Eric Poss

About Eric Poss

Naval Academy, Class of 1998. BSMENavy Helicopter Pilot (MH-53E). Experience in aviation manufacturing, mining, and consumer goods manufacturing.Plank-owner of a phenolic resin coating facility colocated with a silica sand mine. Supervised the wind-down of two departments at a consumer manufacturing plant\'s components production and finishing division. Simultaneously led the ramp-up of its organic finishing department, doubling the personnel while improving labor efficiency and reducing cost of waste during a time of unprecedented demand for product. Specialties: Administration, computer skills, management, leadership, pilot\'s license, meeting facilitation, Microsoft office, process engineering, safety, problem solving, phenolic resin coating, electro-plating, Six Sigma.

Experience

1. General Supervisor

   Kohler Co.

   Oct 2025 — Present · Sheridan, AR, US

   Responsible for driving KPIs for the Organic and PVD Finishing Divisions within Kohler\'s Arkansas Faucets Operation

Education

• Cabot High School

  H.S. diploma, High School

  1990 — 1994

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Aircraft
• Quality System
• Commercial Pilot License
• Navy
• Engineering Management
• Aviation
• Helicopters
• Logistics
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Security Clearance
• Asm Member.
• Lean Manufacturing
• Management
• Six Sigma
• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Kaizen
• 5s
• Microsoft Office
• System Administration
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Icam
• Manufacturing Operations
• Quality Assurance
• Icam Lead Investigator Certified
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Machining