Maintenance Supervisor - Final Area

Ford • Chicago, IL

9d • $86,600 - $144,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role in Ford’s Manufacturing team, responsible for leading an hourly team and translating strategic goals into daily execution. The role shapes workplace culture, drives team performance, and impacts operational quality and efficiency. It calls for a safety-first approach, data-driven improvement, fair accountability, and strong collaboration with employees, union representatives, suppliers, and management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 3–7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology and/or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering vigilance.
• Lead and direct an hourly team to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets; address performance shortcomings and recognize successes.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency; promptly address safety and quality issues and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Identify and analyze problems, develop and implement solutions, and make timely, informed decisions.
• Build high-performing teams, foster a positive and collaborative work environment, motivate employees, and support their development.
• Use data to reduce downtime and quality defects and drive measurable improvements in efficiency and quality.
• Track and report employee time and attendance, using the data to support strategic decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and drive innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Implement and maintain rigorous quality standards and pursue defect elimination.
• Mediate conflicts fairly and effectively, using listening, empathy, and de-escalation skills to facilitate acceptable solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with team members and partners, including suppliers and union representatives, through transparent communication.
• Manage personal and hourly workforce accountability to processes and standards; apply fairness and decisive action.
• Listen to and value the perspectives of team members and stakeholders and partner with employees, the union, and management to improve operations.

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