Paint Shift Process Supervisor

The RESRG Automotive Paint Process Supervisor is responsible for supporting all aspects of paint process equipment and troubleshooting paint defects to ensure safe, efficient operations and the production of quality parts throughout the assigned shift. This role supervises Process Technicians and Mix Technicians, provides technical support to production and engineering teams, leads root-cause problem solving, and drives improvements from prototypes through production builds.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervise Process Technicians and Mix Technicians and address staffing, performance, process, quality, safety, and equipment issues during the shift.
• Provide technical support to production teams to identify and resolve system, process, mechanical, and paint-related issues that cause defects, downtime, or efficiency loss.
• Monitor paint process parameters, application equipment, material conditions, and unit operations to maintain stable processes and consistent product quality.
• Troubleshoot paint defects and coordinate containment, correction, and verification activities with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and other support teams.
• Provide process support for plant engineering activities, including the preparation and execution of detailed engineering projects, trials, launches, and equipment or process changes.
• Work with support teams to monitor operations, correct problems, and implement improvements for special problems, projects, and production needs.
• Lead teams in identifying root causes, developing corrective actions, implementing solutions, and verifying results for issues arising from prototypes through production builds.
• Complete assigned action items and projects accurately and within established timelines.
• Actively participate in Team-Oriented Management and support employee growth, development, accountability, and effective communication.
• Follow all applicable environmental policies, procedures, work instructions, and requirements, including the proper use of personal protective equipment.
• Immediately report environmental concerns and incidents that present a hazard to people, production, property, or the environment.
• Enforce RESRG Automotive safety rules, quality standards, work instructions, housekeeping expectations, and company policies throughout the assigned area.

The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Technical college education, apprenticeship, internship, or equivalent technical training preferred.
• Prior experience supporting automated paint processes, paint application equipment, manufacturing operations, or technical problem solving preferred.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Automated paint application, electrostatic paint application, and closed-loop fluid control.
• Rotary bell applicators and air-assist robotic spray guns.
• 1K and 2K paint systems.
• FANUC robots, line-tracking queues, and basic PLC troubleshooting.
• Microsoft Office programs.
• Automotive quality systems and methods, including TQM, TPS, QOS, IATF 16949, and related customer-specific requirements.
• Continuous improvement and Kaizen systems.
• 5S and housekeeping principles.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business publications, professional journals, technical procedures, work instructions, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees, managers, customers, and other stakeholders.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as concentrations, percentages, area, circumference, and volume and to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Ability to apply practical judgment to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to address problems involving multiple process variables in standardized and changing situations.

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