Paint&Lining Supervisor

Summary Description

Guardian Rail is proud to operate one of the country’s leading freight rail services and transportation companies with a large network of freight and tank car repair facilities, a nationwide network of running repair agents, and a rail services division that operates short line railroads and contract switching and transloading sites.

The Paint & Lining Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision and coordination of activities for employees in the paint and lining department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations within the assigned unit and ensure production goals are met
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve Team Member concerns and complaints.
• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Maintenance of airless spray and plural component equipment
• Train on abrasive blast techniques
• Maintenance of blast equipment
• VOC emission reporting/tracking
• Maintain personal protective equipment requirements and standards with overall management of large railcar paint facility
• Responsible of ensuring staff implements and follows companywide initiatives, policies, and practices
• Ensure work meets AAR requirements, quality standards and customer demands
• Keeps department within budget and responsible for achieving targeted profit revenues
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of department Team Members
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Recommend or execute personnel actions, such as hiring, evaluations, and promotions.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent
•  3 to 6 years industrial experience
• 1-3 years previous supervisory experience
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective repair of rail cars.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Must have Experience with Coatings, Blasting and Testing

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, dry/arid, and dusty conditions. The environment requires working in close proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, in high and low precarious places, as well as in confined spaces.

The work type is best described as heavy, hands-on mechanical work. Work is very physical, and without proper work planning can result in out of position pushing, pulling, and lifting. Proper body mechanics, positioning and lifting techniques can be very important. Employees are urged to seek help when needed with heavier tasks, and to use lifting equipment when and where necessary. The positioning of the work being performed can change very frequently.

Various heavier air and electric powered tools such as car jacks, impact wrenches, and grinders are used daily. Work also requires frequent use of hand wrenches, hammers, chisels, socket wrenches, and ladders. Cutting torches are also used, with welding equipment used upon qualification of employee.

• Climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, smelling and visual acuity, with color and depth perception
• Ability to work in a confined space
• Required to use personal protective equipment as environmental conditions dictate