Joshua Pogodzinski
Wayland
Summary
Dynamic supply chain professional with extensive experience in diverse roles, excelling in production planning and process improvement. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency through effective communication. Adept at problem-solving, I consistently deliver results that align with organizational goals and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Pressure B Welder
Bradford White
Middleville
12.2025 - Current
- Operate MIG welding equipment for the tie-in weld.
- Inspected welds for quality and compliance with specifications.
- Maintained a clean and organized work area for safety compliance.
- Conducted routine maintenance on welding equipment to ensure functionality.
Parts Polisher
Wilkast
Grand Rapids
04.2025 - Current
- Precision polish and finish metal parts to exact specifications. Use various polishing techniques and equipment to achieve high-quality finishes, ensuring parts meet customer requirements.
- Inspect parts for defects and ensure quality standards are met
- Meet productivity and quality targets
- Maintain equipment and work area cleanliness
Conveyer Loader/Unloader
Bradford White
Middleville
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Unloaded products from the line, and safely loaded the line for the press.
- Maintained a clean work area at all times by sweeping floors, wiping down surfaces.
- Collaborated with team members to complete daily tasks in a timely manner.
SELF-EMPLOYED
Real Estate Renovator
Wayland
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Responsible for researching properties, acquiring them, overseeing renovations, and eventually selling the renovated property. Making necessary repairs and renovations to enhance the property's value and appeal to potential buyers.
Logistic Import Coordinator
Aalchem
Grand Rapids
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Responsible for handling the logistics of goods coming into the country. Communicate relevant information to national and international customers and sales companies. Maintained the status report for all shipments while collaborating with various departments for the release of all goods from customs. Collaborate with the inventory planning team to ensure clearance, warehousing capacity, and delivery of all imported goods.
- Manage strategic accounts and facilitate the communication between manufactures and logistics providers.
- Track incoming shipments for customers of vessel, voyage and eta information.
- Set and monitor KPI's for the import drayage carriers used.
- Prepare documentation for delivery orders.
Production Planner
ABC Technologies
Grand Rapids
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Coordinating production workflows for multiple products. Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. Determining manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
- Make recommendations for improvements to work processes. Contribute to 5S program.
- Responsible for data management, analyzing performance, identifying problems, and developing recommendations that support supply chain/logistics management.
- Establishes checkpoints on work-in-progress to guarantee accuracy of work performed. Communicate issues to plant personnel, sales department, and the customer.
- Works closely with the Materials Supervisor, Engineering Project Leads, Build Managers, Procurement, Sales and Senior Management to manage schedules.
- Work with the Manufacturing Manager to track production performance and develop a process to anticipate and identify problems that could affect the schedule.
- Create work orders and schedule the releases of work orders to designated work centers.
Logistics / Inventory Coordinator
Inglass USA
Byron Center
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Coordinate all shipments made going outbound to customers. Receive and verify shipments from our outside vendors, enter them into the LN ERP system. Create shipments via freight or small packaging.
- Establishes, monitors, and audits inventory and warehouse performance.
- Monitor and resolve daily delivery issues.
- Execute day to day parcel operations for service jobs.
Operations Supervisor
Dicom Transportation
Wayland
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Oversee all hourly employees. Ensure that we meet the desired productivity percentage with inbound and outbound transactions. Making sure the delivery drivers are making appointment windows.
- Process Improvement
- Daily Reports
- System management
Supply Chain Analyst - Consultant
EAC Corp.
Belding
08.2017 - 10.2017
- Reviewed production data to ensure that it was reported correctly. Prepared data documented opportunities, to minimize raw material inventory, to accomplish better working capital.
- Capacity minimization
- Master data review
- Material flow improvement
Material Planner
Benteler Automotive
Holland
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Manage all material flow transactions from receipt of raw material to shipment of finished goods and schedule production to meet OEM customer demand considering internal capacity. Maintain accurate forecasting using SAP MRP software and proactively mitigate supply/lead time issues to minimize overall financial impact.
- Serve as core team member on product launch teams.
- BOM inventory and master data control
- A3 thinking/process, 8D process, and KPI's.
- Capacity planning, containerization, crisis management, cost avoidance, and strategic planning
- Scheduled Preventive Maintenance with production.
- Coordinated maintenance downtime activities.
- Continuous improvement: processes, material flow, and reporting
Shipping and Receiving Administrator
Benteler Automotive
Holland
04.2015 - 11.2016
- Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements, issue instructions for shipping, delivery of materials, and products for distribution. Directing shipping clerks in the department as the shift coordinator to ensure we were working in a strong flow and loading the proper material.
- Examined contents and compared with records, such as manifests, invoices, and orders, to verify accuracy of incoming and outgoing shipment.
- Oversee, coordinates, and performs activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, and transportation.
- Determines shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MISkills
- Process improvement
- Effective communication
- SAP
- Production planning
- Time management
- Problem solving
Timeline
Pressure B Welder
Bradford White
12.2025 - Current
Conveyer Loader/Unloader
Bradford White
07.2025 - 12.2025
Parts Polisher
Wilkast
04.2025 - Current
SELF-EMPLOYED
Real Estate Renovator
04.2023 - 04.2025
Logistic Import Coordinator
Aalchem
12.2021 - 04.2023
Production Planner
ABC Technologies
12.2021 - 04.2023
Logistics / Inventory Coordinator
Inglass USA
07.2019 - 04.2020
Operations Supervisor
Dicom Transportation
11.2017 - 07.2018
Supply Chain Analyst - Consultant
EAC Corp.
08.2017 - 10.2017
Material Planner
Benteler Automotive
11.2016 - 07.2017
Shipping and Receiving Administrator
Benteler Automotive
04.2015 - 11.2016
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Davenport University