Production Supervisor

Ford•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is a critical leadership role 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 emphasizes servant leadership, accountability, collaboration, and data-driven continuous improvement. The supervisor prioritizes work and allocates team resources to meet production targets, promptly addresses safety and quality concerns, analyzes problems, and implements effective solutions. They track employee time and attendance and use operational data to reduce downtime and defects. The role also involves maintaining quality standards, improving processes, resolving conflicts fairly, and building positive working relationships with employees, suppliers, union representatives, and management. Rotating shifts, including nights and weekends, are required.

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.
Experience with the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering a vigilant safety culture.
Lead and direct hourly employees to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets.
Monitor team performance, proactively address shortcomings, and recognize successes.
Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
Identify and analyze problems, develop and implement solutions, make timely decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Build high-performing teams, support 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, using the data to inform decisions and continuous improvement.
Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and support innovation in 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 to facilitate solutions.
Build positive working relationships with employees, suppliers, union representatives, and other partners through transparent communication.
Manage and promote accountability for personal performance and workforce adherence to processes and standards.
Collaborate with team members, the union, management, and other department stakeholders to continuously improve operations.