Superintendent - Paint Area

Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.

Essential Job Functions:

Promote and lead a culture of safety across all operations.

Ensure compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Address safety risks and ensure timely resolution of safety concerns or incidents.

Oversee daily operations within the assigned area to ensure safe and efficient production.

Ensure operations are carried out in a safe, appropriate, and cost-effective manner.

Maintain accountability for adherence to operational procedures and standardized work practices.

Observe work activities to ensure compliance with company standards.

Monitor operational performance through key performance indicators (KPIs).Identify operational challenges and implement solutions to improve efficiency and productivity.

Perform quality control oversight to ensure products meet customer and company specifications.

Support and drive initiatives that improve operational processes and performance.

Identify opportunities for process optimization and operational improvements.

Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, quality, and materials teams to resolve operational issues.

Lead, coach, and develop paint supervisors and team members.

Support employee training and development initiatives.

Drive the performance management process for supervisor-level personnel.

Coordinate activities across shifts to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Support plant leadership initiatives and operational objectives.

Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment.

Develop, implement, and optimize paint processes to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency.

Monitor material consumption and process compliance.

Conduct root cause analysis for paint process issues and develop corrective and preventative actions.

Work with Engineering to identify, procure and implement new equipment and processing equipment.

Provide technical assistance to reduce and sustain paint defect rate.

Report on current KPI results, as well as developing additional or improved KPIs to ensure continual improvement of product and processes.

Develop and initiate a Corrective Action plant to correct and/or prevent future occurrence of noncompliant processes or product.

Report daily on schedule compliance, quality and through put in the prep and paint department.

Safety, EPA, OSHA, IATF 16949 and ISO
14001 compliance.

Coordinates the training of Paint Engineers and Paint Techs, including providing mentoring on paint process techniques and best practices.

Provide technical support and troubleshooting for paint processes.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives using 5S and Kaizen methodologies.

Lead and participate in process audits to ensure adherence to standards and identify opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications:

Minimum ten (10) years of experience in process engineering, preferably paint processes.

Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing paint engineers and/or paint techs in a manufacturing environment.

Proficiency with robotics and automation systems.

Experience in automotive or Tier 1 supplier manufacturing.

Experience supervising production supervisors or frontline leaders.

Experience working in high-volume manufacturing environments.

Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations and operational management principles.

Understanding of organizational effectiveness and operations management.

Familiarity with business and financial principles impacting manufacturing performance.

Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Ability to analyze operational data and production metrics to drive improvements.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field or equivalent experience.