Second-Shift Paint-Line Supervisor: Lead & Improve

Markent Personnel; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 6% employer match

Three weeks of annual vacation

14 paid holidays

Job summary

Markent Personnel seeks a Production Supervisor for the second shift in Grand Rapids, MI. You will lead the paint operations team, including one Team Leader and ~25 crew members, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production in a unionized automotive facility.

Responsibilities include coaching, staffing, and driving continuous improvement with Lean, 5S, and root-cause problem solving while maintaining documentation and shift handovers.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong floor leadership skills with the ability to organize people, set clear expectations, resolve issues, and maintain accountability in a fast-paced operation.
• Experience in automotive plastic painting or related processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership for second-shift paint operations and ensure safe, efficient execution of the production schedule.
• Lead and coach one Team Leader and ~25 production employees across loading, unloading, line support, inventory, material handling, and quality functions.
• Monitor and improve paint-line performance, quality, scrap, downtime, and material usage; take corrective action when targets are not met.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Floor leadership

Communication

Coaching

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree / technical qualification

Tools

Robotics

Conveyors

PLC-controlled equipment

Job description

Markent Personnel seeks a Production Supervisor for the second shift in Grand Rapids, MI. You will lead the paint operations team, including one Team Leader and ~25 crew members, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production in a unionized automotive facility.

Responsibilities include coaching, staffing, and driving continuous improvement with Lean, 5S, and root-cause problem solving while maintaining documentation and shift handovers.