Maintenance Supervisor

Ford Motor Company • Cincinnati, OH

21d • $86,600 - $144,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role responsible for translating strategic goals into daily execution by leading an hourly team. The supervisor shapes team culture, drives performance, and contributes directly to the quality and efficiency of operations. The position emphasizes workplace safety, production performance, employee development, data-driven improvement, accountability, and collaboration with team members, 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.
• Experience with Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

• Lead an hourly team and foster an environment where employees can do their best work and feel empowered.
• Enforce workplace safety regulations and promote a vigilant safety culture.
• Direct employees to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets; monitor team performance and address shortcomings while recognizing successes.
• Prioritize critical tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
• Identify and analyze problems, develop and implement solutions, make timely decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances, especially concerning safety and quality issues.
• Build high-performing teams, invest in employee growth, and foster a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Use data to reduce downtime and quality defects and improve efficiency and quality.
• Track and report employee time and attendance, and use the resulting data to support decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and drive innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Implement and maintain quality standards and pursue defect elimination and exceptional product quality.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, using active listening, empathy, and de-escalation to facilitate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with the team, suppliers, and union representatives through transparent communication and listening.
• Manage personal and hourly workforce performance against processes and standards, and ensure accountability and fairness.
• Listen to and value the perspectives of 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 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.
• 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