Cristian Aguirre

I am currently a Special relief operator for DOW’s newest polyethylene block. My job as a SRO for poly 5/6/7 consist of many duties that require me to work as a board operator, outside operator and lab operator. Roles in this job are:

• Fulfill the role of "Operating the Plant"

• Operate and field check process equipment. Monitor process conditions, equipment, and control systems.

• Perform process equipment troubleshooting, minor repairs, improvements and preventive maintenance utilizing the appropriate work processes and disciplines. Enter work requests with well-defined scope for repair.

• Follow Operating Discipline principles, procedures, and practices to ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned plant areas.

• Operate the production trains following procedures and using understanding of plant Technology to meet and exceed product capacity and quality goals.

• Uses process knowledge and skills to create, modify, and improve operating discipline procedures and practices to improve plant performance.

• Performs tasks assigned to operations per Master Task List (e.g. field checks, equipment preparation, samples, etc.).

• Write thorough safe work permits that ensure that maintenance jobs are completed safely and successfully.

• Prepare equipment for maintenance including development of red-tag masters and clearing procedures.

• Work overtime as required to complete required tasks and fill open shifts for operating facility.

• be a team player and able to work within a diverse environment.

• I can maintain a calm demeanor in pressured or tensed situations.

• I am also trained as a lab operator, my role is to take samples of polyethylene pellets directly from the process area and test the density, melt index, color index, ash, and purity. I also know how to test catalyst and solvents via GC. In my role as a poly 5&6 lab operator I am expected to troubleshoot analytical equipment in the lab and out out in the field. I am also responsible for the Calibration of all critical equipment in the lab and analyzer buildings. I am used to working in a high paced environment since we are the highest producing block in DOW.

I hired on as a distribution operator at DOW chemicals marine terminal. My day to day duties as a distribution operator were to load and unload rail cars, load products into drums, load products into totes, and also be my shifts Immediate response leader/Rover/trainer. My role as a IRL/Rover was to communicate directly with my scheduler to plan out what will be done throughout the day, then i would make labels and line up tanks and rail cars to my warehouse for drumming. I was also the only permit writer on my shift.

I worked at Formosa Plastics Co. with Tellepsen as a Pipefitter. My job duties were to assist in the pipefitting and new construction of Polyethylene 3.