Production Supervisor - Finishing Department

What You Will Do

We are seeking an experienced Finishing Supervisor to lead daily operations of our Cefla automated finishing system. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient production while maintaining exceptional standards for color consistency, coating application, adhesion, curing, and overall product quality.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical knowledge of industrial finishing processes, hands-on troubleshooting experience, and the leadership skills to drive continuous improvement, reduce defects, and develop a high-performing production team.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Leadership: Oversee daily Cefla finishing operations, ensuring production goals are met while maintaining safety, quality, efficiency, and cost standards.
• Process Control: Establish, monitor, and optimize finishing parameters, including coating application, viscosity, spray pressures, film thickness, line speed, temperature, humidity, and curing conditions.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain consistent finished-product quality by identifying and resolving defects related to color variation, adhesion, coverage, surface appearance, and curing.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to address equipment, material, environmental, and process-related issues.
• Equipment Reliability: Partner with Maintenance to ensure proper operation, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of spray systems, pumps, conveyors, ovens, and related finishing equipment.
• Standard Work: Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures for equipment setup, material preparation, changeovers, quality inspections, and process controls.
• Performance Improvement: Monitor key metrics, including first-pass yield, scrap, rework, downtime, coating consumption, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Team Development: Lead, coach, and train finishing team members on equipment operation, quality standards, safety requirements, and technical problem-solving.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, and Plant Leadership to improve process stability and overall finishing performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives to reduce defects, improve productivity, minimize material waste, and establish consistent, repeatable finishing processes.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of industrial finishing processes and automated spray application systems.
• Experience with Cefla finishing equipment or comparable automated industrial finishing technology.
• Knowledge of paint and coating applications, including stains, sealers, topcoats, viscosity control, film thickness, and curing.
• Ability to troubleshoot coating defects, equipment performance, and environmental conditions affecting finished-product quality.
• Experience with root cause analysis, process improvement, and quality control methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead production teams, establish standard work, and drive operational accountability.
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional problem-solving skills.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means delivering high-quality finished products right the first time. The Finishing Supervisor will drive improvements in first-pass yield, reduce scrap and rework, maintain consistent color and coating performance, and establish a stable, efficient, and reliable finishing operation.

What We Offer

At Cabinetworks, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental support programs, and company-paid life and disability benefits. Eligibility and plan provisions may vary.

• Shift
• Full or Part Time
• Full time