Maintenance Supervisor

Ford Motor • Cincinnati, OH

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role responsible for connecting strategic goals with daily execution. The supervisor leads an hourly team, shapes workplace culture, supports employee development, and directly influences operational quality and efficiency. The role emphasizes safety, production performance, problem-solving, continuous improvement, quality assurance, accountability, and collaboration with employees, management, union representatives, and suppliers.

This position requires rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends. It is an onsite role. The salary grade is 7, with a range of $86,600–$144,900. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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 the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations proactively and fostering a culture of vigilance.
• Lead and direct employees to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets; own team performance and address shortcomings while recognizing successes.
• Prioritize critical tasks and allocate human resources effectively to maximize efficiency.
• Address safety and quality issues promptly and decisively; identify and analyze problems, develop and implement solutions, make informed decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Build high-performing teams using a servant leadership approach, invest in employee growth, and foster a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Use data and insights to reduce downtime and quality defects and improve efficiency and quality; track and report employee time and attendance and turn data into actionable insights.
• 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.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, using active listening, empathy, and de-escalation to facilitate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with team members and partners, including suppliers and union representatives, through transparent communication and listening.
• Promote accountability for processes and standards, act fairly, and address conflict decisively.
• Listen to and value perspectives from team members and department stakeholders, partnering with employees, the union, and management on continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• 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