Wood Powder Coating Manager

Manager Or Manufacturing Engineer

Need a manager or manufacturing engineer to oversee production. Modern wood furniture design projects such as office, healthcare, education, hospitality, residential, store fixtures/pop, and cabinetry. Ideal candidate would have some experience with wood, cabinetry, or store fixture industry. Processes or process engineering. Hands-on capability would be great. Iso is nice but not required.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversees the daily workflow of the powder coat line; schedules and organizes staff to ensure proper staffing
• Manage, lead, and coach a team of 8-12 employees through attendance tracking and performance issues
• Hires and trains new powder coat employees
• Have complete technical knowledge of an automated coating line and oven
• Supervise powder coat employees in the daily activities of loading and unloading materials on the powder coat line
• Ensure line loading/density practices to avoid line stoppage and assure maximum output per shift
• Supervise general maintenance on oven, washer, dry off oven, conveyor, and powder coating equipment
• Ability to forecast material needs to ensure full line run
• Control costs associated with line run time
• Follow and ensure daily department end of shift lock down procedures are followed and completed
• Ensure a safe and clean working environment
• Track and ensure accuracy of steel product moving in and out of the department with assistance from paint manager
• Verify material is accurate to sales order specifications and double check measurements of materials on the line
• Ensure powder coat production accuracy to job order
• Collaborate with paint and operations managers on performance evaluations, merit increases, and disciplinary procedures
• Ensure paint colors and mixes are correct and keep an inventory.

Company has two shifts. Quite busy. Komo CNC Machines Weeke operators and Sanders. Router Cim.