Senior Maintenance Supervisor

Ford Motor Company • Ypsilanti, MI

2d • $96,720 - $162,120 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role that connects strategic goals with daily execution. The supervisor leads an hourly team, shapes workplace culture, and supports operational quality and efficiency. The role emphasizes safety, operational performance, employee development, data-informed decision-making, continuous improvement, quality assurance, accountability, conflict resolution, and collaboration with team members, union representatives, suppliers, and management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an hourly team, fostering a positive, collaborative, and empowering work environment.
• Enforce workplace safety regulations and promote a vigilant safety culture.
• Direct employees to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets; address performance shortcomings and recognize successes.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources to maximize efficiency.
• Identify and analyze safety, quality, and operational problems; develop and implement solutions, make timely decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Use data to reduce downtime and quality defects and improve efficiency and quality; track and report employee time and attendance.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Implement and maintain rigorous quality standards to eliminate defects and ensure product quality.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, listen actively, de-escalate tense situations, and facilitate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Build strong working relationships with employees, suppliers, union representatives, and other partners through transparent communication.
• Promote accountability for personal and hourly workforce performance against processes and standards.
• Collaborate with team members, the union, management, and department stakeholders to drive improvement.

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.
• 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: Senior