TPS Area Manager: Lead & Develop Frontline Supervisors

Accelevation LLC; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelevation LLC in Miamisburg, Ohio, is seeking an Area Manager to lead frontline operations across multiple manufacturing teams. You will apply Toyota Production System principles to stabilize performance, develop Supervisors, and ensure safety, quality, delivery, and standard work are consistently achieved.

You will run tiered management routines, monitor flow, reinforce 5S, and remove systemic barriers that impede teams from meeting standard work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience leading operations in manufacturing, construction, or field execution environments.
• Proven ability to lead frontline leaders through coaching.
• Strong systems-level understanding of safety, quality, delivery, and standard work.
• Proven ability to manage multiple teams in fast-paced, problem-rich environments.
• Lean Manufacturing or Toyota Production System concepts, Preferred.
• Prior experience leading frontline leaders (Team Leads, Supervisors).
• Advanced familiarity with standard work, visual management, and structured problem-solving, Preferred.
• Experience operating in high-growth or operationally complex environments, Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own daily safety, quality, delivery, and standard work performance across multiple teams
• Ensure alignment and consistency of standard work and takt time across the group
• Lead daily and weekly tiered management routines and visual management reviews
• Monitor flow, staffing, and constraints across teams to maintain stable operations
• Reinforce 5S, safety standards, and disciplined execution across the group
• Respond to escalated safety, quality, or flow issues that exceed the Team Coach's scope
• Support Supervisors in real-time problem response using an andon escalation mindset
• Ensure problems are addressed at the lowest capable level, not absorbed upward
• Remove systemic obstacles preventing Supervisors from solving problems effectively
• Coach, mentor, and develop Supervisors as leaders and teachers
• Conduct regular gemba walks focused on coaching behaviors, not auditing
• Observe Supervisors interactions and provide direct, constructive feedback
• Set clear expectations for leadership presence, problem-solving, and standard adherence
• Model TPS leadership behaviors through calm, structured problem-solving
• Lead and support cross-team problem-solving using TPS principles
• Ensure root causes are addressed, not bypassed with short-term fixes
• Validate that countermeasures are effective, sustained, and standardized
• Drive learning across teams by sharing best practices and lessons learned
• Balance continuous improvement efforts with daily execution requirements
• Own training systems and readiness across the group
• Ensure coverage, skill depth, and cross-training plans are in place
• Identify leadership and technical capability gaps
• Support onboarding, development, and succession planning for Supervisors

Skills

Operations leadership

Team development

Lean TPS

Safety & quality

Multi-team management

Gemba walks

Coaching skills

Problem solving

Job description

Accelevation LLC in Miamisburg, Ohio, is seeking an Area Manager to lead frontline operations across multiple manufacturing teams. You will apply Toyota Production System principles to stabilize performance, develop Supervisors, and ensure safety, quality, delivery, and standard work are consistently achieved.

You will run tiered management routines, monitor flow, reinforce 5S, and remove systemic barriers that impede teams from meeting standard work.