George Ritter
Mount Pleasant,South Carolina
Summary
Well versed in all aspects of Operating a PTA UNIT as well as Supervising peers to achieve goals of supplying product within agreed upon specs.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Chemical Technician
BP Chemicals
10 1998 - 06 2009
I regulated, and operated complex chemical process equipment to produce Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) in safe, environmentally sound and efficient manner including but not limited to
- Starting up, operating and shutting down the process unit in accordance with established procedures
- Making necessary adjustments to equipment and process to ensure safe and optimum operation of the unit
- Troubleshooting abnormal process situations
- Monitoring Distributive Control System (DCS) and proactively responding and managing process alarms
- Working with maintenance to troubleshoot and repair equipment and instrumentation
- Collecting samples using proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sampling methods
- Safely performing and verifing energy isolations for equipment, vessels and piping
- Performing minor maintenance
- Communicating with all levels within the team and external business partners
- Demonstrating and transfering work knowledge to others
- Maintaining accurate records
Education
Summerville High School
06.1976
Skills
- Wrote Standard Operating Proceedures for #1 and #2 PTA UNITS
- Wrote Standard Operating Proceedures for Plant Steam System and Plant IG System
- Wrote Standard Operating Proceedure for Plant Particulate Emissions
- Trained new hires as well as International Joint Venture Employees
- Imsrtumental in Running In and Starting Up #1 PTA UNIT, #1 MALAYSIA PTA ÙNIT and #2 PTA UNIT
Certification
- TTS Train the Trainer
- TTS Train the Writer
- Instructor Fire Training
- Fire Safety search and Rescue Training
- Cooper River Plant Opeator
Timeline
Chemical Technician
BP Chemicals
10 1998 - 06 2009
Summerville High School