Operations Foreperson - Process Improvement & Training

Xylem; Morton Grove (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Investment savings plan

Job summary

Xylem is seeking an Operations Foreperson in Illinois to lead process improvement efforts, train staff, and support shift supervisors with ERP transactions, downtime analysis, and coaching. This role emphasizes safety, quality, delivery, and productivity while maintaining thorough process documentation.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in manufacturing or related fields, an associate degree or higher, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Requires 3–5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, logistics, continuous improvement or manufacturing engineering.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Project Management certificate a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all levels of customers.
• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes/strategies and develop employee relationships to exceed our customers’ needs.
• Support established KPIs to track adherence/deviation from established processes for coaching opportunities.
• Conduct problem solving using tools such as RCCA, Pareto, 5 Why, etc.
• Responsible for maintaining proper process documentation, training signoffs, related documentation.
• Analyze KPI results to drive daily improvements related to; Safety, Engagement, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Inventory.
• Conducts coaching, skill assessments, time studies and layered audits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on problem solving including Quality, Production Control, and Safety.
• Familiar with process creation, documentation of process flows, leveraging a workforce as an individual contributor.
• Assist shift supervisor with additional needs.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be required based on organization needs.
• Flexible to work overtime during the work week including Saturdays & Sundays.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Bilingual a plus

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Project Management certificate a plus

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Xylem is seeking an Operations Foreperson in Illinois to lead process improvement efforts, train staff, and support shift supervisors with ERP transactions, downtime analysis, and coaching. This role emphasizes safety, quality, delivery, and productivity while maintaining thorough process documentation.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in manufacturing or related fields, an associate degree or higher, and strong communication skills.