James Kirchner III

• Managed all tasks and facets of the materials department
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to all material employees, salary and hourly
• Lead and support attainment of department KPI metrics
• Issue, monitor, and change daily production schedules
• Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to by all associates of the materials group
• Drive daily receiving, inventory, and shipping activities
• Freight Management,
• Monitored inventory levels and avoided shortages with timely replenishment of stock.

• Managed all equipment calibrations and overall product quality
• Maintained scrap at less than 50% of the yearly budget
• Identify product discrepancies
• Zero downtime at the customer related to quality concerns
• Oversee job instruction changes
• Analyze complaints received
• Track and report monthly quality performance
• Maintain all ISO14001 and IATF16949 guidelines

Managed a production team to achieve daily goals and assure customer satisfaction
Conducted daily meetings
Identified cost-saving measures
No mis-built material reached the customer lines
Strategically assigned duties to team members
Reported key performance information
Created and maintained a clean and safe work environment
Trained, taught, and coached employees,

• Managed inventory discrepancies and assisted in warehouse inventory layouts
• Inventory control
• Ensured on time shipping of product to the customer
• Created and maintained standardized plant layout for storage locations
• Preformed Layered Process Audits
• Assisted in transportation cost-saving plans
• Consistently supported and updated management
• Certified and trained employees on material-handling equipment

• Managed a materials team to achieve daily goals in a Just In Time environment
• Monitored and evaluated performance of team members
• Successfully helped launch 2 new plants for the company
• Identified and developed Team Leaders to oversee the daily routines
• Identified and eliminated safety and housekeeping hazards
• Ensured on-time receipt and shipment of material
• Conflict-resolution and problem-solving
• Upheld a cost-effective environment,

• Managed a small, to aide in inventory control with the customer
• Inventory control
• Located, analyzed, and reported material discrepancies
• Troubleshooting
• Communicated information to peers, supervisors, and customers
• Data entry
• Researched material usage
• Performed in a just-in-time environment