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Brett Steib

Vacherie,LA

Summary

Resourceful professional in operations, known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless execution of business strategies and enhancement of team performance.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Operations Manager

Refined Technologies
Baton Rouge, LA
06.2021 - Current
  • Plan, execute, and lead unit decontamination for refinery turnarounds that comply with RTI, client standards, and safety.
  • Hired as a Process Tech in June 2021, completed Operations Manager training in May 2022, and promoted to Senior Operations Manager in August 2023.
  • Successfully planned and executed large projects, along with planning and executing emergency jobs, while managing my workload during an ever-changing environment.
  • Responsible for training new hires in our Baton Rouge office.
  • Supervised, assisted and coached other operations managers.
  • Designed and implemented hiring and training practices for personnel.
  • Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.

Process Operator - Crude

Shell
Convent, LA
03.2019 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: Convent, LA Refinery.
  • Monitor, control, and conduct activities that pertain to unit operations.
  • Operated process equipment such as pumps, reactors, and distillation columns to maintain production flow.
  • Performed periodic maintenance on plant machinery to reduce downtime.
  • Compliance with Safety, Environmental, and Operating policies and procedures.
  • Active member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
  • Volunteered for a special assignment conducting a full review of crude unit winterization practices and procedures.
  • Convent, LA Refinery.

Process Operator

Denka Performance Elastomers
LaPlace, LA
01.2015 - 02.2019
  • Safety, operations, and quality control of chemical plant processes.
  • Operated process equipment such as pumps, reactors, and distillation columns to maintain production flow.
  • Conducted regular inspections of equipment for potential hazards or malfunctions.
  • Created work orders for repairs or replacements when necessary.
  • Communicated effectively with supervisors, colleagues, vendors, clients., both verbally and in writing.
  • Follow procedures to safely start up and shutdown process.
  • Participated in several PHA audits.
  • Member of Emergency Response Team (ERT).

Operator/Loader

Kinder Morgan
Westwego, LA
03.2014 - 12.2014
  • Gauge tanks, catch product samples, load railcars, trucks, and barges.
  • Manage tank farm inventories.
  • Assisted in the setup of production lines according to customer specifications.
  • Verified accuracy of material measurements before loading into machines.
  • Conducted regular inspections of machinery to identify any potential issues or malfunctions.
  • Loaded raw materials into hoppers or other feeding devices prior to processing.
  • Followed established safety procedures while operating machinery and working around hazardous materials.

Railcar Loader

SGS North America
Geismar, LA
11.2012 - 03.2014
  • Safely load pressure and general-purpose railcars at Shell in Geismar, LA.
  • Load Butane (liquefied petroleum gas), Ethoxylates, and Alcohols.
  • Checked for any damage to the cargo before loading or unloading.
  • Verified tank car, barge or truck load numbers to maintain car placement accuracy.
  • Monitored condition of railcars throughout the entire loading and unloading process.
  • Followed company policies related to health and safety regulations while performing job duties.

R-9 Repairman

Union Tank Car Company (UTLX)
Taft, LA
07.2012 - 11.2012
  • Provided technical support for customers with repair-related issues.
  • Repair tank cars as they were rejected prior to loading.
  • Weld end sills, change brake shoes, change valves, etc.
  • Followed all safety procedures while performing repairs in accordance with company policies and regulations.

Helper/Safety-Summer Internship

PALA Interstate
Geismar, LA
05.2011 - 08.2011
  • Job shadowed Safety personnel throughout the day while doing job audits and job walks at Shell in Geismar, LA.

Maintenance-Summer Internship

International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT)
St. Rose, LA
05.2010 - 08.2010
  • Basic plant maintenance, Laborer.

Education

Industrial Safety/Petroleum Services -

Nicholls State University
05.2012

Graduate -

St. James High School
05.2010

Skills

  • Emergency Medical Responder Training
  • CPR Certified
  • Industrial Rescue I/II
  • Confined Space Rescue
  • Structural Rope Rescue
  • HAZMAT Awareness
  • HAZMAT Technician
  • GSAP Proficient
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel
  • Visio
  • Strategic Planning
  • Employee Coaching
  • Logistics Management
  • Operational Excellence

Certificationsskills

  • Completion of 48 hours of Emergency Medical Responder Training Program (CPR Certified)
  • Completion of 50 hours of Industrial Rescue I/II: Confined Space & Structural Rope Rescue
  • HAZMAT Awareness/Technician Certified
  • GSAP Proficient
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel and Visio

Affiliations

12 years of building young men through coaching travel baseball.

Timeline

Senior Operations Manager

Refined Technologies
06.2021 - Current

Process Operator - Crude

Shell
03.2019 - 05.2021

Process Operator

Denka Performance Elastomers
01.2015 - 02.2019

Operator/Loader

Kinder Morgan
03.2014 - 12.2014

Railcar Loader

SGS North America
11.2012 - 03.2014

R-9 Repairman

Union Tank Car Company (UTLX)
07.2012 - 11.2012

Helper/Safety-Summer Internship

PALA Interstate
05.2011 - 08.2011

Maintenance-Summer Internship

International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT)
05.2010 - 08.2010

Industrial Safety/Petroleum Services -

Nicholls State University

Graduate -

St. James High School

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