Team Coach - Machining & Powder Coat (TPS Leader)

Accelevation; Houston (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and performance bug

Job summary

Accelevation is seeking a Team Coach (Shift Supervisor) for 1st shift in Houston, MS, to lead a frontline team in powder coat and machining environments. You will own safety, quality, and standard work, coaching operators and solving problems on the floor using TPS principles.

The role requires hands-on leadership, a focus on takt time, and the ability to train and develop operators while maintaining a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement across shifts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in powder coating
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, or field execution environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through influence and coaching
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, and process discipline
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, problem-rich environments
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Toyota Production System concepts
• Prior frontline leadership or coaching experience
• Familiarity with standard work, visual management, and problem-solving tools
• Background in high-growth or operationally complex environments
• 1+ years of Accelevation experience

Responsibilities

• Own daily safety, quality, delivery, and standard work for assigned team/area
• Ensure work is executed to defined Standard Work and takt time
• Lead daily start-up, shift handoffs, and visual management reviews
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment (5S mindset)
• Respond immediately to safety, quality, or flow issues as they arise
• Treat problems as signals, not failures — stop and address abnormalities
• Contain issues quickly and restore standard work
• Escalate only those problems that cannot be solved at the team level
• Coach operators on SOPs, quality standards, and safe work practices
• Observe work regularly and provide in-the-moment feedback
• Reinforce expected behaviors and standards through presence on the floor
• Act as a teacher, not a firefighter or administrator
• Lead structured problem-solving using TPS principles
• Ensure countermeasures are practical, tested, and sustained
• Capture and share learning across shifts and teams
• Support continuous improvement while protecting daily execution
• Track team training status, skill coverage, and readiness
• Ensure operators are qualified before performing work independently
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate cross-training as needed
• Support onboarding and development of new team members

Skills

Powder coating

Lean Manufacturing

Toyota Production System

Leadership coaching

Safety culture

Team leadership

Problem solving

Quality focus

On-the-floor presence

5S

Job description

Accelevation is seeking a Team Coach (Shift Supervisor) for 1st shift in Houston, MS, to lead a frontline team in powder coat and machining environments. You will own safety, quality, and standard work, coaching operators and solving problems on the floor using TPS principles.

The role requires hands-on leadership, a focus on takt time, and the ability to train and develop operators while maintaining a strong culture of safety and continuous improvement across shifts.