Production Supervisor

Ford Motor Company • Claycomo, MO

1d • $84,480 - $141,360

About The Position

As part of Ford Motor Company’s Manufacturing team, the Production Supervisor helps build smart vehicles and supports the development of technologies and processes to improve efficiency. This is a leadership position responsible for connecting strategic goals with daily execution, leading an hourly team, shaping workplace culture, and directly influencing operational performance, product quality, and efficiency.

The supervisor champions workplace safety, leads production teams to meet quality and output targets, allocates employee resources, and addresses safety, quality, and performance issues. The role uses data to reduce downtime and defects, track and report employee time and attendance, and guide continuous improvement. It also involves developing employees, resolving conflicts, maintaining positive relationships with team members, suppliers, union representatives, and management, and reinforcing accountability and fair application of standards.

The position requires the ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends. Ford describes its workplace offering as including a range of medical, family-care, family-building, education, employee-community, vehicle, and paid-time-off benefits. The salary grade is 7, with a stated range of $84,480–$141,360. 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.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering a culture of vigilance.
• Lead and direct an hourly team to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets.
• Take ownership of team performance, address shortcomings proactively, and recognize successes.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
• Identify and analyze problems, make timely decisions, implement solutions, and adapt to changing circumstances, particularly on safety and quality issues.
• Develop high-performing teams through servant leadership, employee growth, motivation, and 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 resulting information to support strategic decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and promote innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Implement and maintain rigorous quality standards and work to eliminate defects.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, using listening, empathy, and de-escalation to facilitate acceptable solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with employees, suppliers, union representatives, and other partners through transparent communication.
• Hold self and hourly employees accountable to processes and standards, applying rules fairly and taking decisive action when needed.
• Listen to and value team members’ and department stakeholders’ perspectives and partner with employees, the union, and management on improvements.

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.
• 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: Mid Level