Senior Maintenance Supervisor

Ford • Ypsilanti, MI

20d • $96,720 - $162,120 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor is a leadership role connecting strategic goals with daily execution. The supervisor leads an hourly team, fosters a supportive and collaborative work environment, and shapes team culture and operational performance. The role focuses on workplace safety, production and quality outcomes, efficient use of staffing, problem-solving, employee development, data-informed decisions, continuous improvement, accountability, conflict resolution, and collaboration with employees, union representatives, management, suppliers, and other stakeholders. Candidates must be able to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 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 the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering a vigilant safety culture.
• Lead and direct an employee team to produce high-quality products and meet or exceed production targets.
• Own team performance, address shortcomings proactively, and recognize successes.
• Prioritize critical tasks and allocate employees effectively to maximize efficiency.
• Promptly address safety and quality issues, analyze problems, implement solutions, make informed decisions, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Build high-performing teams, support employee development, 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 decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and drive innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Implement and maintain rigorous quality standards and work to eliminate defects.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, listen actively, de-escalate tense situations, and facilitate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Build positive working relationships with team members, suppliers, union representatives, and other partners through transparent communication.
• Promote accountability for personal and hourly workforce performance, processes, and standards.
• Listen to and value perspectives across the team and other departments, partnering with employees, the union, and management 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