Andrew Bailey
Springfield
Summary
Dedicated professional specializing in industrial operations, safety management, and process optimization. Experienced in conducting safety training, writing permits, and performing incident investigations, all aimed at fostering a culture of safety and efficiency within teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Cogeneration Shift Coordinator
Primient
05.2024 - Current
- Conducted daily shift safety meetings, outlined daily goals, and addressed operator concerns on emerging issues.
- Drove company operating goals by adhering to predetermined level board parameters.
- Drives daily priority list from area management.
- Walks down every process looking for emerging issues and gets proper personnel involved.
- Writes Confined Space Permits and Class A Hot Work permits.
- Calibrated and performed bump tests on air monitoring equipment for accuracy.
- Conducts audits of lockouts and persons performing work.
- Schedules maintenance and electricians to perform work.
- Tracked job coverage and coordinated personnel to fill coverage gaps.
- Keeps track of operator training and skill block progression.
Environmental Safety Operator
Primient
07.2023 - 05.2024
- Conducted daily safety training for contractors to enhance workplace safety compliance.
- Performed Hazardous Waste and HazCom training for new hires.
- Performed weekly Hazardous Waste inspection, after being HazWaste trained by Crystal Clean.
- Performed monthly and quarterly SWPP inspection.
- Collaborated with Crystal Clean to manage collection of used oil and hazardous waste, ensuring proper fluid maintenance in parts washers.
- Trained operators and maintenance on the safe use of forklifts, skid-steers, and endloaders.
- Investigated safety incidents to identify root causes and implement preventative measures.
Cogeneration Boiler and Wastewater Treatment Operator
Tate and Lyle/Primient
07.2016 - 07.2023
- Operated high pressure coal and gas boilers and wastewater pretreatment facility, ensuring safe conditions through daily equipment round checks, HMI monitoring, equipment walk-downs, and maintenance work order notifications in SAP.
- Safe isolation of equipment using lockout SOPs, Confined Space Entry SOPs, Work Permit hazard assessment, Lock-Tag-Try, Hot Work Permit, and Confined Space Entry Permit with air monitoring.
- Managed operation of pumps, motors, valves, conveyors, air compressors, and pH control of outfalls, while gathering and analyzing samples for pH, TC, TDS, TSS, MLSS, DO, temperature, NO3, NH3, H2S, P, baume, and conductivity.
- Operating boilers to preset parameters, Title V air permit limits, and wastewater treatment facility within permit limits.
- Reviewing, updating, and creating SOPs for tasks, start-up, and lockout isolations.
- Tracking sewer losses throughout the plant to prevent out of spec release.
- Reports daily wastewater discharge flows to outside agencies.
- Performed maintenance and preventive maintenance on equipment, ensuring optimal functionality and compliance with safety standards.
Wastewater Membrane Project Operator Lead
Tate and Lyle
11.2019 - 04.2021
- Working directly with the project lead engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and structural engineer to successfully deliver the Wastewater Treatment Ultra Filtration project to eliminate the settling clarifier.
- Collaborated with project management and outside contractors to establish daily, monthly, and annual operating parameters.
- Led the training of operators and management on how to operate the new process, following the control narrative.
- Wrote the control narrative for all steps within the new process.
- Led start-up of process, dedicating long hours to ensure all details met specifications.
- Followed up with contractors and project management on work progress to ensure adherence to timeline.
- Wrote SOPs for Confined Space Entry and equipment isolation.
Wet Mill Operator
Tate and Lyle
05.2011 - 07.2016
- Operated processes within specifications by analyzing baume, moisture, and starch protein samples while collaborating with team members during 12-hour rotating shifts.
- Operation of pumps, motors, automatic and manual valves, conveyors, steam tube dryers, cyclones, airlocks, dewatering screens, and heat exchangers through the use of PLC HMI displays.
- Diagnosed equipment issues using troubleshooting techniques and diagnostic tools to ensure operational efficiency.
- Performed preventive maintenance on equipment, including lube oil checks, bearing checks, and process walk-downs, while actively participating in daily and monthly safety meetings to uphold safety standards.
- Isolated equipment for maintenance and repair by following Work Permit hazard assessments and Standard Operating Procedures.
Education
High School Diploma -
Auburn High School
Auburn, IL05-1995
Some College (No Degree) - Marketing
John A Logan College
Carterville, ILSkills
- Safety compliance
- Permit writing
- Hazard assessment
- Process optimization
- Equipment operation
- Energy management
- Team coordination
- Training development
- Incident investigation
- Problem solving
- Team Training
- Adaptation to change
- Decision-making capacity
- Leadership skills
- Environmental management
- Delegation techniques
- Scheduling and planning
- Staff training and development
- Team motivation
- Conflict resolution
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Positive attitude
- Production scheduling
Timeline
Cogeneration Shift Coordinator
Primient
05.2024 - Current
Environmental Safety Operator
Primient
07.2023 - 05.2024
Wastewater Membrane Project Operator Lead
Tate and Lyle
11.2019 - 04.2021
Cogeneration Boiler and Wastewater Treatment Operator
Tate and Lyle/Primient
07.2016 - 07.2023
Wet Mill Operator
Tate and Lyle
05.2011 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
Auburn High School
Some College (No Degree) - Marketing
John A Logan College