Factory Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

1. Production & Process Management

• Plan and schedule daily powder coating operations to meet production targets. • Monitor pre-treatment, drying, powder application, curing, and inspection processes. • Ensure correct powder usage, thickness, and finish as per specifications. • Maintain production logs, consumption data, job cards, and quality reports. • Coordinate with dispatch teams, inbound vehicle movements, drivers, and office staff to ensure smooth operational flow. • Ability to prepare and provide quotations for small orders.

2. Quality Assurance

• Conduct surface finish checks: coating thickness, adhesion, gloss, color shade. • Prevent defects such as orange peel, pinholes, uneven coating, or contamination. • Ensure proper masking, jigging, and cleaning standards. • Coordinate with applicator for rectification and continuous improvement.

3. Manpower Supervision

• Assign tasks to operators, helpers, pre-treatment staff, and loaders. • Monitor operator performance and provide training on coating standards. • Ensure discipline, safety, and adherence to SOPs across the plant.

4. Equipment, Machine & Line Management

• Oversee the operation of pre-treatment tanks, coating booth, curing oven, compressor & spray guns. • Ensure equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, and breakdown reporting.

5. Safety & Compliance

• Ensure safe handling of chemicals, powders, and hot ovens. • Maintain PPE usage, ventilation, dust control, and housekeeping.

6. Inventory & Cost Control

• Track powder consumption and maintain minimum stock levels. • Reduce rework, wastage, and overspray losses. • Coordinate with purchase team for timely replenishment.

7. Reporting

• Provide daily reports on output, rejection %, rework, manpower usage, and downtime. • Maintain records for audits and customer inspections. Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• In-depth knowledge of powder coating processes & chemistry. • Experience with pre-treatment systems. • Ability to control parameters like temperature, micron level, dwell time. • Familiar with preventive maintenance of coating equipment. Soft Skills • Leadership & team management. • Strong communication skills.(in Hindi, Tamil and English) • Problem-solving mindset. • Attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Education & Experience

• Diploma/ITI/BE in Mechanical or related field. • Experience in powder coating or surface coating plant supervision. • Experience with MS & aluminium fabrication parts preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹14,000.00 - ₹18,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person