TONY G. KOHLS
Sulphur Springs
Summary
Highly skilled Production Supervisor with comprehensive experience in inventory control and warehouse management. Strengths include effective leadership, problem-solving abilities, and proven skills in implementing operational improvements for inventory accuracy. Previous roles demonstrate significant impact on reducing inventory discrepancies and enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor
JB Weld
Sulphur Springs
2024.02 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards and improving overall workflow efficiency within the factory.
- Managed inventory control processes, optimizing stock levels, and minimizing excess to streamline production activities.
- Trained and mentored a team of production staff, enhancing skill sets and contributing to a collaborative work environment.
Supervisor, Fabrication Department
FXI INC
Terrell
2015.08 - 2024.02
- Consistently improve plant production processes and procedures to meet and exceed organizational and industry standards.
- Provide employees with a clean and accident-free work environment through focusing on safety, quality and accuracy; liaise with general manager in standardizing production work practices and procedures.
- Collaborate with pour manager on foam pouring schedule and quality improvement, complaint resolutions and new formulations into manufacturing; provide resolutions to operational and manufacturing issues, minimizing costs and project lifecycle.
- Maintain inventory stock bins regularly, monitoring and update logs through cycle count in SAP
- Implemented inventory control measures, optimizing material usage and minimizing waste throughout the fabrication process.
- Performed monthly inventory checks to ensure sufficient stock levels for all products.
- Utilized barcode scanners to quickly update inventories in the system.
- Performed weekly cycle counts and physical inventories according to established guidelines.
- Coordinated with vendors, suppliers, customers, and other departments to resolve shipping issues in a timely manner.
Production Senior Lead
Fritz Industries Inc.
Greenville
2010.11 - 2015.07
- Documented counts and sorted finished work to promote easy access for shipping or additional processing.
- Prepared reports and technical documentation of day-to-day production processes.
- Utilized computer software programs such as Microsoft Excel to track inventory levels.
- Tracked inventory levels, handling aspects of shipping and receiving and kept accurate records.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
Trinity Valley Community College
Terrell, TXBronze Level Certificate -
Madix Lean Program
Terrell, TXCertificate of Achievement -
Foundryman's Apprentice School
Jacksonville, FLSkills
- Continuous improvements
- Production line management
- Strong leadership abilities
- Inventory management
- Cycle counting
- Quality assurance
- Production scheduling
- SAP
- Safety compliance
- Team training
- Compliance standards
- Stock optimization
- Decision-making
- Goal oriented
- Barcoding systems
- Training and mentoring
- Schedule development
Military Experience
United States Navy, E-5 (ML2), Jacksonville, FL, 1982-1990
Timeline
Supervisor
JB Weld
2024.02 - Current
Supervisor, Fabrication Department
FXI INC
2015.08 - 2024.02
Production Senior Lead
Fritz Industries Inc.
2010.11 - 2015.07
No Degree - Business Management
Trinity Valley Community College
Bronze Level Certificate -
Madix Lean Program
Certificate of Achievement -
Foundryman's Apprentice School