Group Lead A - Powder Coating

Job Summary: The Group Lead A Powder Coating leads and guides employees in the assigned department. Perform and oversee all operations for the department's production. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has supervisory responsibilities. Duties/Responsibilities: Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the powder coating system (reverse osmosis system, pre-treat, dry off, coating, bake, overhead conveyors, etc.) to meet required specifications. Maintain top-level efficiency, utilization, on-time delivery, and first pass yield through quality. Maintain process controls in the powder coating system and resolve non-conformance part issues. Responsible for ensuring adequate levels of inventory for the assigned area. Perform other duties as assigned. Required Skills/Abilities: Language and Technical Skills: read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, bills of materials, work instructions, process flow charts, technical procedures, and quality standards. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Effectively present information to groups of employees and respond to questions from managers, visitors, and employees. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts of fractions, addition, subtraction, division, and decimals in all units of measure. Ability to interpret graphs and drawings. Reasoning Ability: Define problems, collect data and facts, draw valid conclusions, and recommend solutions. Education and Experience: A high school diploma or general education (GED). Minimum of 1 year powder coating experience. 6 months of previous leadership in a powder coating environment is preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Forklift license preferred. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described are representative of those that an employee must successfully perform. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Employees are regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to touch, handle and feel objects, use tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, and twist. Push and Pull carts and pallet jacks, loaded or empty. Employees must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Charles Industries' weight rule: 35 lbs. and under can be lifted alone. 35 - 50 lbs. can be lifted by one person if they feel comfortable doing so. 50 lbs. or more requires the employee to get assistance or use a lifting device. (i.e. pallet jack, forklift, scissor table, buddy system). Vision abilities required are close, peripheral and depth. Must have the ability to recognize color. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions. Employees regularly work near moving, vibrating mechanical equipment, occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and exposed to minimal risk of electrical shock. Noise level is usually loud; hearing protection and testing are required. Safety shoes/boots are required. A hood in the paint booth is required. Working in the Powder Coating department requires employees to work around chemicals, as defined in the work instructions for the powder coating area.