Production Supervisor - Production

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is a supervisory leadership role supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunities for career progression. The role supervises an hourly manufacturing team and organizes workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements. Supervisors are expected to be resilient, detail-oriented, ambitious, high-integrity, and process-driven, while using servant leadership to support their teams.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 2 years 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 two 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.
• Ability to value different opinions and remain open to others' ideas and perspectives.

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.
• Stamping experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, evaluate, and empower an hourly team producing manufactured products.
• Organize workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements.
• Coach standardized work and ensure safety, quality, and productivity objectives are met.
• Verify that production lines operate safely and smoothly and produce quality parts.
• 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.
• 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: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED