Supervisor of Finishing

Dougherty Manufacturing•Edgewater, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Dougherty Manufacturing is hiring an onsite Supervisor of Finishing for its Production department in Edgewater, Florida. The role reports directly to the Director of Production Operations and leads a team of 20–40 employees. The supervisor establishes and improves finishing processes, communicates daily schedules, tracks station labor, and oversees quality control. The role also provides key process documentation and supervises and evaluates the performance and skills of leads and employees, participating in coaching and disciplinary actions as needed. The supervisor performs and oversees fiberglass finishing and repair work, including removing scratches, filling voids, and applying new finishes. The role works with production requirements and standards, coordinates with Engineering on new-model introductions, and adapts schedules and production-line plans as needed. It also helps establish the department’s foundation for growth and assesses team strengths and gaps, including hiring for missing or upgraded skills. Work takes place in a hot, humid, non-climate-controlled environment and may include outdoor work. The role requires standing, bending, reaching, climbing on and through stairs and molds throughout the shift, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Personal protective equipment includes dust masks, gloves, and safety glasses.

Requirements

At least 7 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisor or lead role in a boat manufacturing facility.
Proven ability to lead and develop a successful team.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments.
Hands-on experience finishing and repairing fiberglass components using a spray gun, buffer, polish, compound putty, and other fillers.
Ability to determine and select materials and abrasives for production requirements and comply with grinding and polishing standards.
Experience with resins, gel coats, fiberglass materials, foam, and other adhesives.
Ability to operate light hand and power tools, including paint spray guns, buffers, sanders, drills, grinders, hoists, and other specialty production tools.
Ability to create and follow schedules and communicate changes to operations.
Ability to adapt quickly to changes and make appropriate production-line adjustments.
Ability to work overtime to meet company goals.
Ability to work in a hot, humid, non-climate-controlled environment and outdoors.
Ability to stand, bend, reach, and climb on and through stairs and molds throughout the shift.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including dust masks, gloves, and safety glasses.

Responsibilities

Establish and improve finishing processes.
Communicate daily schedules and changes, and track station labor.
Oversee quality control and provide key documentation for finishing processes.
Lead, supervise, and evaluate the performance and skills of leads and employees on a team of 20–40.
Document and participate in coaching and disciplinary actions as needed.
Finish and repair fiberglass components, including removing scratches, filling voids, and applying new finishes.
Select materials and abrasives according to production requirements and comply with grinding and polishing standards.
Inspect fiberglass work for conformity and repair discrepancies when detected.
Coordinate with the Engineering department on the introduction of new models to the production line.
Adapt to production changes and make appropriate adjustments to the production line.
Build the foundation for the Finishing department to manage future growth.
Assess team strengths and weaknesses and seek to hire for missing or upgraded skills.
Perform other duties as assigned by management or supervisors.