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Work History
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Education And Special Training
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James Jay C. Stallings, III

Evans

Summary

Dynamic General Manager with extensive experience at Dixie Clay Division, specializing in production planning and safety compliance.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
12.2008 - Current
  • Mange and oversee all site operations including the plant and mines
  • Involved and responsible for production planning with customer orders
  • Involved and responsible for production planning for the mines
  • Conduct weekly meetings with my staff to ensure all maintenance, plant, and mine needs are met, along with scheduling personnel to cover vacations

Plant Manager

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
05.2004 - 11.2008

I was in charge of all day-to-day operations of the plant and mines

This included ordering all supplies and materials to handle production needs at the plant and mine site.

This included managing the safety program: monthly safety meetings and inspections were done for MSHA compliance.

I was the decision maker for enforcement of employee rules and regulations

Operations Manager

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
01.1999 - 04.2004

Certified training programs to ensure compliance with MSHA safety regulations.

  • Oversaw forestry program to promote sustainable practices.
  • Managed reclamation efforts for multiple mine sites.
  • Coordinated mining contractors to maintain budgetary control of operations.
  • Administered production planning for operation producing 75,000 tons of finished product annually.
  • Collaborated with plant and corporate sales departments to enhance efficiency and tailor products.
  • Mediated customer complaints between plant operations and corporate office, implementing corrective actions.
  • Supervised all personnel within the plant to ensure optimal performance.

Production Manager

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Developed job and departmental procedures using ISO guidelines
  • Organized, planned, and distributed work schedule
  • Managed and oversaw production and all assigned supervisors
  • Facilitated labor relations and union contract negotiations
  • Responsible for hiring and discharging employees
  • Trained employees on problem solving using team effort
  • Continued all Inventory / Safety Director responsibilities
  • Accomplishments: Plant Safety Award…No lost time 1995-1999
  • Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC

Inventory / Safety Director

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
09.1995 - 12.1996
  • Conducted monthly safety meetings and issued safety awards
  • Performed monthly plant safety inspections
  • Responsible for hiring and / or discharging employees
  • Wrote and maintained procedures
  • Purchased maintenance parts and supplies
  • Conducted inventory
  • Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC

Quality Control Supervisor

Dixie Clay Division
Bath
09.1993 - 09.1995
  • Supervised and conducted the operation lab
  • Processed and finished outgoing shipments
  • Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC

Quality Control Supervisor

Albion Kaolin Company
Hephzibah
06.1991 - 08.1993
  • Wrote and Implemented ISO approved departmental procedures for quality control lab

Quality Control Lead Technician

Albion Kaolin Company
Hephzibah
05.1990 - 06.1991
  • I was in charge of lab testing and certifying daily shipments to customers
  • I supervised 2 lab technicians

Quality Control Technician

Albion Kaolin Company
Hephzibah
10.1987 - 05.1990
  • Performed routine inspections of raw materials and finished products to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Education

BS - Business Administration

Chadwick University
Birmingham, AL
01.1993

Skills

  • Production planning
  • Safety compliance
  • Budget management
  • Quality assurance
  • Inventory control
  • Operations management

References

Available upon request

Organizations

  • Former Member of American Ceramics Society
  • Former Member of Society of Mining Engineers
  • Graduate of Leadership Aiken County, 2003
  • Former Member of the Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Current member of Essential Minerals Association

Education And Special Training

  • Chadwick University, Birmingham, AL, BS in Business Administration, 1993
  • Certified, MSHA Approved Trainer
  • Attended 3M’s Managing Total Quality course, received certificate, 1993
  • Attended 3M’s Roadmap To Problem Solving course, received certificate, 1994
  • Technologies, Internal Auditor Workshop Dealing with ISO-9002, received certificate, 1993
  • Numerous courses; Quality Control; American Society for Quality Control
  • Numerous courses and seminars; Statistical Process Control, Augusta State University

Timeline

General Manager

Dixie Clay Division
12.2008 - Current

Plant Manager

Dixie Clay Division
05.2004 - 11.2008

Operations Manager

Dixie Clay Division
01.1999 - 04.2004

Production Manager

Dixie Clay Division
01.1997 - 01.1999

Inventory / Safety Director

Dixie Clay Division
09.1995 - 12.1996

Quality Control Supervisor

Dixie Clay Division
09.1993 - 09.1995

Quality Control Supervisor

Albion Kaolin Company
06.1991 - 08.1993

Quality Control Lead Technician

Albion Kaolin Company
05.1990 - 06.1991

Quality Control Technician

Albion Kaolin Company
10.1987 - 05.1990

BS - Business Administration

Chadwick University
James Jay C. Stallings, III