Paint Supervisor 2nd Shift

Manufacturing Supervisor

Flex-N-Gate is a leading manufacturer and supplier of components for the automotive industry, recently ranked 10th of the 150 Top North American Suppliers in "Automotive News." A growing and vital company, Flex-N-Gate provides a great opportunity for hard-working and skilled individuals.

Starting Pay Rate: $65,000-$80,000

Schedule:

2nd Shift: Monday-Friday 3pm-11pm, with mandatory overtime as needed

Reports To:

Paint Manager

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Supervisor in the Paint Department is responsible for supervising operations to ensure production is operating in a safe, efficient, and timely manner. Responsible for production schedules and posting of daily work assignments based upon production needs and individual strengths. Must be shop floor orientated and provide "hands-on" product/process support for all reports on a daily basis. This individual will be the driver behind product/process safety, quality, delivery and morale.

Accountable for continuous improvement of assigned department as well as training and development of direct reports. This role works in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moving machinery, noise, and industrial conditions.

Responsibilities

• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times, including safety toe boots, hearing protection, safety glasses, Kevlar cut protection clothing, and work apron.
• Communicates, trains, guides and coaches employees to achieve operational initiatives that optimize team efforts in the manufacturing of high quality products.
• Evaluates interpersonal skills, provides feedback and recommends as well as methods to improve interpersonal communications.
• Schedules and assigns personnel to work according to the demand of the manufacturing schedules.
• Continually assesses the limitations of equipment capacity and materials supply to directly make adjustments to personal for optimization of manufacturing output.
• Assesses each employee's abilities and skills to match with capabilities required for each area of the manufacturing floor.
• Continuously monitors and tracks output, manufacturing processes, labor efficiencies, direct operating expenses and quality indicators for assigned cost centers.
• Measures performance and quality.
• Drives positive results in operational Key Process Indicators.
• Establishes and builds working relationships with other departmental personnel, such as Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Planning and Quality to meet production schedules.
• Meets regularly on a formal basis with Management Team to review production results and improvement priorities.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned.
• Trained on work instructions and easily identifies location of work instructions in department
• Supervises paint mixture formulas
• Supervises the planning and programs sequence of tasks for robots in spray paint booths
• Monitors controls for temperature, paint supply and conveyor speeds
• Inspects painted surfaces for paint coverage, flow of paint, and color quality
• Supervises thickness and viscosity of paint applied to objects
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations
• Establishes or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and the use of equipment to increase efficiency of department.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Forklift and overhead crane certification required (or ability to obtain certification).
• Must successfully complete quality standard training for all applicable products.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach, bend, twist, push, pull, and lift above head and below shoulder level.
• Must be able to carry bumpers weighing up to 50 pounds for distances of 15–25 feet.
• Frequent bending at the waist (45–120 degrees) and reaching forward during stacking operations.
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