Extrusion Engineering Specialist 03877cn

01-30-2002 Resides in Ontario, Canada

 

Salary: US $ 60K

 

Relocate: YES (Available to work in the US through NAFTA. Sponsorhsip not required)

 

On the Market: Plant closure

Industry: Plastics

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

 

Macchi North America

 

Technical Sales Representative                                                March/00 – January/02

 

·         Represent Macchi s.r.l. Italy and promote their line of blown and cast film extrusion equipment throughout North America utilising personal visits and trade shows.

·         Start-up North American office.  Develop and modify existing brochures and literature for the N.A. market.  Create and maintain a database of N.A. processors.

·         Provide technical information and assistance in providing suitable extrusion equipment for specific applications.

 

 

"Confidential" Products Limited

 

Plant Manager                                                                           January/98 – March/00

 

·         Profit and loss responsibility for 35MM lb/year compounding and sheet extrusion operation supplying injection moulding and thermoforming facilities in Brampton and South Carolina.

·         $550M capital improvement program including gravimetric blending and heavy duty grinding equipment.

·         Annual budget preparation and justification.

·         Source and purchase all raw materials.   

·         Evaluation of new resins and processes.  

·         Design and implement fire, health and safety programs to meet all local and provincial regulations.

 

 

Bonar Inc.

 

Process Engineer                                                                       June/96 – December/97

 

·         Develop and instigate time and material saving policies and procedures.

·         Evaluate resins and additives for product trials. Determine material characteristics for specific applications.

·         Modify existing product material formulations to improve physical properties and reduce costs.

·         Determine manufacturing methods and materials for new product requests.

·         Observe and evaluate new product trials at customers facilities throughout North America.

·         Engineer equipment modifications to allow for processing of new catalyst resins.

·         Upgrade existing equipment to industry standards.

 

 

Custom Medallion Inc.

EXTRUSION & MAINTENANCE

DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR                                                        1987 - 1996

 

·         Direct Supervision of 20 extrusion and 2 maintenance personnel.

·         Responsible for all production and production related activity.

·         Responsible for plant wide maintenance and engineering including HVAC and all converting and extrusion equipment.

·         Source and evaluate new extrusion methods and equipment.

·         Purchase all extrusion and converting related production supplies, new machinery, and replacement parts.                                                                           

·         Perform, supervise and / or sub-contract all regular maintenance of extrusion lines including screw rebuilding, barrel honing, die cleaning and re-plating, and drive overhauls.

·         Supply Chrysler Canada with locksets and solve any production/supply related issues.

 

 

“A” OPERATOR                                                                            1982 - 1987    

 

·         Supervision of three extrusion employees.

·         Responsible for set-up and shut-down of three blown film lines.

·         Ensure all product meets quality specifications.

 

 

W. Ralston & Company Limited

 

LEAD HAND                                                                                   1975 - 1980

 

·         Set-up and supervision of 10 blown film production lines including 6 in-line operations.

·         Supervisor of  7 employees, answering to foreman.

 

 

EDUCATION & SKILLS

 

 

ISO 9000

Held at Custom Medallion Inc. 1994

 

Turbo Cad II Drawing Program - Burlington 1994

 

Dale Carnegie - Effective speaking and Human Relations.

            Holiday Inn, Cambridge - Completed June 1991

 

SPC and Task Analysis

Conestoga College - Guelph 1990

 

Mechanical Engineering Technician Program ( 1980-1982 )

Sheridan College, Brampton - Graduated with Honours Diploma

 

Arts and Science ( 1971-1975 )

 Bramalea Secondary School, Bramalea - Grade 12 Diploma

 

Computer proficient in MS-Word & Excel

 


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