Finishing Room Supervisor

We are hiring a Finishing Room Supervisor for a precision manufacturing facility specializing in in-house industrial surface finishing operations. This is a hands-on leadership role for a mechanically skilled professional with experience in blasting, deburring, vibratory finishing, electropolishing, shot peening, or related finishing processes.

The ideal candidate comes from a true manufacturing environment (similar to Bracalente Manufacturing Group) and has experience running or supporting a finishing department while working closely with engineering, production, and customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily operations of the finishing room in a manufacturing environment
• Operate and optimize blasting, vibratory finishing, washing, and surface finishing systems
• Conduct process development, testing, and validation of customer parts
• Troubleshoot finishing equipment, media, and chemical process issues
• Support sales and engineering teams with technical expertise and customer solutions
• Perform trials, generate reports, and document process performance and quality results
• Evaluate and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality

Required Experience:

• Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on manufacturing experience
• Direct experience in industrial finishing operations (required)
• Background running or supervising a finishing room or department
• Experience with blasting, deburring, vibratory finishing, or similar processes
• Customer-facing technical support or collaboration with sales/engineering teams
• Leadership or team supervision experience in a shop-floor environment

Preferred Experience:

• Vibratory finishing, electropolishing, shot peening, triboconditioning, or chemical finishing systems
• Manufacturing engineering or production leadership background
• Experience in high-mix, precision machining or industrial finishing companies

Core Skills:

• Process optimization and troubleshooting
• Technical problem-solving and experimentation mindset
• Data analysis and process documentation
• Strong communication with cross-functional teams and customers
• Hands-on equipment operation and shop-floor leadership