Finishing Operations Supervisor - Lean Manufacturing Leader

Coldspring; Cold Spring (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Optical

Medical FSA/HSA

Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

401K with company match

Profit Sharing (ROA)

PTO

Holidays

Jury Duty

Funeral Leave

Job summary

Coldspring in Cold Spring, MN is seeking a supervisor to lead the Face Finishing area, ensuring safety, quality, cost and delivery goals are met on the production floor and through cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, strong leadership, and solid knowledge of 5S, TPM and lean methods; it blends roughly 80% on the shop floor with 20% office work, and includes strong benefits and a competitive pay range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; high school diploma acceptable with experience.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing supervisory experience.
• Ability to lead and direct people, and develop performance metrics.
• Knowledge of AFE, cost and purchasing systems, lean manufacturing.
• Strong verbal and written communication; safety, 5S, TPM, and production instructions knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Identify and eliminate potential safety hazards and issues.
• Provide coaching and direction to Finishing operations to meet quality, delivery and cost expectations.
• Serve as Project Manager on Process Changes for Face Finishing and related improvements.
• Monitor shop floor daily activities and address performance issues.
• Perform quarterly performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Attend daily supervisor/production meetings and conduct daily shift meetings.
• Ensure training is current and skills are up to date.
• Monitor productivity and headcount against revenue targets.
• Review cost of quality reports and address issues daily.
• Lead bi-weekly CIT meetings and monitor AR compliance.
• Facilitate kaizen events and 5S audits; participate in TPM improvements.
• Collaborate with Plant Manager on cost control and metric development.
• Monitor major repairs and allocate ~80% time on the shop floor; 20% in office.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Cost management

Safety

Quality metrics

Project coordination

5S TPM

Education

Bachelor's Degree Preferred

High School Diploma

Job description

Coldspring in Cold Spring, MN is seeking a supervisor to lead the Face Finishing area, ensuring safety, quality, cost and delivery goals are met on the production floor and through cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, strong leadership, and solid knowledge of 5S, TPM and lean methods; it blends roughly 80% on the shop floor with 20% office work, and includes strong benefits and a competitive pay range.