SR Production Supervisor - Quality

Ford Motor Company • Ypsilanti, MI

10d • $99,100 - $166,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead a dedicated hourly team and connect strategic goals with daily execution. This leadership role shapes team culture, drives performance, and supports the quality and efficiency of operations. The supervisor will champion workplace safety, production excellence, employee development, data-driven decisions, quality assurance, continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration with team members, management, union representatives, suppliers, and other partners.

The role also leads Gauge & Layout and Contamination Lab operations and personnel. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate dimensional inspections and contamination testing, maintaining measurement-system compliance, and managing calibration, maintenance, and certification of gauges and laboratory equipment. The supervisor supports manufacturing, engineering, supplier quality, and product-launch activities; drives investigations and corrective actions; maintains compliance with applicable quality requirements; and monitors metrics, supports audits, and ensures quality concerns are resolved promptly.

The position requires flexibility to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends. Salary grade 8 compensation ranges from $99,100 to $166,200. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The posting is tagged onsite.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and 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.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology.
• Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) experience or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of dimensional inspection methods, GD&T, metrology, and contamination analysis.
• Experience with calibration systems, MSA, and Gauge R&R studies.
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Proficiency in root-cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, and Ishikawa.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with quality systems, data analysis tools, and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Champion workplace safety by enforcing regulations and fostering a culture of vigilance.
• Lead and direct hourly 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, responding promptly to safety and quality issues and adapting to changing circumstances.
• Build high-performing teams, support employee growth, and foster a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Use data 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 maintain rigorous quality standards to prevent defects.
• Address and mediate conflicts fairly, build positive working relationships, and communicate transparently with team members and partners, including suppliers and union representatives.
• Promote accountability for processes and standards among the supervisor and hourly workforce.
• Collaborate with team members, the union, management, and department stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Lead Gauge & Layout and Contamination Lab operations and personnel.
• Ensure accurate dimensional inspections, contamination testing, and measurement-system compliance.
• Manage calibration, maintenance, and certification of gauges and laboratory equipment.
• Support manufacturing, engineering, supplier quality, and product-launch activities.
• Drive root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with IATF 16949, customer requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Monitor quality metrics, support audits, and ensure timely resolution of quality concerns.

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