Thomas Kustes Email & Phone Number

Ankeny, IA, US

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Marshalltown, IA

• Served as field technician overseeing more than 1K acres. Completed farming activities, based on seasonal needs, both in the field and at the plant.
• Measured isolation, ensuring proper population and seed depth, overseeing field maintenance.
• Established relationship with multiple growers, addressing escalating issues, and bringing resolutions.
• Operated pull and cut detasseling machines, removing tassel from tops of corn plants, controlling pollination, and improving quality of corn.
• Coordinated three seed dryers, safeguarding proper temperature and moisture during harvest.
• Managed quality room for bulk sampling as well as determined ratio of good to bad seed and recording data.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Communicated quality awareness and corporate standard compliance to 30 hourly teammates
• Worked with Final Inspection Supervisor and Tire Inspectors to identify reoccurring abnormalities and defects
• Investigated tire scrap and reported on trends or measures taken to resolve issues resulting in cost savings due to less scrap generated
• Performed Root Cause Analysis on materials and troubleshoot tire presses to eliminate the source of defects and material waste
• Guaranteed tires and materials that were suspected to be defective were retained for additional inspection by engineers
• Ensured quality standards were met and issues were investigated in order to prevent defective products from being sold to consumers