Area Manager, Weld Fri | Sat |Sun
About The Position
The Area Manager is a senior frontline operational leader responsible for stabilizing and improving performance across multiple teams. Rooted in Toyota Production System (TPS) principles, the Area Manager serves as a leader of leaders, developing Supervisors while ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and standard work are consistently executed across their group. The role ensures problems are solved at the correct level, systems improve along with results, and Supervisors are capable, confident, and effective in running daily operations. The Area Manager focuses on flow across teams, capability building, and removing systemic barriers that prevent teams from performing to standard. The position is onsite in Miamisburg, Ohio.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience leading operations in manufacturing, construction, or field execution environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop 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.
- Prior experience leading frontline leaders, such as Team Leads or Supervisors.
Nice To Haves
- Strong experience with Lean Manufacturing or Toyota Production System concepts.
- Advanced familiarity with standard work, visual management, and structured problem-solving.
- Experience operating in high-growth or operationally complex environments.
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 Supervisor’s scope.
- Support Supervisors in real-time problem response using an andon escalation mindset.
- Ensure problems are addressed at the lowest capable level rather than absorbed upward.
- Remove systemic obstacles that prevent Supervisors from solving problems effectively.
- Coach, mentor, and develop Supervisors as leaders and teachers.
- Conduct regular gemba walks focused on coaching behaviors rather than auditing.
- Observe Supervisor interactions and provide direct, constructive feedback.
- Set clear expectations for leadership presence, problem-solving, and adherence to standards.
- Model TPS leadership behaviors through calm, structured problem-solving.
- Lead and support cross-team problem-solving using TPS principles.
- Ensure root causes are addressed rather than 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
