Michael Kitchens
Groveton,GA
Summary
Chemical Operator with extensive experience at Halocarbon Products Corporation, skilled in hazardous chemicals handling and emergency response preparedness. Proven track record in troubleshooting and minimizing process downtime while ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols. Adept at training teams and enhancing operational efficiency through effective collaboration and process safety.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Chemical Operator
Halocarbon Products Corporation
Beech Island, SC
07.2013 - Current
- Ensured safe working environment by strictly adhering to safety protocols and guidelines during chemical operations.
- Operated chemical processing equipment successfully through DCS controls as well as felid controls while adhering to company batch records and standard operating procedures
- Train new employees on standard operating procedures and chemical process units
- Identified potential hazards in the workplace, implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks.
- Safely used various machinery and forklifts during chemical process
- Safely preparing process equipment for maintenance work (LOTO, line break, hotwork, confined space, new construction)
- Safely perform maintenance on process equipment
- Troubleshooting and solving process equipment problems to minimize or avoid process unit downtime
- led emergency response drills and currently on emergency response entry team
Chemical Operator
General Chemical
Augusta, GA
05.2009 - 07.2013
- Loading trucks and railcars for final product shipping
- Operate process equipment through batch records and standard operating procedures
- Trouble shooting solving process equipment to minimize or avoid process downtime
- Safely used various machinery, cranes and forklifts during chemical operations
- Operated lab equipment for chemical tests and verification of product quality against standards
- Generated Bill of Lading's as well as COA's for final product shipment
- Performed maintenance on process equipment ( valve replacement, agitator removals, diaphragm and centrifugal pump rebuilding
- Member of emergency reponce team
Chemical Operator
Weylchem Corporation
Augusta, GA
04.2005 - 05.2009
- Loaded trucks with final product and waste water
- Trained new and current employees on process equipment
- Safely used forklifts during chemical drumming operations.
- Safely operated chemical reactors, nutsche and centrifuges by batch records and SOP's to produce final products
- Preform LOTO, line break, hot work permits
- Member of Emergency reponce team
Education
No Degree - Computer Networking
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA06-2004
Skills
- Hazardous chemicals handling
- Batch processing techniques
- Chemical reaction monitoring
- Data recording accuracy
- Emergency response preparedness
- Chemical processing
- Batch ingredients preparation
- Process safety management
- Product sampling
- Installing and moving materials
- Equipment repair and maintenance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Reliability
- Organizational skills
- Safety procedures
- Troubleshooting
Timeline
Chemical Operator
Halocarbon Products Corporation
07.2013 - Current
Chemical Operator
General Chemical
05.2009 - 07.2013
Chemical Operator
Weylchem Corporation
04.2005 - 05.2009
No Degree - Computer Networking
Augusta Technical College
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