Production Supervisor (KTP)

Ford Motor•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is a leadership position responsible for connecting strategic goals with daily production execution. The supervisor leads an hourly team, shapes workplace culture, supports employee development, and drives operational performance, product quality, and safety. The role includes allocating personnel and prioritizing work, addressing safety and quality issues, analyzing operational problems and implementing solutions, using data to reduce downtime and defects, and promoting continuous improvement. The supervisor also tracks and reports employee time and attendance, resolves conflicts fairly, and builds productive relationships with employees, suppliers, union representatives, 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering vigilance.
Lead and direct a team of employees to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets.
Take ownership of team performance, address shortcomings, and recognize successes.
Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
Identify and analyze problems, implement solutions, make timely decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances, particularly regarding safety and quality issues.
Build high-performing teams, 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 use the resulting information to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and drive innovation to improve productivity, quality, and safety.
Implement and maintain rigorous quality standards and work to eliminate defects.
Address and mediate conflicts fairly, using active listening, empathy, and de-escalation skills.
Build positive working relationships with the team and partners, including suppliers and union representatives, through transparent communication and listening.
Promote accountability for personal performance and hourly workforce compliance with processes and standards.
Collaborate with team members, the union, management, and other department stakeholders to pursue continuous improvement.