Joseph Korba
Whiting, IN *****
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Career objective
Pursuing full time employment with a stable company whereby I can use my acquired knowledge and experience to be best utilized by the company.
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Skills
- Positive team building skills with professional, respectful, and personable demeanor.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective procedural, organizational, and time management skills.
- Experience with Microsoft products such as word, excel, and office.
- Strong math, analytical, and problem solving skills.
- Honest, reliable, enthusiastic, and results driven. Work history
05/2004 to 03/2024 Purchaser
Allied Valve Inc. - Joliet, IL
- Purchased inventoried distribution products along with shop and office supplies.
- Analyzed inventory turns, sales, and lead times to determine desired stock levels.
- Managed 2000 items, 30,000 pieces with annual purchases exceeding 13 million dollars.
- Kept expenditures down without compromising quality. 05/1994 to 05/2004 Inventory Coordinator
Allied Valve Inc. - Joliet, IL
- Supervised two employees with regards to product receiving, stocking and order processing.
- Initiated and implemented an inventory location system, physically and systematically.
- Initiated and implemented a cycle counting and physical inventory program.
- Improved and implemented procedures to eliminate discrepancies.
- Improved inventory products system accuracy from 35 to 99.7%. 03/1992 to 05/1994 Valve Technician
Allied Valve Inc. - Joliet, IL
- Prepared safety valves to meet customer requirements both in house and on site.
- Learned many positions including assembly, plating, shipping/receiving and forklift operation. 10/1989 to 03/1992 Parts Delivery Driver
Webb Ford - Highland, IN
- Received and stocked inventory along with delivering parts to repair shops. 05/1987 to 09/1989 Blow Mold Operator
Sonoco Products Company - Whiting, IN
- Operated Valvoline and Amoco blow molding machines.
- Operated Krones and Koyo labeling machines.
- Operated palletizers along with forklifting.
10/1986 to 05/1987 Dock worker
Warehouse Club - Hammond, IN
- Operated a forklift to load and unload trucks.
- Worked with purchase orders, trucking bills, and transfers.
- Worked to stock products on shelves.
08/1984 to 06/1986 Maintenance Technician
Inland Steel Research Labs - East Chicago, IN
- Maintenance of buildings and grounds.
- Operated forklifts and overhead cranes.
- Operated machine shop drill presses, band and hack saws, shears, and lathes.
- Worked in the storeroom to ship, receive and supply products to engineers and technicians. Education
George Rogers Clark High School - Hammond, IN - Diploma