without delay
• Completes all quality documentation in compliance with company policy and governmental requirements and regulations
• Performs lifts with truck mounted cranes and forklift operation
• Develops and maintains positive customer relations
• Completes and maintains accurate daily customer records and gauge recordings
• Monitors and maintains the inspection of equipment, material labeling and vehicle placarding
• Responsible for the transportation of materials in a safe and timely manner to assigned internal and external customers including local refineries by way of various straight trucks and other delivery vehicles in accordance to local, state, federal regulations

• Responsible for efficient processing and scheduling of all customer request and purchase orders
• Onsite technical and operational support
• Daily internal inventory audits
• Provide assistance to the Plant Manager with regard to planning and KPIs
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assists workers in solving work problems
• Responsible for implementation measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, quality of product, and use of equipment to increase efficiency

• Processes medical and industrial gas cylinders using established plant guidelines and procedures
• Performs visual, physical and odor tests on cylinders before filling and determines whether retesting and/or repairs are required
• Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and fill any necessary product
• Loads and unloads product from weekly shuttle truck
• Operates and maintains cylinder scales and associated equipment
• Completes and maintains quality control documentation as per company and Governmental procedures
• Operates a fork lift truck and other plant vehicles

• Transported Hazmat materials (local and regional)
• Responsible for filling bottles of Cryogenic liquids and compressed gases
• Preformed daily inspection on vehicles
• Drove tractor trailer, gooseneck, straight truck, 20ft flatbed
• Loaded and unloaded welding materials
• Handled routes customer relations and account management

• Responsible for inspecting, replacing, and performing maintenance on thermocouples
• Analyzed and interpreted chemical calculations for lead recycling
• Pump and vital equipment maintenance
• Conducted routine calibration on gauges
• Provided leadership to deliver high levels safety performance and regulatory compliance
• Accountable for collection results
• Appraised performance and addressed complaints and resolving problems

• Observed and regulated air and temperature gauges and valves for the removal of impurities
• Operated and tended gas, oil, coal, electric-arc, electric-induction, and oxygen furnaces
• Regulated the adjustment of equipment for the supplies of fuel and air
• Controlled flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjusted temperatures
• Monitored instrumentation to melt and refine metals for casting and for specified steel production
• Operated and observed operations inside furnaces using monitors