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Marshall Nicolay

Grand Mound,Iowa

Summary

Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Process Specialist

LyondellBasell
09.2023 - Current
  • Developed user-friendly documentation for processes, increasing employee understanding and reducing training time.
  • Served as a subject matter expert for process-related inquiries, providing guidance to colleagues when needed.
  • Conducted regular audits of processes, identifying areas for improvement and recommending corrective actions.
  • Streamlined communication within the team, leading to better project coordination and timely completion of tasks.
  • Optimized process efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements in workflows.
  • Reduced production downtime by maintaining equipment and troubleshooting issues proactively.
  • Provided technical support during process upgrades or equipment installations, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Designed and executed training programs for new hires, fostering a culture of continuous learning among employees.
  • Enhanced product quality with rigorous testing and adherence to industry standards.
  • Led root cause analysis efforts on process failures, preventing future occurrences through corrective action implementation.
  • Monitored and reported on process performance to verify compliance with established standards.
  • Identified and resolved process issues to drive optimal workflow and business growth.
  • Analyzed financial trends and provided detailed financial reports to management.
  • Tracked budget forecasts and monitored budget performance.
  • Managed four direct reports, Process safety managers and unit mechanics
  • Collaborated with and lead unit supervisors to meet unit goals and KPI's
  • Culture change, Led a team to implement Human and Organizational Performance across the plant.

Production Maintenance Coordinator

LyondellBasell
01.2022 - 09.2023
  • Organize and manage mechanical, electrical/instrumentation, and contractor based resources for three operating units
  • Monitors SAP notification backlog against seasonal milestones to maneuver priorities
  • Handle PM compliance, deferrals, and elevates issues appropriately
  • Sets planner priorities and holds them to planning the most critical jobs
  • Collaborates with all units and stakeholders to develop a 2-3 week work lookahead
  • Manages MOC’s in planning and execution in accordance with priorities
  • Executes notification reviews and properly labels the notifications for the appropriate codes and quality
  • Challenge aged work orders and notifications on actual unit needs
  • Monitors MOC list for due dates and action items, brings up risks when progress will jeopardize ability to plan and execute
  • Works with unit Specialist to explain plant wide job prioritization and explain relative importance to all stakeholders
  • Mentor Operators and unit personnel on writing quality and accurate notifications
  • Work with reliability group and management to shorten outage windows
  • The gate keeper for MOWP (Maintenance Operation Work Process ) plant process to ensure all plant work groups are in compliance
  • Review SAP job package to ensure material, components, and outside contractor are in line and correct for job execution
  • Manage daily maintenance schedules and challenge schedule breaks to keep maintenance utilization up
  • Monitor KPI (Key Process Indicators) and make adjustments necessary to keep units and maintenance departments on track and operating safely and reliably

Operations Technician

LyondellBasell
01.2014 - 01.2022
  • Unit Specialist mark-up: Determine Unit running status and communicate changes as necessary to supervisors and management
  • Organize maintenance priorities to help with reliability concerns and keep unit running
  • Long term Mark-up Supervisor - Managed the safety of 11 employees and production of the unit
  • LyondellBasell Supervisor Developmental Program
  • New employee hiring process and interviewer experience
  • Mentor and train new hire Technicians
  • Operations Technician in the High Density Unit
  • Create work schedules for unit employees
  • Monitor daily production reports and adjust accordingly
  • Sort and monitor safety observations while taking action upon safety issues
  • Review and correct Standard Operating Procedures
  • Complete investigations on plant incidents - participate in formal investigation teams
  • Analyze quality concerns and communicate with engineering on path forward
  • Communicate closely with maintenance supervision on daily maintenance activities to insure all capital, PM and emergency jobs completed safely and correctly
  • Lead shift and weekly safety huddles
  • Experience using SAP

Operator Technician

Guardian Industries Corp.
02.2012 - 01.2014
  • Experience with Programmable Logic Controller and robotic equipment set up
  • Selected as a Department Leader to implement programs, increase efficiency, address housekeeping concerns, and promote safety
  • Create line run schedules and manage a shift of 9 as the Team Lead
  • Lead kaizen events to help incorporate lean manufacturing

Education

Auto Collision Repair And Finishing -

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
07.2011

Skills

  • MIG Welding
  • Fork Truck Certified Operator
  • Lean manufacturing
  • Texas A&M industrial fire fighter training
  • Industrial painting and blasting
  • Distributed Control System (DCS) Experience
  • Leadership/Supervision
  • SAP
  • MOWP

Certification

  • PPG’S INDUSTRIAL COATINGS CERTIFICATE
  • Relevant to industrial coatings regarding, SSPC and NNAC standards, environmental implications, resin technologies, product service life, and surface preparation.

Timeline

Process Specialist

LyondellBasell
09.2023 - Current

Production Maintenance Coordinator

LyondellBasell
01.2022 - 09.2023

Operations Technician

LyondellBasell
01.2014 - 01.2022

Operator Technician

Guardian Industries Corp.
02.2012 - 01.2014

Auto Collision Repair And Finishing -

Kirkwood Community College