Paint Line Manager

General Description:

The Paint Line Manager will facilitate the scheduling, coordination, and completion of all production activity associated with the Paint Line. The Paint Line Manager will be directly accountable for the staff in the Paint Line and the attainment of all operational goals associated with the line as it pertains to the safety and the quality of the products produced on Paint Line Equipment, the meeting of production schedules and the attainment of production expectations.

Reports To: 

General Manager / VP

Responsibilities:

• Defines safe work practices for all paint line processes including pre-treatment washers, dry off ovens, paint booth equipment, paint curing ovens, and all conveyance. Defines risk in the operations, and works with the Engineering function to mitigate known hazards. Reduces the Companies and our Employees exposure to risk liabilities.
• Guides and develops Paint Department personnel (Powder Coat Painters / Powder Coat Associates) in the creation of and compliance with best practices (Standard Work)
• Defines and develops hang patterns that optimize the concentration of product in production space that assure effective transfer efficiencies. Optimizes paint application at or below defined utilization standards.
• Provides for the continued loading / hanging of manufactured product onto the paint line per defined standards in support of daily production goals.
• Provides for the daily cleanliness and basic maintenance of the electrostatic paint system. Assures that all paint hooks are cleaned to best practices and that those hooks are replaced when necessary to assure effective transfer efficiency. Assures that the paint chain and the paint dogs are perpetually cleaned and maintained and are kept in good operating order. Assures that both paint booths are thoroughly cleaned to defined standards between paint changes and at the end of the production day. Assures that all paint modules and related paint components are properly cleaned and maintained to assure effective paint flows.
• Works as a liaison between the Company and its Powder Coat Supplier(s). Optimizes material composition to assure productivity and quality goals are met.
• Develops / Implements Quality Control plans to ensure the composition and application of materials to meet or exceed Customer and USPS standards for appearance, functionality, and performance. Completes and documents performance testing daily, retains samples and records in support of all regulatory requirements.
• Develops and executes effective Preventive Maintenance activities to optimize Paint Line Equipment availability. Reduces mean time between failures. Uses thermal imaging / vibration analysis to predict failure rates. Provides timely and effective PM interventions to improve line effectiveness.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Industrial, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Business Operations, or similar fields is preferred.
• 5+ years of paint, powder coating or surface treatment Management/Operations/Engineering experience required.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees throughout the organization.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, structured and proactive.

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This position will work in our Facility in Mission, Texas.