{"id":1943,"date":"2023-04-25T11:41:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:42","slug":"operations-maintenance-manager-221101-chemicals-fertilizer-food-mfg-dallas-ft-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/maintenance\/operations-maintenance-manager-221101-chemicals-fertilizer-food-mfg-dallas-ft-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations Maintenance Manager (221101) Chemicals, Fertilizer, Food Mfg. \/ Dallas – Ft Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dallas TX Chemical Operations Manager with 20+ years of experience across multiple industries. He has worked as a Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, PSM Manager, and Commissioning Manager in most of his plants. <\/strong>He completed a plant start-up with a team that had no industrial experience and it broke production records. He is skilled at increasing profits, yields, and production while decreasing downtime and costs.<\/strong> His success across multiple industries demonstrates his flexibility and adaptability in tackling manufacturing challenges. He is currently employed but is managing maintenance and operations but the company is financially unstable. He is interested in exploring new leadership roles in the Dallas \/ Ft. Worth area. This Game Changer brings a lot to the table and has proven he can hit the floor running to make improvements! His notable experience includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Leading a team of maintenance and production personnel
\u2022 Decreased overall chemical usage by 30%.<\/strong>
\u2022 Trained a new team to be successful that previously had a 78% turnover.<\/strong>
\u2022 Completed the final phases of commissioning and startup of a new chemical process line.<\/strong>
\u2022 Renegotiated a service contract that resulted in a $1.6M savings.<\/strong>
\u2022 Manage a staff of over 150 operators, technicians, supervisors, and support staff.
\u2022 Completed the commissioning and startup of the mine from first power to record production.
\u2022 Responsible for reinstituting the Process Safety Management Program.<\/strong>
\u2022 Rebuilt the CMMS system<\/strong> for the Refrigeration and Maintenance department.
\u2022 I increased yield, increased productivity, decreased downtime from 23% to 4%<\/strong>
\u2022 Plan preventative and corrective maintenance using SAP.<\/strong>
\u2022 Responsible for the safe and efficient start-up, shut-down, and day-to-day operation of LSB\u2019s fertilizer complex, including
o A 700 TPD Pritchard ammonia plant
o A 450 TPD StamiCarbon urea plant
o Three Girdler ammonia plants
o Two nitric acid plants
o Four amine units
o CO2 plant
o Ammonium nitrate solutions plants
o UAN mixing plant, and water treatment unit.<\/strong>
\u2022 Operating, commissioning, and maintaining of several ammonia, nitric acid, urea, CO2, ammonium nitrate plants, surface mining, and a Two on One 525 MW natural gas power plant. Entry level thru management.
\u2022 Experienced in Green Field startups to smaller start-up projects. I have been involved in over 13 startups from construction to commissioning and operation.
\u2022 Manage, Commission, Operate, and Maintain one of the largest frac sand mines in the nation.
\u2022 Build Process Safety Management programs, CMMS systems and Develop Procedures.
\u2022 Chemical Production
\u2022 Power Generation
\u2022 Mining
\u2022 Refinery Operations
\u2022 Packaging Operations
\u2022 Press Operations
\u2022 Food Manufacturing
\u2022 CMMS System<\/strong>
\u2022 Increasing Yield
\u2022 Increasing Productivity
\u2022 Decreased Downtime
\u2022 Plan Preventative \/ Corrective Maintenance Using SAP
\u2022 525 MW Power Generating Facility.
\u2022 HRSG High Pressure Boiler System
\u2022 450 TPD Urea Plant
\u2022 Ammonia Plants
\u2022 Nitric Acid Plants
\u2022 Amine Units
\u2022 CO2 Plant
\u2022 Ammonium Nitrate Solutions Plants
\u2022 UAN Mixing Plant
\u2022 Water Treatment Unit
\u2022 Ammonia Refrigeration<\/strong>
\u2022 Production Manager
\u2022 Maintenance Manager
\u2022 PSM Manager
\u2022 Commissioning Manager
\u2022 Multicraft Unionized Workforce \u2013 current, Schwans, JJ, chem
\u2022 Leading Multiple Shift Maintenance
\u2022 Team Leadership (50)
\u2022 Implementing Preventative Maintenance
\u2022 Implementing Predictive Maintenance
\u2022 Developing Maintenance PMs
\u2022 Ensuring OSHA Regulations
\u2022 Maintenance Planning
\u2022 Giving Performance Reviews
\u2022 Capital Equipment ROI
\u2022 Equipment Purchasing
\u2022 Maintaining Critical Spares Inventory
\u2022 Equipment Installation
\u2022 Equipment Specification
\u2022 Moving Production Equipment
\u2022 CMMS System
\u2022 Improving OEE
\u2022 Lockout \/ Tagout
\u2022 PMs
\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\u2022 Six Sigma Experience
\u2022 Lean Manufacturing
\u2022 Holding Kaizen Events
\u2022 Holding Kanban
\u2022 Managing Work Orders
\u2022 Troubleshooting Equipment
\u2022 Equipment ROI Metrics
\u2022 Dismantling \/ Moving Equipment
\u2022 Planning \/ Scheduling \/ Organizing
\u2022 Plant Turnarounds
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 Piping Layout
\u2022 Reading Blueprints \/ Schematics
\u2022 Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
\u2022 Boiler Maintenance
\u2022 Electronic Controls
\u2022 Industrial Ovens
\u2022 Vision Systems
\u2022 Conveyor Systems
\u2022 Machine Repair
\u2022 DC Motors \/ AC Motors
\u2022 PLC Programming
\u2022 HMI Programming
\u2022 Automation Controls
\u2022 Reactors
\u2022 Pipelines
\u2022 Pumps
\u2022 Cranes
\u2022 Heavy Equipment Repair
\u2022 Turbines
\u2022 Minitab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Northeastern State University \u2013 General Studies 20+ credits
\u2022 24 hr. HAZWOPER Technician Certification HazTech Inc \/ Chouteau, OK
\u2022 Certified Opacity Stack Monitoring Pryor OK \/ Lamesa TX \/2020
\u2022 Process Safety Management Training, PSSR, PHA, MOC, etc. PCC \/ Pryor, OK
\u2022 JD Edwards Management Systems Training JD Edwards \/ Pryor, OK \/ 2021
\u2022 Confined Space Rescue Team PCC\/ Pryor, OK
\u2022 Dupont e-Learning\/Clarity\/Coastal Operation, Maintenance, and Safety Pryor, OK
\u2022 Syngas 2014 Conference Tulsa, OK
\u2022 24-hour HazMat Training Atlanta, GA
\u2022 5S Training Atlanta, GA
\u2022 Applied Hydraulic systems training\/ Fort Worth 2022
\u2022 Coupa purchasing training\/ Fort Worth 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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