Finishing Operations Superintendent

Trinity Industries, Inc.; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. seeks a Finishing Operations Superintendent for its Shell Rock, Iowa facility. You will lead finishing activities across two buildings, drive safety, schedule production, and coach supervisors and leads to meet targets.

You will oversee painting, linings, coatings, and finish work while coordinating with other leaders to optimize flow, staffing, and quality in a state-of-the-art railcar maintenance environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years related experience in finishing/maintenance.
• Experience with industrial painting, linings, coatings, and assembly.
• Safety ownership with confined spaces and railcar movement.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and enforce safe work practices.
• Convert strategic objectives into actionable finishing plans for two buildings.
• Oversee production activities including painting, linings, blasting, and finish work.
• Establish schedules based on shift planning, materials, and staffing.
• Coach and develop supervisors and frontline staff, uphold policies.
• Coordinate across value streams with production and repair activities.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Operations planning

Production scheduling

Communication

Job description

Job Description - Finishing Operations Superintendent (2601051)

Job Description

Finishing Operations Superintendent - ( 2601051 )

Description

TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. is seeking a skilled and motivated team player to join us as a Finishing Operations Superintendent at our Shell Rock, Iowa facility. As a newly opened, state-of-the-art facility, we offer a full range of railcar maintenance services.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll develop and execute plans to achieve both short and long-term goals for finishing operations across two physical buildings; organize production activities according to the manufacturing schedule, maintain a safe workplace, enhance efficiency, oversee material supply, meet production targets, uphold quality standards, and optimize staffing to support the production plan. This role directly supervises one Supervisor and multiple leads while overseeing two operations across multiple shifts.

Join our team and help us Deliver Goods for the Good of All!

What You’ll Do:

Lead and reinforce a strong safety culture by taking ownership of team safety, ensuring employees follow safe work practices, proactively addressing hazards, and holding the team accountable for safety expectations

• Convert strategic objectives into actionable plans for implementing multiple service lines within finishing operations for optimal flow between buildings 3 & 4
• Create and communicate plans to achieve both short- and long-term operational goals while collaborating with other functional leaders to advance the plant’s success
• Oversee production activities including but not limited to heavy assembly, interior linings and coatings, interior blasting and sanding, railcar movements, exterior painting, exterior blasting and sanding, decal application and finish work testing
• Establish production schedules based on shift planning, equipment effectiveness, material availability, and staffing to ensure optimal output and quality
• Oversee day-to-day team activities in for finishing operations through effective coaching and accountability, driving results to meet weekly and monthly strategic targets
• Select, assign, evaluate, coach, and train supervisors and direct employees, consistently upholding company core values and integrity
• Interpret, enforce, and hold team members accountable for following company policies and procedure
• Make decisions regarding administrative and operational matters for your group, collaborating with stakeholders as needed
• Ensure the department meets overall budgets, schedules, and performance goal
• Identify, champion, and support improvements to processes
• Develop, manage, and lead team members, fostering respectful interactions at every level
• Coordinate across value streams and synchronize efforts between production and repair activities

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• 5 years of related experience (or equivalent)
• Experience with industrial painting, linings, coatings, assembly and related trades is required
• Safety ownership with proven experience managing confined space entry, railcar movement, and working at heights
• Uncompromising integrity and excellent communication skills
• Preferred: Experience in leading and managing a maintenance services team of 30 or more employees