Paint Supervisor

Trinity Rail Maintenance Services is currently seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Paint/Finishing Supervisor at our Cartersville, GA railcar facility. We provide a complete array of railcar maintenance services. We welcome your business leadership and people leadership and drive to excellence. Join our team today and be a part of Delivering Goods for the Good of All.

What You'll Do:

As the Railcar Finishing Supervisor, you will play a pivotal figure within our plant leadership team. Your responsibilities will encompass the oversight of both the exterior and interior paint and lining teams, managing day-to-day operations, and contributing to the development of our long-term operational strategy. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the training and onboarding of new team members.
• Effectively scheduling and delegating work assignments.
• Proactively addressing operational challenges.
• Managing production and maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and production output.
• Responsible for the finishing (paint/Lining process for railcars brought in for routine and non routine maintenance.
• Responsible to ensure all work meet both customer and FRA expectations and compliance requirements.
• Responsible for leading the valve rebuild and certification shop
• Manage and direct the activities of supervisors and operations teams
• Ensure employees are trained and properly certified for the work the perform
• Work with all functional departments in implementation of continuous improvement activities associated with the manufacturing process.
• Demonstrate strong mentoring skills for coaching and developing supervision staff as well as hourly personnel
• Responsible for the Environmental Health and Safety of employees in Finishing/Paint Department to include confined space entry, interior/exterior sandblasting, paint and lining application, environmental compliance and conservation and responsible waste disposal.
• Responsible for the Quality of car painting/lining and adhering to Trinity and customer quality specifications and requirements.
• Responsible for finishing building labor efficiency and financial results of the operation.
• Set productions schedules based on commodity, efficiency and staffing resources and volume required to meet the overall paint production
• Responsible for capturing all the additional work made on the railcar in their shop.
• Responsible for managing operational costs for their building and department
• Responsible to align finishing and coordinate workload according to completion schedules.
• Member of the site leadership team with responsibility to deliver on financial performance, strategic and tactical business objectives and the positive work culture of the site.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of applicable Manufacturing Management experience
• 5+ years of experience in metal fabrication and manufacturing environment with emphasis on Paint, Lining and Blasting activities
• NACE or AMPP coating certification preferred.
• Experience, knowledge or training of Lean Manufacturing methodologies with actual implementation background
• Experience in application processes of coating materials including blast, paint and lining. Experience with railcars and/or other vessels required.
• Must have people management experience; ability to supervise and interface effectively with employees of all levels
• Experience managing operational expenses for department that ensures good stewardship of company resources to achieve business objectives.
• Confined space entry management experience required
• Knowledge of operations or the ability to acquire it quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to effectively plan work procedures, equipment, material and manpower needs
• Ability to effectively build and lead a productive work group as well as to perform as a member of the management team
• Must have Excel and Microsoft Office experience