Bret Blankenship

• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meeting.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Perform necessary Housekeeping and organizing.
• Operated tandem water truck.
• Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
• Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
• Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
• Worked in Operations hanging safety clearances, and isolating equipment for repairs or outages.
• Initiate and submit Work Orders for equipment repairs.
• Enter log data into computer system.
• Communicate with oncoming shift with updates or changes of work place environment.
• Participated in Fire Brigade Training.
• Assisted in Control Room Unit startups.
• Monitor Advanced Water Treatment Plant.
• Watch tank levels, pond levels, add Caustic or Acid to process to maintain proper PH level for treated water returning to river.
• Make shift rounds, check equipment and complete logs.

• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meetings.
• Fill out JSA forms.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Perform necessary Housekeeping and organizing.

Performed preventative maintenance to preserve performance and reliability of equipment.

• Inspect generator brushes, oil levels,of plant equipment, water levels of batteries for emergency and DC control power backup system.
• At Columbus Dispatch request, check gates that are inoperative, units that won't start or stop, or anything else they may need.
• Inspect, test run, and log service date, and run time hours of Emergency Generators.
• Initiate and submit Work Orders into computer system for repair or preventive maintenance.
• Take inventory of Store Room and notify A Mechanic of any materials and supplies that need restocked.

• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meeting.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Perform necessary Housekeeping and organizing.
• Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
• Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
• Maintain, inspect, and cleaned equipment.
• Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
• Worked in Operations hanging safety clearances, and isolating equipment for repairs or outages.
• Initiate and submit Work Orders for equipment repairs.
• Work in controlled areas using gas monitors and intrinsically safe equipment and radios
• Enter log data into computer system.
• Communicate with oncoming shift with updates or changes of work place environment.
• Participated in Fire Brigade Training.
• Assisted in Control Room Unit startups.
• Monitor Advanced Water Treatment Plant.
• Watch tank levels, pond levels, add Caustic or Acid to process to maintain proper PH level for treated water returning to river.
• Make shift rounds, check equipment and complete logs.

• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meeting.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Perform necessary Housekeeping and organizing.
• Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
• Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
• Maintained and cleaned equipment after each job and inspected.
• Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
• Worked in Operations hanging safety clearances, and isolating equipment for repairs or outages.
• Initiate and submit Work Orders for equipment repairs.
• Enter log data into computer system.
• Communicate with oncoming shift with updates or changes of work place environment.
• Participated in Fire Brigade Training.
• Assisted in Control Room Unit startups.
• Hired into Coal Handling Department, fueled and greased diesel equipment , Greased beltline's, sampled coal, and dumped railcars.

• Completed sixteen day training course in Mcdonough, GA.
• Learn observe and comply with all safety rules, operating procedures and observe all FRA policies.
• Used two way radios to communicate with engineers, railyard tower, and regional dispatch.
• Align switches and derails for specific tracks.
• Couple knuckles and airlines, valve air onto cars.
• Observe other crews and movement of trains in railyard.
• Log crews time into N&S system.

• Relay and retrieve information with day shift operator concerning Equipment or changes in work environment.
• Observed safety protocols and procedures to avoid injuries and accidents during each shift.
• Use proper PPE and safety procedures.
• Inspected, operated, and maintained Front End Loaders in cleaning slag from under electric furnaces.
• Service, fuel, and keep Loader and surrounding work areas clean.
• Communicate with furnace operator by two way radios when it is safe to enter under furnace to remove slag.
• Operate Front End Loader for Steel Plant and at Slag Shaker.

• Acetone Recovery Department / April 2003 - April 2005
• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meeting.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Completed sixteen week training course dealing with recovering and re-distilling Acetone, Hazardous chemicals, working in high volatile atmospheres, and distillation columns.
• Used LOTO procedures to ensure safe work environment for maintenance.
• Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
• Make rounds canvasing department checking equipment, tank levels and performing Good Housekeeping practices.
• Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
• Work in Department Lab monitoring Acetone tank levels, taking Acetone sample's to main lab, running titrates on samples and rotating tanks being filled.
• Remove and place Steam Turbines in and out of service.
• Monitor Adsorber Units for proper cycling.
• Preparation Department / October 2002 - April 2003
• Complete twelve week training program.
• Participate and collaborate in morning safety and task meeting.
• Use proper and required PPE for job task.
• Attend and participate in annual Safety Training.
• Make rounds canvasing department checking equipment, tank levels and performing Good Housekeeping practices.
• Strip filter presses, remove and place into service.
• Operate mixers for Acetate Dope making new batches, (waste yarn also)
• Collect samples and take to lab.
• Enter lab results into computer system (PPM)
• Spinning Department / June 2002 - October 2002
• Completed six week training course.
• Used forklifts, hand trucks, scissor lifts, and other equipment to move materials around work sites and organized according to need.
• Perform Good Housekeeping practices.
• Use of proper PPE ( safety glasses, gloves, mask, ect... Remove yarn packages from meteor machines and load onto transport carts at precise designated time frames without damaging spools.
• Inspect transports of yarn for any damaged spools.
• Transport spools of yarn to packing.
• Work in Packing Department wrapping product and prepare for shipping.

• Performed thorough pre-shift and post-shift inspections and accurately completed equipment logs and reports.
• Held position as Job Site EMT.
• Operated heavy equipment such as Dozers, Excavators, End Loaders, Rock Trucks, Water Truck, Boom Truck, Backhoes, Grease Truck, and Skidsteer, In process of moving overburden / spoil.
• Assisted Shotfire with wiring and loading shots to blast.
• Serviced equipment such as oil changes and filters to engines, hydraulic systems, and transmissions.
• Kept logs of all service records, oil changes and parts replacements.
• Kept inventory of fuel, air filters, bulk oil tanks, and miscellaneous parts.

• Performed DOT pre-shift inspection on truck.
• Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures.
• Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
• Change oil, fueled, and change tires on truck.
• Ordered diesel fuel and documented service records.
• Transported coal from mines to coal tipple wash plants,
• Operated rollback truck hauling mining equipment to different mine locations'

• Discussed pre-shift task and safety measures.
• Trained in diverse pieces of equipment and useful attachments to handle team needs.
• Prepared materials for belt moves underground.
• Performed underground work such as rock dusting, power moves, and belt moves.
• Worked outside servicing equipment, loading coal trucks, taking inventory of parts and supplies, order supplies for mining coal, and coordinate trucks to haul coal.

• Recovered vehicles, completed private tows, and managed involuntary pick-ups on behalf of business and law enforcement professionals.
• Answered roadside assistance calls for tows and other vehicle support.
• Secured vehicle to tow truck and checked all attachments for safe operation.
• Completed basic maintenance and minor repairs to keep vehicle neat and running properly.
• D & S Motors
• Operate Tow Truck bringing trade in vehicles back to
• D & S lot for wholesale and a few retail.
• Wash, buff, wax, and clean cars selected for retail.