Coating Manager

Mactac North America; Moosic (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mactac North America is seeking a Coating Manager in Scranton, PA to lead supervisors and production staff in a safe, cost-effective environment. You will train, coach, and drive performance, aligning operations with plant goals and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include staffing, scheduling, performance reviews, and ensuring on-time production while maintaining quality. Strong leadership, coating/joint process knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership experience required.
• Knowledge of web handling and coating equipment/processes.
• Experience in pressure-sensitive adhesives, labeling, or paper industries preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems preferred.
• Strong math abilities with attention to measurable impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong floor presence; set expectations and evaluate results.
• Handle interviewing, hiring, training, planning, directing work, and performance reviews.
• Ensure production equipment and support areas are staffed with qualified employees.
• Maintain staffing and vacation schedules; enforce safety rules.
• Review production schedules to maximize production and customer service.
• Develop employees via training and coaching; empower problem solving.
• Report daily on employee, machinery, processes and safety issues.
• Drive continuous improvement using Six Sigma/Lean tools.
• Communicate company messages; respond to questions and concerns.
• Promote cross-functional learning and standardization of best practices.
• Develop and manage the department budget; align with plant goals.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supervisory experience

Math proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

The Coating Manager leads a team of supervisors and production employees responsible for the manufacturing of quality products in a cost-effective and safe manner at Mactac's manufacturing facility in Scranton, PA. This individual will train, motivate, coach and instill good management skills in supervisor and employees, providing both individual and team leadership in achieving plant and department objectives and maintaining an effective continuous production operations consistent with plant policies, procedures and goals.

Responsibilities Include

• Establishing a strong presence on the floor to set and communicate expectations, standards, and evaluate results so all employees understand expectations.
• Carrying out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including: interviewing, hiring, and training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensuring that all production equipment scheduled to run and support areas are staffed with qualified employees.
• Maintaining equipment staffing and vacation schedules, and ensuring all employees adhere to work, attendance and safety rules.
• Reviewing production schedules to ensure the schedules can be achieved and are based on the priorities of maximizing production effectiveness and providing good customer service.
• Focusing on employee development by conducting training sessions (safety, SOPs, housekeeping) and providing coaching on the machine problem troubleshooting process to develop employees to be self-sufficient in troubleshooting and engaged in the decision‑making processes.
• Reporting daily on employee, machinery, processes, safety and facility issues and concerns.
• Being accountable for plant objective projects to ensure overall effectiveness and successful implementation.
• Monitoring and analyzing machine waste and run efficiencies such as run‑time, run speeds and quality trends, and incorporating input from production support personnel, supervisors and all support functions to initiate corrective actions to drive continuous improvement.
• Reporting all shift information for department to the Plant Manager.
• Fostering an environment of continuous improvement by managing department employees using Six Sigma/Lean tools.
• Communicating company messages to all employees, and collecting and responding to questions and concerns.
• Supporting cross‑functional and cross‑plant operational learning expansion, and promoting standardization of best practices and manufacturing base‑lining.
• Establishing and sustaining management processes that supports both the sustainment and improvement of the operation.
• Providing leadership that ensures all functions (Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, QA, Safety, Warehouse, and Accounting) are working in an aligned fashion towards common goals/objectives.
• Developing a comprehensive budget for the department and managing the achievement of the annual plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years prior manufacturing supervisory experience is required. Candidates with less than 5 years of supervisory experience who possess at least 7 years experience in coating and/or finishing will be considered.
• Prior leadership experience is required.
• Knowledge of and experience in web handling and coating equipment and processes is required.
• Prior experience in pressure‑sensitive adhesives, labeling, or paper industries highly preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• Familiarity with MRP and/or ERP systems is preferred.
• Strong math abilities with the ability to perform various math functions with emphasis on measurable impact of mathematical calculations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, with people of various educational and technical backgrounds, both inside and outside the company.

Scope

• Management Responsibilities Level: Manager
• Department Responsibility: Coating
• Reports to: Plant Manager
• Direct Reports: Yes
• Indirect Reports: Yes
• Location: Scranton, PA
• Physical Requirements: This position normally works in a manufacturing environment with a significant amount of time spent in the manufacturing facility. Hearing, eye and foot protection is mandatory in the manufacturing area.
• Travel: Up to 5%

About Mactac

Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, Mactac was founded as Morgan Adhesives Co. in 1959 by the late entrepreneur Burton (Burt) Morgan. Along with financial backing from Bemis Co. and a business model that focused on providing high quality products, innovative solutions and superior customer service, Mactac flourished. For over 65 years, we've been manufacturing and distributing pressure‑sensitive adhesive (PSA) materials that are used in label printing, graphic design, packaging, retail display, fleet graphics, automotive assembly, medical device assembly, and more. Today, Mactac employs more than 1,100 people and has operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Mactac's parent company, LINTEC, is a leading company in the field of adhesive materials. The product lineup covers many diversified fields including not only adhesive papers and films for seals and labels, but also shatter‑proof window films, adhesive sheets for outdoor signs, interior finishing mounting sheets, automobile‑use adhesive products, semiconductor‑related tape, and LCD‑related adhesive products.

Mactac pressure sensitive adhesives are used in a wide range of markets and industries and our business is structured accordingly. We are a vertically integrated organization comprised of five business units – each specially designed to meet the unique needs of our customers.

Disclaimers

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

It is the policy of Mactac that all employees are employed at the will of Mactac for an indefinite period and are subject to termination at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. At the same time, employees may terminate their employment at any time and for any reason.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.

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