2nd-Shift Paint Line Leader — Safety & Quality

Modern Machining Solutions Inc; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits start day one

401(k) with 6% match

Three weeks vacation

14 paid holidays

Job summary

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead second-shift operations in the paint operations department.

You will oversee one Team Leader and about 25 employees, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and productivity in a high-volume automotive manufacturing setting. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong coaching, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma; leadership training is a plus.
• Experience supervising 25+ employees in high-volume manufacturing.
• Automotive/paint line experience desirable.
• Unionized facility experience preferred.
• Strong communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership for second-shift paint operations and ensure safe, efficient execution of the production schedule.
• Lead one Team Leader and ~25 production employees across loading, unloading, line support, inventory, material handling, and quality functions.
• Assign labor and resources to meet daily production requirements and maintain shift continuity.
• Monitor paint-line performance, quality, scrap, downtime, and material usage; take timely corrective action.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with procedures, PPE, chemical-handling standards, and environmental and safety regulations.
• Maintain product appearance and coating quality by partnering with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams to resolve defects.
• Support troubleshooting of the automated paint line, robotics, conveyors, sensors, controls, and related equipment.
• Ensure paint, components, packaging, and production materials are staged and tracked to support operations.
• Conduct shift start-up meetings, communicate priorities, and provide handover to the next shift.
• Train and develop employees, reinforce standardized work, and administer workplace policies in a unionized environment.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, root-cause problem solving, and safety/quality improvements.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Team coaching

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety focus

Education

High school diploma

Technical qualification / leadership training

Tools

PLC-controlled equipment

Robotics

Conveyors

Sensors

Automation systems

Job description

Modern Machining Solutions Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead second-shift operations in the paint operations department.

You will oversee one Team Leader and about 25 employees, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and productivity in a high-volume automotive manufacturing setting. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong coaching, and cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams.