TPS Team Coach — Frontline Leader in Manufacturing

Accelevation LLC; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Collaborative, high-energy workplace

Job summary

Accelevation LLC in Miamisburg, OH, seeks a Team Coach (Shift Supervisor) to lead daily safety, quality, and takt-driven operations. You will guide teams on standard work, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, ensuring rapid issue containment with TPS-based methods.

The role emphasizes hands-on coaching, on-floor presence, and developing operators to sustain high performance in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 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, Preferred.
• Prior frontline leadership or coaching experience, Preferred.
• Familiarity with standard work, visual management, and problem-solving tools, Preferred.
• Background in high-growth or operationally complex environments, Preferred.
• 1+ years of Accelevation experience, Preferred.

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 (e.g., root cause, countermeasures)
• 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

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

TPS knowledge

Coaching

Problem-solving

Safety culture

Job description

Accelevation LLC in Miamisburg, OH, seeks a Team Coach (Shift Supervisor) to lead daily safety, quality, and takt-driven operations. You will guide teams on standard work, problem-solving, and continuous improvement, ensuring rapid issue containment with TPS-based methods.

The role emphasizes hands-on coaching, on-floor presence, and developing operators to sustain high performance in a dynamic, high-growth environment.