Finishing Manager

Job Description

Finishing Operations Manager Aluminum Manufacturing | On Site, Phoenix

We're looking for a Finishing Manager to help us build a finishing operation where consistent quality comes from strong leadership, disciplined processes, and lessons captured with every run.

As the Finishing Manager, you'll lead both paint and anodizing departments.

This hands-on leader will manage a team of approximately 14 hourly employees on the paint line and take ownership of production execution, quality, employee performance, and preventive maintenance coordination.

Responsibilities

\n
• Lead daily paint and anodizing operations, including production scheduling, staffing, shift management, and employee development.
\n
• Ensure accurate colors, consistent finishes, and adherence to customer specifications.
\n
• Establish and maintain repeatable paint recipes, documenting line speed, application pressure, coverage, and other critical process settings.
\n
• Implement structured data capture so teams can reuse proven settings, track results, and apply lessons learned.
\n
• Own the paint line’s preventive maintenance schedule, coordinating with maintenance and ensuring required work is completed.
\n
• Troubleshoot application issues, identify root causes, and implement lasting corrective actions.
\n
• Set clear expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and process compliance.
\n
• Improve throughput and reduce scrap, rework, and unplanned downtime.
\n

Experience Required

\n
• Significant hands-on experience with industrial paint application on aluminum. Anodizing experience is preferred.
\n
• Experience leading hourly production teams in a manufacturing environment.
\n
• Strong understanding of paint application settings, color control, finish quality, and process troubleshooting.
\n
• Experience managing production schedules and coordinating preventive maintenance.
\n
• Ability to turn operating knowledge into documented procedures, repeatable recipes, and usable production data.
\n
• Demonstrated accountability, follow-through, and ownership of operational results.
\n
• Anodizing experience preferred. Candidates with strong aluminum painting expertise and the ability to learn anodizing operations will be considered.
\n