Who should you report a missing tool to?

• A. Expeditor or Pro Super
• B. Maintenance Supervisor
• C. Safety Officer
• D. Quality Control

Answer: (A)

Missing tools disrupt work and can create safety and downtime risks. The person who owns tool control in a maintenance or production setting is the expeditor or pro supervisor. They manage tool inventories, issue/return records, and coordinate tool hunts when something is missing. Reporting to them ensures the missing tool is logged, tracked, and located quickly, and they can mobilize the right people to search, replace, or reissue tools to keep the job moving.

The maintenance supervisor oversees overall supervision, but the expeditor or pro supervisor is the designated point for tool-control issues. Safety officers and quality control focus on safety compliance and product quality, not tool tracking, so they aren’t the primary contact for a missing tool. Always follow your shop’s tool-control procedures and note where and when the tool was last seen.