Job Description
Title: Production Supervisor (Powder Coating)
Location: Libertyville, IL
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00am–3:30pm
Compensation: $80k-85k per year + performance bonus
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
This role oversees a powder coating department on 1st shift, leading a team of 15–20 employees. The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring production schedules are met, quality standards are maintained, and team members are properly trained. This position requires strong hands-on powder coating experience as well as proven supervisory skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Job Duties:
- Supervise, direct, and support 15–20 employees on 1st shift.
- Train new employees on powder coating processes and departmental responsibilities.
- Start or verify proper startup of the line daily.
- Manage daily workflow to meet production demands.
- Oversee loading and unloading of parts on/off the powder coating line.
- Confirm quality of masking, plugging of holes, and thread protection prior to coating.
- Ensure compliance with customer-specific paint class and quality requirements.
- Prep parts per production schedule, coordinating with hangers to avoid missed work orders.
- Monitor packaging of parts and orders prior to shipment or transfer to inventory.
- Communicate daily with management, HR, and other departments via email.
- Troubleshoot line equipment and resolve issues as needed.
- Multi-task and manage priorities in a high-paced environment.
Qualifications:
- Powder coating application experience required (2–3 years preferred).
- Previous supervisory experience required (2–3 years minimum, with responsibility for 8–12+ people).
- Strong communication skills (oral and written) with ability to give detailed instructions.
- Detail-oriented, team-focused, and quality-driven with a zero-defect mindset.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Ability to stand for full shifts, lift up to 35 lbs., and perform repetitive reaching, turning, and twisting
- Forklift experience.
- Experience with ERP or scheduling systems.
- Exposure to OEM quality standards
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Libertyville, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- English Languageunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Lift/Move 35 Poundsunmatched
- Loading/Unloadingunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Painting (Facilities and Maintenance)unmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Powder Coatingunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Production Managementunmatched
- Production Scheduleunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Staff Trainingunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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