Paint & Spray Foam Supervisor

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Industrial Paint & Spray Foam Supervisor is responsible for the execution of all spray operations by leading the Paint Department as well as multiple Spray Foam Technicians ensuring safety, quality, productivity, schedule adherence, and customer satisfaction. This role serves as the operational owner of spray resources, workforce development, equipment readiness, quality compliance, and project execution. Responsible for overall department performance related to cost, quality, schedule, and safety in a project-oriented environment.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise daily painting, coating, and production activities to meet safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Plan manpower, assign work, and allocate resources to support production and project demands.
• Perform and oversee surface preparation, blasting, masking, and coating applications on structural steel, piping, equipment, and related components.
• Review drawings, specifications, and work orders to ensure project requirements are met.
• Operate, maintain, and coordinate repairs and calibration of painting and blasting equipment.
• Inspect finished work for quality, coating integrity, and compliance with customer and company standards.
• Monitor productivity, labor performance, quality metrics, and production schedules; implement corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure compliance with EHS requirements, company policies, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Lead safety, quality, and equipment failure investigations and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Train, coach, develop, and evaluate employees while promoting a culture of teamwork and accountability.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Project Management, and Purchasing to support project execution.
• Maintain production, inspection, maintenance, and training records.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, resource planning, and capital equipment requirements.
• Ensure timely movement of materials and finished goods through production, inspection, and shipping.
• All other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

JOB SKILLS:

• Comprehensive understanding of industrial painting, protective coatings, and spray foam application techniques, materials, and industry standards.
• Strong leadership and workforce development skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of industrial spray foam processes and equipment.
• Project planning, scheduling, and manpower forecasting experience.
• Quality management and root cause analysis experience.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and ERP systems.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• Management Training
• Safety Training

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5-8 years of industrial spray foam, coatings, insulation, or manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory or crew leadership experience.
• Experience managing safety, quality, and productivity metrics.
• Experience conducting inspections and supporting customer audits.
• Ability to travel between facilities and project locations as required.
• Ability to pass company qualification requirements.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in an ISO certified environment is a plus.
• SSPC training and certifications in: Coating Application Specialist (CAS), Applicator Training, Abrasive Blasting Program (C7), Basics of Steel Surface Preparation, Airless Spray Basics (C12), and Plural Component Application for Polyureas & High Solid Coatings
• Safety: Confined Space, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection, OSHA

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Some heavy lifting and considerable moving of equipment required.
• Lifting of objects up to 50lbs.
• Regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.
• Exposed to a combination of normal office type environments and shop environments.
• Safety glasses required while performing tasks.
• Ability to stand up to 11 hours a day (with a lunch break), up to 6 days a week.

• Ability to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
• Minimum PPE - Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, & Steel-toe boots are required in manufacturing facilities.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do!  When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus.  We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications.  TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries.  The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways.  TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.

TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market.  By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. 

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.  More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.