Senior Production Supervisor (KTP)

Ford Motor Company • Louisville, KY

3d • $96,720 - $162,120 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Production Supervisor is a leadership role responsible for translating strategic goals into daily manufacturing execution. The supervisor leads an hourly team, shapes workplace culture, supports employee development, and drives operational performance, product quality, and efficiency. The role partners with team members, union representatives, management, suppliers, and other department stakeholders to maintain safe, collaborative, and high-performing operations. The position requires availability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of 7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale process improvements or cultural shifts.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering a vigilant safety culture.
• Lead and 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; promptly address safety and quality issues and develop, implement, and adapt effective solutions.
• Build high-performing teams through servant leadership, employee development, motivation, and a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Use data and insights to reduce downtime and quality defects, track and report employee time and attendance, and support continuous improvement and decision-making.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, improve processes, and uphold rigorous quality standards to enhance productivity, quality, and safety and eliminate defects.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, listen actively, de-escalate tense situations, and build positive working relationships with employees and partners, including suppliers and union representatives.
• Promote accountability for personal and hourly workforce performance against processes and standards; apply rules fairly and act decisively when needed.
• Listen to and value team and stakeholder perspectives, partnering with employees, the union, and management to drive continuous 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.
• 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: Senior