Paint Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

The Industrial Paint Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the paint department, ensuring production schedules, quality requirements, safety standards, and company expectations are consistently met. This position provides leadership to paint personnel, coordinates activities with Engineering, Quality Control, Logistics, Assembly, and other departments, and drives continuous improvement in painting processes, safety, efficiency, and 5S.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Participate in daily and scheduled leadership meetings and communicate department priorities, challenges, production requirements, and action items.
• Review upcoming jobs and estimate paint, coatings, and other required materials to ensure adequate supplies are available.
• Coordinate and place orders for paint, coatings, solvents, consumables, and other department supplies as required
• Coordinate with Quality Control (QC) for required paint inspections, hold points, and scheduled OI inspections.
• Work closely with Logistics to coordinate shipping requirements, shipping dates, material availability, and department priorities.
• Coordinate with Assembly to address paint repairs, touch-ups, and painting requirements following hydrostatic testing or other assembly activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve paint systems, processes, productivity, quality, safety, and material utilization.
• Identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions to improve employee safety and environmental compliance.
• Ensure employees are properly trained and understand applicable work instructions, procedures, PPE requirements, and safety expectations.
• Monitor employee performance, attendance, conduct, productivity, quality, and adherence to company expectations.
• Maintain and improve 5S standards, housekeeping, organization, material storage, and workplace compliance.
• Maintain accurate communication regarding job status, material requirements, inspection status, repairs, and production concerns.
• Ensure all paint department activities are performed in accordance with applicable specifications, procedures, work instructions, and customer requirements.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure Kelvion's Standard of Excellence, which includes quality, is incorporated into every product we produce.
• Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Vision and Values, Operational Framework

REQUIREMENTS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES)

• Must pass Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
• Must be able to wear respirator
• Ability to pass NACE Paint Test (or equivalent certification), demonstrating advanced coating application competency.
• Full proficiency with Inorganic Zinc, Epoxy, and High-Temperature coatings.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (required levels)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 5 + years of industrial painting or blasting experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; reach with hands, arms, and shoulders. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee occasionally will be required hand lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.