Production Supervisor - Production

Ford Motor • Livonia, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is a supervisory leadership role in Ford’s Manufacturing team, supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunities for career progression. The position leads an hourly production team responsible for manufacturing products and organizing workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements. The supervisor helps ensure safe, smooth production of quality parts and builds effective working relationships with hourly team members, union representatives, and management. Ford describes the role as suited to people who are resilient, detail-oriented, ambitious, and demonstrate high integrity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 1 year of supervisory and/or manufacturing experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations.
• Ability to communicate both ways and actively listen to hourly team members, leaders, business partners, and customers.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and applying innovative solutions with a customer-first mindset.
• Values different opinions and is open to ideas and perspectives from others.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Safety and quality experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification.
• Knowledge of constraint management principles.
• Prior experience managing a unionized workforce.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, evaluate, and empower an hourly team producing manufactured products, and organize workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements.
• Coach standardized work and verify that production lines are running safely and smoothly and producing quality parts.
• Meet safety, quality, and productivity objectives.
• Drive personal, team, and Company goals by maintaining high performance standards through servant leadership.
• Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union representatives, and management teams.
• Create a culture of safety and apply and implement workplace policies.
• Administer the collective bargaining agreement consistently and effectively.

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
• Education Level: High school or GED