CG FINISH COACH

Position Responsibilities:

• Supervise the activities of workers engaged in prepping, finishing, and packing furniture.  
• Interview, select, and train finishing personnel. 
• Ensures production schedule and quality specifications are met daily. Maintains relationships with warehouse manager, chemical supplier and upholstery supervisors and customer service.
• Plan, develop, or implement plant safety and security programs and activities. 
• Responsible for hazardous waste storage inspections along with manifest and shipments of waste.
• Confer with department heads to coordinate activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing. 
• Review chemical inventory, packing supplies and other materials on a weekly basis to ensure proper inventory levels are met.
• Inspect physical conditions of plant, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements. 
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.

• Handles employee reviews, corrective actions, attendance reports and other employee related issues as needed.

• Provides appropriate orientation for new employees by using supervisor’s check list as well as ongoing coaching.
• Responsible for rewarding performance by gift cards or merit increases for exceptional employee performance and/or increased responsibility.  
• Assigns duties to employees and adequately explains how the duties are to be completed.  
• Maintains neat and orderly workstation.
• Wears required safety glasses, works safely and reports unsafe conditions to Safety Manager.
• Performs other duties as required by Manager.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Must be knowledgeable in wood products and finishing

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• Must have exceptional communication skills to provide assistance and support to create an environment that fosters motivation and development.
• Must be confidential in all matters.
• Must have the ability to enforce all company policies consistently

Valued but not Required Skills and Experience:

• AS400 experience.
• Prefer Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Degree preferred

Physical demands and work environment:

• Lift / Carry: Frequently lifting less than 20 lbs.; occasionally lifting more than 35 lbs.; team lift greater weights.
• Push / Pull: Frequently pushing or pulling fabric to/from/on workstation weighing less than 10 lbs.
• Sitting: Must be able to sit 7 hours.  Must be able to sit continuously for the majority of work schedule.
• Reach / Handle / Grasp: Repetitive use of feet and hands required.
• Environment: Indoors, environmentally controlled; heated / air-conditioned.
• Vision:  Color Determination, observation of patterns, fabric textures and dye tones for quality control.
• Near Acuity: Requires close vision of less than 3 feet, with or without corrective lenses, for precision.