Position Overview/Description: B.L. Downey Company LLC is one of the largest Custom Coating companies in North America. Located 15 miles west of downtown Chicago, B.L. Downey Company serves companies throughout the world including some of North America’s leading manufacturing companies like John Deere, CAT, Ford, and the US Military. We take pride in our extraordinary customer focused service, exceptional quality, and diverse coating capabilities/systems , all while being flexible and family oriented when it comes to our dedicated employees. As a production supervisor you will have the opportunity to supervise and coordinate the activities of employees engaging in the application of performance decorative coatings to metal parts which includes, but is not limited to, preparing, coating, inspecting, and packaging our customer’s products. The production supervisor ensures the systems and resources are in place to meet production schedules on time and that product is coated to specification and in accordance with proper safety, quality and production requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following work processes and instructions.
- Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives
- Be the first responder as secondary support. (i.e. other departments seeking assistance).
- Through constant engagement, verify that the line(s) are running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts.
- Coach problem resolution to the lowest level and coordinate effectively with relevant secondary departments.
- Communication and Recognition of employees, peers and management to positively influence a culture towards teamwork.
- Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
- Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
- Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and production.
- Work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
- Work independently with limited supervision
Basic Qualifications:
- 3 to 5 + years’ manufacturing/supervisory experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Powder Coating, E-coating, Painting experience preferred
- Safety and Quality experience preferred
- Knowledge of 5S and Lean Manufacturing principles
- Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
- Prior experience managing an hourly work force
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
- Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
As a B.L. Downey Company LLC family member your salary will be commensurate with your experience, including bonus opportunity based on overall company and personal performance. B.L. Downey Company offers a highly competitive benefits package including 401K, health/dental/life insurance and vacation. Candidates for positions with B.L. Downey Company LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. B.L. Downey Company LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Work Location: In person