Maintenance Supervisor (LAP)

Ford • Louisville, KY

1d • $86,600 - $144,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role responsible for shaping workplace culture, driving team performance, and supporting the quality and efficiency of operations. The role leads an hourly team and connects strategic objectives with daily execution in a manufacturing environment.

The supervisor champions workplace safety, directs employees to meet production and quality targets, allocates personnel and prioritizes work, and addresses safety and quality issues promptly. The position uses data to reduce downtime and defects, track employee time and attendance, and support continuous improvement. It also develops employees, fosters a collaborative and psychologically safe environment, resolves conflicts, maintains accountability and quality standards, and works with team members, union representatives, management, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

The role requires the ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends. Ford describes the position as salary grade 7, with a salary range of $86,600–$144,900. Visa sponsorship is not available; 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.
• Experience with the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering vigilance.
• Lead and direct an hourly team to make high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets.
• Monitor team performance, address shortcomings, and recognize successes.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve safety, quality, and operational problems in a timely manner.
• Build high-performing teams, develop employees, 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 use the information to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and maintain rigorous quality standards to prevent defects.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, using active listening and de-escalation to facilitate solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with team members, suppliers, union representatives, and other partners through transparent communication.
• Promote accountability for performance, processes, and standards.
• Collaborate with team members, the union, management, and department stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup 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