Purpose of this Article
To provide you with a model day in the life of a KAIZEN™ supervisor focused on daily continual improvement
Definition of a supervisor
Leader – one who directs, coaches and inspects the work, actions, and performance of others.
The 5 Necessary skills of a Lean supervisor
Roots of Daily Kaizen: TWI Job instruction
- Breakdown a jobs for the instruction, and identify the important steps and key points, then…
- Prepare the operator to learn;
- Give a proper demonstration
- Have the operator try out the performance
- Taper of coaching while continuing to follow-up
Role of KAIZEN™ supervisor
Rapid response;
Maintain Flow;
Identify Problems;
Correct Problems;
Ensure quality, safety, cost and Delivery;
A sample Day in the Life of Lean supervisor
6:15 Arrive before shift starts
Prepare for day
Check Shift – to shift – Log book
Confirm start up conditions
6:45 am Greet team Members
6:50 am the Daily start up Meetings
Conform Attendance
4 Key Metrics on Communication Board
7 am Shift Starts – Confirm quality and Product
Verify standard work
8 am update Production control board
8:15 am Learn a Job on the Line
9:30 am Break
9:40 am confirm fool time start up
9:50 am Conduct Safety Meeting
10 am Gemba walk with manager
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 pm do KAIZEN™ on Line
Post a KAIZEN™ Newspaper
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Prepare for Supervisor’s Meeting
3:00 pm Walk the Line
3:15 pm Daily 5S
3:30 pm End of Shift
3:35 pm update shift- to-shift log book
3:40 pm prepare for Next work Day
KAIZEN™ supervisor standard work
Continuous Improvement Cycle
Characteristics of KAIZEN™ supervisor
Believe in the need for safe work
Know the processes in your area “Backwards and forwards”
Be able to train each associate at each process using standard work
Be able to lead problem solving quickly and effectively
Know the measures in your area
Meet all your company’s training requirements
Acknowledgement: Euclides Coimbra