Engineering Supervisor

Ford Motor • Sterling Heights, MI

3d • $112,680 - $212,760 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Section Supervisor leads and develops engineers and technicians, ensuring disciplined process control, effective change management, process validation, and continuous improvement. The role partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Skilled Trades, and other engineering teams to remove barriers, resolve complex technical issues, and build engineering capability. The position supports manufacturing excellence, innovation, environmental responsibility, and the communities in which Ford employees live and work.

The supervisor leads engineering work for an assigned manufacturing area and provides technical leadership during production disruptions, launches, quality concerns, and other high-priority situations. The role translates engineering standards into reliable manufacturing performance through process adherence, robust change control, validation, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement. The position is leadership level 6.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Broad technical and engineering experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Working knowledge of engineering change management processes, including MTC, CCR, DCP, or comparable systems, and process validation methodologies.
• Working knowledge of QOS principles, process control, and process adherence practices.
• Ability to work effectively with hourly employees, Skilled Trades, salaried personnel, technical specialists, and plant and engineering leadership.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including experience presenting technical results, recommendations, and issues to senior leadership.
• Ability to teach and coach FPS/Lean Manufacturing principles and engineering standard work.
• Demonstrated ability to use data for fact-based engineering decisions, structured problem solving, and corrective actions.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve complex technical and cross-functional issues.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure during production disruptions, crisis response, launch-readiness, and other time-critical situations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Flexibility to work any shift based on business and operational requirements.
• Demonstrated One Ford leadership behaviors, with strong interpersonal, team-building, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on project management experience, including project planning, resource allocation, budget management, risk management, and milestone delivery.
• Experience leading manufacturing process and equipment validations.
• Experience managing engineering change control processes, including MTC, CCR, and DCP, or comparable systems.
• Strong computer and engineering systems proficiency, including CAD, PLM, quality systems, and manufacturing/data-analysis systems.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to make timely, data-driven decisions.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and technicians responsible for process, equipment, and systems performance within an assigned manufacturing area.
• Drive adherence to standardized work, engineering specifications, and manufacturing requirements; identify and close gaps between designed and actual process performance.
• Own and drive Quality Operating System (QOS) adherence, including quality metrics, escalation processes, corrective actions, and countermeasures.
• Manage MTC (Manufacturing/Method-Time Change) and CCR (Change Control Request/Review) processes to ensure product and process changes are documented, disciplined, and validated.
• Lead Deviation Control Plan (DCP) management, ensuring deviations are documented, risk-assessed, controlled, and resolved through engineering countermeasures.
• Plan, resource, execute, and deliver engineering projects—including product launches, process improvements, equipment installations, and capital projects—on time and within budget.
• Lead process and equipment validation to confirm new and modified manufacturing processes meet safety, quality, capability, and production requirements before release.
• Apply Ford Production System (FPS) principles to strengthen standardized processes, improve flow, eliminate waste, and drive continuous improvement.
• Use data-driven problem-solving methods, including Lean Six Sigma tools, to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Skilled Trades, and other technical organizations to align priorities, resources, and corrective actions.
• Coach and develop team members through Leaders as Teachers practices, strengthening technical expertise, problem-solving capability, and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner with Union Leadership, where applicable, on engineering-driven process, organizational, and operational improvements.
• Support succession planning, talent development, and competency growth through Professional Development Committee activities.
• Provide technical leadership during production disruptions, launches, quality concerns, and other high-priority manufacturing situations.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager