Job Description

Title of Position: Production Supervisor – Paint
Department

Basic Job Elements -

To directly supervise hourly personnel assigned to the paint
department and to oversee all paint and powder coat work performance as related
to the finishing of all products in the department. Ensuring hourly personnel
are meeting all quality requirements in the safest, most effective and economical
manner possible.

Duties and Responsibilities -

1. Plans,
organizes, and controls all paint/powder coat operations in accordance with
guidelines established by production schedules and the Plant Manager. Releases paint
line shop orders after review for completeness and correctness.

2. Develops,
trains, and motivates hourly employees to acquire maximum efficiency,
productivity, cooperation, and morale. Resolves conflicts between associates
and maintains harmony in the workforce.

3. Ensures that
all shift employees, equipment, materials, and areas of operation conform to
all appropriate health and safety rules and regulations.

4. Ensures that
safe work practices and conduct are maintained at all times and provides
instructions, guidance and directions to assist associates having production
difficulties and procedural problems ex: special/custom rack fabrication.

5. Communicate/coordinate
with Plant Manager regarding any departmental disciplinary action in accordance
with established policies and the local labor agreement. Assists Plant Manager
with any required supporting documentation.

6. Ensures that
the equipment and tools in the paint department are maintained and good
housekeeping practices are in place and enforced. Informs the maintenance
department of any required repairs and equipment issues.

7. Schedules
vacations for hourly personnel in accordance with individual requests, company
policy, local labor agreements, and production schedules.

8. Assists with
the development and creation of written job procedures and maintains all
required production reports in support of the plant quality management system.

9. Actively
supports and responds to quality issues, non-conformance reports and
participates in the root cause analysis process. Develops permanent solutions
to on-going departmental issues/problems.

10. Assist Plant
Manager with departmental goal setting and department performance metrics.
Optimizes beam utilization for maximum paint line efficiency.

11. Effectively
interacts, cooperates and communicates with all other functional departments
and internal/external customers and suppliers.

12. Inspect
incoming paint and powder components for compliance to requirements and audits
out-going product quality. Maintains select paint/powder inventory levels and
prevents any inventory stock-outs. Mix paint and ensure proper color match
using appropriate equipment.

13. Maintain all
department reports per DEP regulations and internal Leed Himmel reporting
requirements including electronic daily paint and production reports.

14. Assist with the
cross-training and development of trained back up personnel for this position
to adequately provide for vacation, illness, etc. coverage to ensure the
customer’s requirements are always met.

15. All other
duties as assigned/required by plant management.

Technical Knowledge/Job Competencies -

1. Working knowledge
of all paint and powder coating operations including mixing, blending, color
matching, application methods and best practices.

2. Knowledge of
metrology and use of measuring instruments pertaining to paint/powder density.
Able to read and interpret technical drawings regarding finish requirements and
job specifications.

3. Basic math
skills and the ability to optimize material usage and creatively minimize waste.
Working knowledge of the color matching computer software.

4. Proficient
with Microsoft Office Suite and basic computer skills including the use of
inter-office e-mail. Ability to communicate fabrication issues with designer
and sales group.

5. Familiar
with powder coating operation control system and settings, oven settings and
conveyor operations, sprayer controls and system troubleshooting.

6. Ability to
multi-task and manage multiple issues simultaneously. Conflict resolution
skills, team building, managing change and setting expectations and performance
levels to meet company goals. Able to anticipate problems and develop solutions
in advance to consistently meet customer expectations.

Impact on Organization -

This position ensures that all paint/powder line work is done
in concert with all other functional groups to meet common company objectives,
goals and schedules.

Successful departmental operations consistently supply all upstream
and downstream operations and customers with a quality product, enabling them
to meet all quality and throughput goals. Provides constructive feedback to
upstream operations to advance internal quality awareness and improvement. Conversely,
as a major internal supplier to the company and directly to external customers,
non-conforming products produced and released directly results in increased
scrap and rework in all subsequent departments or outside customer facilities.
This has a direct, negative impact on costs and customer confidence.

Education/Prior Work Experience -

High school graduate plus 3 – 5 years manufacturing
experience with a minimum of 1 year in a leadership position or two year
technical degree plus 2 years of manufacturing experience with a minimum of 1
year in a leadership position. Experience with paint application/powder coating
methods and operations especially working with nonferrous metals. Bi-lingual
(Spanish) desirable.

Organizational Relationships

This position reports to the Plant Manager. Directly
supervises a union hourly workforce in the paint department and works in
conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager in support of company quality
initiatives. Frequent contact with all other departments regarding coated
finish issues, managing delivery dates and assisting with the resolution of field
performance issues.