APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTED HISTORY IN CHEMICAL PRODUCTION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED. DO NOT APPLY WITHOUT PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN A CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT!
Candidates MUST have chemical mixing / blending / packaging experience.
About the Company
Established family-owned manufacturing company.
Our company employs approximately 50 associates and has operated continuously for nearly 80 years. We offer a stable work environment with very low employee turn over. This position works closely with the Plant Manager, Purchasing, and shipping to support the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing company.
Position Summary
The Paint Production Manager leads the day-to-day operation of our paint and coating manufacturing line — batch mixing, filtration, transfer, filling, packaging, and on-time shipment. This is a working manager role: you set the production schedule, supervise mixers and packaging technicians, hold the line to batch formulas and fill-weight specifications, and partner directly with purchasing, shipping, R&D / formulation, and customers to keep quality and output on plan. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience running a paint or coating production line, knows industrial mixing and filling equipment cold, and can translate customer specifications into a clean, repeatable, audit-ready process. Minimum 5 years of direct paint and coating manufacturing experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Production leadership
- Plan, schedule, and direct daily production — batch mixing, filtration, transfer, fill, cap, label, and palletize — to meet shipment commitments
Quality and specifications
- Enforce strict adherence to batch formulas, fill-weight specifications, viscosity, color match, and labeling standards
- Approve in-process and finished-product QC checks (viscosity, density, color, fineness of grind, fill weight) before release
- Investigate out-of-spec batches, document root cause, and implement corrective actions
- Maintain SDS, technical data sheets, and product specification documents; ensure the correct revision is in use on the floor
- Support NSF/ANSI 61, AIS / BABA, and customer-specific certification requirements as applicable
- Supervise, train, and develop production technicians, mixers, and packaging operators; set daily targets and review performance
- Approve batch tickets, formula adjustments, and rework decisions in coordination with R&D / formulation
- Track and report production KPIs: batches per shift, first-pass yield, on-time completion, scrap, rework, and labor hours per batch
Quality and specifications
- Enforce strict adherence to batch formulas, fill-weight specifications, viscosity, color match, and labeling standards
- Approve in-process and finished-product QC checks (viscosity, density, color, fineness of grind, fill weight) before release
- Investigate out-of-spec batches, document root cause, and implement corrective actions
- Maintain SDS, technical data sheets, and product specification documents; ensure the correct revision is in use on the floor
- Support NSF/ANSI 61, AIS / BABA, and customer-specific certification requirements as applicable
Materials, equipment, and facility
- Coordinate with purchasing on raw material ordering, inventory levels, and supplier issues (pigments, resins, solvents, additives, asphaltic feedstocks, packaging)
- Own preventive maintenance scheduling for mixers, dispersers, mills, pumps, filters, fillers, scales, and forklifts; coordinate repairs with maintenance
- Manage raw material receiving, batch staging, and finished-goods staging for shipping
Safety, compliance, and housekeeping
- Lead daily safety practices: PPE, hot work, lockout/tagout, hazardous material handling, spill response, ventilation, and confined-space awareness
- Maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and state environmental requirements for solvent and water-based coating manufacturing
- Hold the production area to a clean, organized, audit-ready standard at all times
Cross-functional collaboration
- Partner with shipping to sequence finished goods and meet customer delivery dates
- Work directly with customers and outside applicators on technical questions, batch approvals, and special-order requirements
- Support R&D / formulation on scale-up of new products from lab to production
Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
