PAUL W. KIRSCHMANN

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Mansfield, OH 44906

C: 423-***-****

abnfmp@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

*/** – 10/08

Factory Manager, Lubing Systems LP

A private owned company that manufactures feeding and watering systems for the poultry industry including turkey

farms.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage daily operations and directly Lead 3 Supervisors.

2. Oversee machine schedules and production standards.

3. Lead a safety program to ensure safety programs are implemented and adhered to.

4. Lead the QC department to ensure the quality and specifications of products are met.

6. Oversee the maintenance of equipment and make necessary repairs.

11/07- 6/08

Store Manager, Murphy Oil

Responsibilities are to maintain accurate inventory records as well as ordering merchandise in order to be fully

stocked. Accurate record keeping of daily transactions, from sales, and receiving of merchandise is a must. I am

responsible for scheduling the weekly employee schedule, hiring of employees as well as discipline up to and

including termination. I performed daily inventory counts including fuel deliveries and reconcile reports. I had daily

reports to send to home office including inventory counts, bank deposit information. Accurate record keeping is a must

because sometimes customers would dispute charges on credit/debit transactions sometimes 3 months later. I never had

a dispute that I did not find proof of the transaction. I am responsible for a safe and teamwork environment for

employees as well as customers. Also must maintain accurate price signs keeping the store free of litter and clean at all

times.

9/1/06 – 11/21/06

Production Supervisor, Lubing Systems LP, Cleveland, TN (Temporary Contract)

A private owned company that manufactures feeding and watering systems for the poultry industry including turkey

farms.

1. Supervise and directly coordinate both 1st and 2nd shifts.

2. Meet schedule and production standards.

3. I started and lead a safety committee to identify and correct potential safety hazards as well as maintain an organized

and “clutter free environment.

4. I developed production tracking spreadsheets to give a snapshot of daily production.

5. I started a 5 S program to designate a place for everything and keep everything in its place.

6. Cut costs for manufacturing by changing procedures and/or finding other suppliers for supplies which also reduced

shipping costs.

4/2005 – 6/2006 Production Supervisor, Owens Corning, Chester, SC

15 Cultured Stone is a division of Owens Corning that hires only “exceptional talent” and manufactures high quality

cultured stone (veneer) for the building industry.

16 Supervision of 54 - 80 employees.

17 An active member on our Safety Leadership Team that drove 5 S, Kaizen, ergonomics training, behavior based

safety training and safety improvements.

18 During my tenure at Owens Corning I have not experienced a recordable injury on any production line within my

control and set production records on three production lines.

19 80% of time was spent on the floor training employees on SOP, GSA, and show then hands on how to run

equipment.

20 20% of time was spent writing reports on daily metrics, capacity planning, production scheduling, and maintain

production records.

21 Recently I supervised the whole shift and within 3 days posted another production record on a third line.

22 Developed a quality system to reduce waste and process errors.

23 Assisted in the startup of two new lines during our expansion project.

24 My role is providing a safe, efficient day-to-day operation of production and a group of primary employees.

25 Be a champion of and continuously work to create and maintain an injury free environment.

26 Assisted in the development and implementation of quality control systems to ensure production and delivery of

highest quality products to our customers.

27 Helped create a world-class system with an intense focus of driving continuous improvement and waste

elimination through Kaizen events and lean manufacturing.

1/2005 - 4/2005, Inventory Support Supervisor, MSC Industrial Supply, Atlanta, GA

3 Responsibilities included but not limited to; supervising a team of 18 that safely re-stocked merchandise,

corrected errors in orders, while maintaining on time shipments, researching and correcting problem orders and/or

"order picking errors".

4 Reduce the amount of time taken to research problem orders by 50% by using the AS 400 system to research the

problems before they reached the inventory support area.

5 Use Lean Manufacturing to reduce lead-time and wasted time.

5/2003-9/2004, Shipping Coordinator/Production Supervisor, Woodbridge Technical Foam Fabricating,

Chattanooga, TN

7 Duties include leading the 3rd shift shipping/receiving department, ensure accurate loading of orders to customers,

schedule carriers for pick-up, and work closely with customer service and manufacturing to ensure timely

production of product for on time loading and all receiving functions.

8 As a Production Supervisor my duties included but were not limited to scheduling and assigning manpower,

meeting safety, quality and production standards of 4-6 employees.

9 Learned the process of foam fabrication and shipping procedures.

10 Identified several areas of improvement to safety, quality and productivity.

11 Worked closely with operators and management, including customer service, to comply with production

standards, scheduling, shipping/receiving requirements and quality improvements.

12 Developed spreadsheets to track productivity, down time and scrap as well as developed safety check sheets.

6/2001 -10/2002, Logistics and Transportation Mgr/Inventory control Manager/O.E.M. Coordinator.

Oversee shipping and receiving, inventory control, and customer service for companies such as Wal-mart, Ford, GM,

Toyota, and Pep Boys.

9 Wrote job descriptions and work instructions for ISO 9000 certification.

10 Designed a system and Excel spreadsheet to maintain a perpetual inventory of OEM product and document all

incoming and out going shipments.

11 As Inventory Control Manager I installed a bin location system and FIFO plan for the rotation of inventory.

12 Set up a ship point for a new customer in Los Angeles, including the training of personnel in LA.

13 Handled all O. E. M. Customer service issues for Ford, GM Chrysler, Toyota as well as Lexus and handled calls as

well as maintaining accurate records.

14 Researched customer “charge backs” and was granted credit 70% of the time on all claims.

1981 – 2001, Manufacturing Leader - Production Supervisor/ Automated Manufacturing Line Specialist,

Honeywell Inc., Cleveland, TN

12 Supervised 82employees on 1st shift, off shifts and department, which exceeded the annual operating plan for

1996 through 2000.

13 Wrote plans, procedures and work instructions which led to QS 9000 certification

14 Achieved the status of Qualified QS 9000 Internal Auditor.

15 Reduced machine set-up time at the automated manufacturing line by 75% by identifying waste and improving the

process.

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EDUCATION:

3 BS Degree - Organizational Management, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA, 1996 3.86 G PA

Lee University, Cleveland, TN, Double Major - Bible and Psychology

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