About this role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Operations and Production Management
- Direct daily coating shop operations to meet production schedules, customer commitments, and established safety and quality requirements.
- Plan and prioritize work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to achieve or exceed daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production goals.
- Make day-to-day decisions about staffing, schedules, workflow, production priorities, and resource allocation to meet business needs and customer delivery requirements.
- Coordinate coating processes, personnel, equipment, and materials to maintain continuous workflow, maximize throughput, and minimize idle time.
- Monitor production metrics and take immediate corrective action to address delays, bottlenecks, downtime, material shortages, and other operational inefficiencies.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase throughput, reduce cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate non-value-added activities.
- Collaborate across departments to maintain efficient workflow throughout the organization.
- Escalate significant operational, quality, staffing, or customer concerns as appropriate.
Leadership and Employee Development
- Provide positive leadership that motivates employees to achieve high levels of performance, productivity, and professionalism.
- Establish clear expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and professional conduct.
- Identify employee strengths and development needs, and implement training plans that support skill development, cross-training, and career advancement.
- Recognize achievements, encourage initiative, and invite employee ideas for operational improvement.
- Foster accountability, teamwork, respect, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Model professionalism, integrity, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic.
- Develop and maintain a skilled, productive workforce focused on company objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or high school equivalency.
- 3–5 years of supervisory or management experience in manufacturing, industrial coatings, fabrication, or a related production environment.
- Knowledge of computer systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to read and interpret structural steel drawings and coating specifications.
- Knowledge of lean principles and Kaizen events.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Current AMPP Level I or higher preferred.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Ability to stand/walk for 10 hours at a time.
- Ability to bend, squat, and kneel for varying lengths of time.
- Ability to fully articulate the shoulder, elbow, hand, and wrist.
- Ability to occasionally push, pull, lift, or carry up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to work in various conditions, including loud, hot, dusty, and cold environments.