Paint Production Supervisor I

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily production and powder coat painting operations through strong floor leadership employee development accountability and cross-functional coordination. This role ensures safety quality throughput and on-time completion goals are met by setting clear expectations coaching employees removing barriers and driving consistent execution. Technical knowledge of powder coat painting processes is important to effectively lead the team recognize process issues support troubleshooting and partner with Maintenance Quality and Engineering on improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead coach and develop production leads employees and contractors to achieve safety quality productivity attendance and departmental performance goals.
• Set daily priorities assign work monitor progress and adjust staffing workflow and resources to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
• Provide visible floor leadership by reinforcing expectations addressing issues promptly supporting team communication and creating a culture of safety quality accountability and continuous improvement.
• Use powder coat painting knowledge to oversee key process steps including part preparation racking pretreatment powder application color changes curing inspection and finished-part handling.
• Recognize and escalate process concerns related to coating coverage film thickness cure time and temperature cleanliness adhesion color consistency scrap rework and first-pass quality.
• Guide the team in identifying powder coating defects and partner with Maintenance Quality Engineering and Management to resolve root causes and prevent recurrence.
• Ensure employees and contractors follow company policies standard operating procedures safety requirements PPE expectations and environmental handling practices for powder chemicals and waste.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and production support teams on equipment readiness cleaning changeovers troubleshooting and preventive maintenance needs for paint line equipment.
• Lead shift meetings to communicate KPIs production priorities safety topics quality concerns operational changes and performance expectations.
• Review and act on KPIs including productivity scrap rework downtime quality powder usage first-pass yield and on-time completion.
• Support training cross-training staffing scheduling performance management and employee accountability to build a capable and flexible team.
• Maintain accurate production inspection training material usage and process documentation.
• Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities that reduce waste improve line efficiency strengthen first-pass quality and improve overall team performance.
• Maintain a clean organized 5S-focused and safe production and paint environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or technical degree in a related field and at least 3 years of supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams set expectations coach employees address performance issues and drive accountability in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience in powder coat painting industrial finishing metal finishing or a related manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of powder coating materials surface preparation pretreatment systems electrostatic application equipment curing ovens conveyors and finished-part inspection methods is a strong differentiator.
• Ability to interpret production schedules work instructions quality requirements process documentation and performance reports to make sound operational decisions.
• Strong communication problem-solving organizational coaching and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team-oriented production environment while balancing safety quality delivery cost and employee engagement priorities.
• Proficiency with email and Microsoft Office; Oracle skills are highly desirable.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during the work shift.
• Ability to occasionally lift move or handle materials as required by the production environment.
• Ability to work around manufacturing equipment noise and varying temperatures.
• Willingness to work flexible hours overtime weekends or different shifts when business needs require.

Success in This Role

The successful Production Supervisor will be a visible hands-on leader who builds an accountable team culture develops employees communicates clearly and consistently drives safety quality productivity and continuous improvement. Powder coat painting knowledge will help this leader make better operational decisions ask the right questions identify process risks and support timely problem-solving.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strengthwe think customer firstplay as one team andraise the bar on fitness innovationin the gym and in every corner of our facilities. Wepersevere and get it done with a clear purpose toinspire each other to live healthier lives. If youre ready to bring out the best in people while powering the future of fitness manufacturing we invite you to apply.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength we believe in taking care of our team with a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive pay and a range of valuable benefits. The salary range for this position intended for U.S. applicants is $62300 - $86000 position is eligible to participate in Life Fitness / Hammer Strengths Production Bonus Plan which offers the potential to earn additional compensation based on performance metrics. Bonus eligibility is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive position is eligible to receive a mobile allowance to offset the costs of using a personal cell phone for business related purposes.

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time team members including but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match; medical dental and vision insurance parental medical and military leaves of absence paid time off including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability health savings account health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance hospital indemnity; identity protection legal services adoption assistance tuition assistance commuter benefits employee discounts and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling also have access to our state-of-the-art on-site fitness center featuring industry-leading Life Fitness and Hammer Strength equipment making it easy to support health and wellness before during or after the workday. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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