David Erdelt
Victoria,TX
Summary
Dedicated, loyal and self-motivated. Effectively direct, coach/mentor and train employees to carry out multiple levels of operations to achieve demanding production goals, schedules, safety and budget targets. Driven leader with excellent, decision-making, troubleshooting and operations experience. Maintain employee focus and achieve quality targets with hands-on supervision. Perfect attendance in my 25+ year career.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Superintendent
Seadrift Coke
01.2018 - Current
- Plan and organize production schedules and assessed project and resource requirements
- Reviewed work for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.
- Oversaw inventory and product stock to develop and maintain inventory controls resulting in cost savings and reduced overages.
- Collaborated with internal teams to streamline operations across materials handling, production, and shipping.
- Plan, organize, direct and lead a group of supervisors to develop and meet production goals including standards set by customers with regard to quality, timeliness and product specifications
- Provide training and development of personnel to maximize individual and team performance
- Optimize operations by working closely with maintenance, quality, safety, process engineering, area supervisors and technicians
- Assure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations
- Work closely with management to develop capital plans, budgets and appropriate succession plans
- Serve as acting Production Manager in that person's absence
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals
- Sourced materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer demands
- Manage continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow, and output
- Oversea daily production activities, ensuring efficient scheduling and resource allocation for optimal output levels.
- Conduct root cause analysis on production issues and implemented corrective actions, minimizing recurrence of errors or defects.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Oversea workforce of 47 employees in operations department
Production Supervisor Manager 3
Seadrift Coke
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Production Supervisors are assigned specific areas of responsibility or projects to oversee for department management
- These will involve scheduling the time and activities of technician level personnel under them, ensuring that personnel training needs are met in a timely manner, communicating effectively between different groups, making periodic reports to management as requested, and other duties as assigned
- Supervise production personnel assigned to them
- Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure operating objectives are being accomplished within their area of responsibility (Process equipment, Boiler and Turbine operation)
- Achieve specific goals of cost containment or reduction, including tracking costs in certain areas
- Ensure that certain employee training needs and schedules are met
- Coordinate Management of Change activities within the department
- Communicate new processes or procedures to all affected personnel
- Coordinate projects with the Maintenance Department
- Fill in for the Area Superintendents as needed
Production Day Technician
Seadrift Coke
06.2009 - 01.2011
- Production Day Technician is responsible for performing tasks in a safe and compliant manner to produce high quality needle coke and the various duties to support the plant's production goals and overall business plans
- Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance
- Maintain Production Technician qualification in designated area
- Must be qualified in LOTO and permitting writing in designated area
- Maintain Emergency Response Team/training qualifications
- Function as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in unit procedures
- Assist with writing and updating procedures
- Will facilitate progression and new hire training when necessary
- This position will be predominantly assigned to the shift but must be able to work and support all shifts and work overtime as needed
- Ability and willingness to learn and operate the Control Board for designated area
- Facilitate good communications with team leaders and team members for establishing expectations and problem resolutions
- Performs special projects and job-related duties as assigned
Production Technician
Seadrift Coke
06.2007 - 06.2009
- Production technician is responsible for performing tasks in a safe and compliant manner to produce high quality needle coke and the various duties to support the plant's production goals and overall business plans
- Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance
- Operates the unit they are trained in for quality and production
- Perform LOTO and permitting requirements
- Function in an Emergency Response role and potentially a Rope Rescue role
- Responsible for being trained in various units and training other technicians as required
- Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows
- Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures
- Monitor and adjust production process with raw materials, quality control, costs, and other criteria for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and troubleshoot process upsets and mechanical failures
- Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the work area for performing one's work in a diligent and efficient manner with regard for one's own personal safety and the safety of others, plant property, and the care of the product
Education
High School Diploma -
Edna High School
Skills
- Corrective measures planning
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Production scheduling
- ISO standards
- Procedure optimization
- Production planning
- Data monitoring
- Production team motivation
- Cost reduction
- Budget management
- OSHA compliance
- Employee training
- Safety measures implementation
Personal Information
Title: Production Superintendent
Training/Certificates
- High School Diploma, Edna High School, Edna, TX
- C Surface Water Operator, TCEQ
- David H Paul Reverse Osmosis
- NFPA 1081 Industrial Exterior Fire Brigade
- CPR/AED, first aid
- LEAN/Kaizen/Six Sigma
- Incident Command
- HSEP Leadership
- MOC Project Management
Timeline
Production Superintendent
Seadrift Coke
01.2018 - Current
Production Supervisor Manager 3
Seadrift Coke
01.2011 - 01.2018
Production Day Technician
Seadrift Coke
06.2009 - 01.2011
Production Technician
Seadrift Coke
06.2007 - 06.2009
High School Diploma -
Edna High School
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