Lean Operations Supervisor – Drive Kaizen & Uptime

Senior Flexonics Inc. (Bartlett); Bartlett (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Commission plan

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Wellness program

Job summary

Senior Flexonics Inc. (Bartlett) is seeking an Operations Supervisor to oversee the department's daily performance, lead area leads, and align staffing with the production plan.

You will coach teams, drive lean initiatives, and ensure 5S and safety standards while coordinating with engineering, quality, and maintenance. The role emphasizes KPI tracking and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in operations supervision.
• Minimum 3 years in lean systems and supervisory roles.
• Strong communication across production, engineering, quality and safety teams.
• Proficiency with MS Office and MRP tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the department's operational team, including oversight of employees and area leads.
• Manage the department seating chart aligned with the production plan.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to area leads, ensuring effective governance of the union workforce.
• Communicate production support requirements through GEMBA walks and cross-functional meetings with engineering, quality, and safety teams.
• Facilitate weekly production meetings with area leads and communicate required actions to engineering, maintenance, quality, and safety support groups.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and standards for 5S, safe work practices, quality workmanship, and Senior Flexonics work rules.
• Lead workshop events and Kaizen activities and maintain ownership of the lean audit process, including reporting metrics and communicating results.
• Support Senior's long-term strategy deployment initiatives as they relate to departmental improvements.
• Lead activities to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Record all production for the work shift into the MRP system.
• Track and report daily KPI metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Performance).
• Train new personnel in workstation operation and develop cross-training plans.
• Build strong relationships with support teams to drive process improvements.
• Engage cross-functional teams to improve uptime and optimize weekly KPIs.
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, safety, and engineering groups to resolve issues and support improvement initiatives.
• Manage improvement initiatives at defined cadence and frequency.
• Support cross-functional collaboration to improve equipment uptime and departmental KPIs.

Skills

Lean systems

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication across teams

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

MRP system

Job description

Senior Flexonics Inc. (Bartlett) is seeking an Operations Supervisor to oversee the department's daily performance, lead area leads, and align staffing with the production plan.

You will coach teams, drive lean initiatives, and ensure 5S and safety standards while coordinating with engineering, quality, and maintenance. The role emphasizes KPI tracking and cross-functional collaboration.