Brent Batiste

To secure a challenging position in a reputable organization to expand my learnings, knowledge, and skills. Secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.

Facility Operator - TEAM Services - St. James, LA

(2025-10 - 2026-03)

• Open and close valves
• Did daily inspection on fire extinguishers, eye and stations, and safety showers
• Made sure paperwork was correct and completed before releasing truck
• Samples from loaded trucks
• Loaded different types of asphalt
• Gauged tanks
• Made rounds
• Made shift relief

Mill Operator - Halliburton - Larose, LA

(2024-10 - 2025-09)

Responsible for operating and maintaining milling machinery to process materials into finished products. This includes setting up the machines, monitoring their performance, ensuring quality control, and troubleshooting issues.

• Maintaining production logs, recording data on machine performance, and reporting any issues
• Understanding and adhering to safety regulations and procedures
• Communicating skills: effectively communicating with team members and supervisors
• Samples: Making adjustments accordingly
• Monitored flow rates and temperatures, read P&IDs
• Lock Out and Tag Out when needed

Chemical Plant Loader - Petroleum Service Corporation - Donaldsonville, LA

(2021-07 - 2022-07)

• Operated front-end loader to move fertilizer
• Ensured the tank truck or railcar is positioned properly at the loading racks
• Visually inspected the tank truck or railcar before transfer begins to ensure that it is mechanically sound and has no defective equipment
• Connects loading arm/hose and transfers according to procedures using gauges and/or strapping tables
• Checks weight before and after product transfer and ensures that outages or innages do not exceed Department of Transportation certification for the particular vessel being loaded
• Inspected for any leaks and completed requires paperwork prior to releasing the trick or railcar
• Communicated with supervision on any problem as they occur

Laborer - Custom Ecology Inc. - Convent, LA

(2020-07 - 2021-07)

• Unloaded pneumatic trailers with raw material called DRI to feed the unit
• Listened for warning alarms
• Routine maintenance on trailers

Refinery unloader - Petroleum Services Corporation - Norco, LA

(2018-10 - 2020-02)

• Safely offloaded raw materials, including yellow grease, beef tallow, and bleaching earth from railcars and trucks
• Inspected for any leaks and completed requires paperwork prior to releasing the truck or railcar
• Communicated with supervision on any problems as they occur

Process Operator - Noranda - Gramercy, LA

(2017-10 - 2018-09)

• Operated pumps, valves, cleaning screens, tanks, and filters
• Daily inspections on safety showers and eyewash stations
• Listen for warning sounds to verify conformity of process conditions to plant standards of safety

High School Diploma - Thibodaux High School (2002-08 - 2006-05)