Paint and Lining Supervisor

PAINT & LINING SUPERVISOR

Summary Description

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of employees in the Paint and Lining

department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations within the assigned unit and ensure production goals are met

• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve Team Member concerns and

complaints.

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

• Maintenance of airless spray and plural component equipment

• Train on abrasive blast techniques

• Maintenance of blast equipment

• VOC emission reporting/tracking

• Maintain personal protective equipment requirements and standards with overall

management of large railcar paint facility

• Responsible of ensuring staff implements and follows companywide initiatives, policies,

and practices

• Ensure work meets AAR requirements, quality standards and customer demands

• Keeps department within budget and responsible for achieving targeted profit revenues

• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.

• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between

departments.

• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production

methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.

• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or

assign employee training to experienced workers.

• Direct and coordinate the activities of department Team Members

• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and

reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production

estimates and outputs.

• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet

production goals.

• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.

• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators

conform to production or processing standards.

• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for

workers.

• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring, evaluations, and promotions.

• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare

management reports of production results.

• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using

standard formulas

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent

• 3 to 6 years industrial experience

• 1-3 years previous supervisory experience

• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality

control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective repair of rail cars.

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and

maintenance.

• Must have Experience with Coatings, Blasting and Testing