Second-Shift Paint Operations Supervisor | Lead Quality & Safety

H. T. PROF Group; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Three weeks vacation

14 paid holidays

Career progression

Job summary

Our client in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Production Supervisor for the second shift in our paint operations. You will lead one Team Leader and about 25 employees, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery within a unionized automotive facility.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on coaching, scheduling, and continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, and root-cause problem solving to enhance safety, quality, flow, and productivity.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience supervising a team in a high-volume manufacturing setting.
• Experience in unionized environments and with collective bargaining agreements.
• Knowledge of production metrics, quality controls, scrap reduction, downtime management, and labour planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, hands-on leadership for second-shift paint operations and ensure safe, efficient execution of the production schedule.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable 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, downtime, and material usage; take corrective action when targets are not met.
• Promote safety and ensure compliance with procedures, PPE, chemical handling, and environmental regulations.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Production to resolve defects and variation in coating quality.
• Troubleshoot automated paint line, robotics, conveyors, sensors, and controls; escalate issues to minimize downtime.
• Ensure materials are staged and tracked to support uninterrupted operations.
• Conduct shift start-up meetings and handovers to next shift and plant leadership.
• Train and develop employees, enforce standard work, and address performance in a unionized environment.
• Complete production reports, attendance records, quality documentation; drive continuous improvement via Lean, 5S, root-cause analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Union experience

Lean manufacturing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree / technical qualification (beneficial)

Tools

PLC-controlled equipment

Robotics

Job description

Our client in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Production Supervisor for the second shift in our paint operations. You will lead one Team Leader and about 25 employees, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery within a unionized automotive facility.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on coaching, scheduling, and continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, and root-cause problem solving to enhance safety, quality, flow, and productivity.