Senior Production Supervisor

Senior Production Supervisor

At Ford Motor Company, we are taking our Production Supervisors to the next level. Some of these talented employees have the title of ‘Senior Process Coach – Production’ and are responsible for delivering base department score card objectives as well as managing the processes to ensure optimum conditions and leading input stability to support and drive change and transformation.

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

In this position...

The Senior Production Supervisor position is a supervisory leadership role supported by on‑job training, development, and opportunity for career progression. Production Supervisors are:

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

What you’ll do...

• Coach and mentor frontline salary/hourly team members to build capability and drive performance
• Manage skills matrix, including certifications and license renewals (forklift, crane, hazmat)
• Ensure consistent shift handoff communication across all shifts and crews
• Resolve conflicts and manage team morale within a union/UAW environment
• Set clear expectations and KPIs for attendance, quality, cost and safety
• Recognize and reinforce good performance, not just correct poor performance
• Demonstrate One Ford leadership behaviors through strong interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Manage labor costs, including overtime scheduling and control, headcount-to-volume ratios
• Control inventory/WIP, monitor dock-to-dock time, and reduce reliance on premium freight
• Apply lean tools including 5S, standardized work, value stream mapping, and waste elimination
• Optimize equipment manpower utilization in running lean and opportunities to reduce RTO.
• Apply Ford Production System (FPS) or equivalent lean production system principles
• Apply OSHA/Ford safety standards, including forklift safety, pedestrian/vehicle separation
• Lead incident investigations and root cause corrective action (RCCA)
• Proactively identify hazards through near-miss reporting, safety audits, and Gemba Walks
• Lead safety talks and reinforce PPE and all Vehicle Safety Procedure compliance
• Apply root cause problem-solving methods (5-Why, fishbone/Ishikawa)
• Use data-driven decision making, including metrics tracking, trend analysis, and dashboards

You’ll have...

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2–3 years of experience as a lead / senior supervisor
• Ability to work the night shift, as well as weekends and rotating shifts as needed
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to a unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes related to daily work assignments in terms of safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit One Ford leadership behaviors, combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Required Behaviors

• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations
• wo-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
• Highly committed to continuous improvement, while applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
• Create a culture of safety and apply and implement workplace policies
• Administer the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) consistently and effectively
• Values different opinions & is open to ideas & perspectives from others

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Safety and quality experience
• Six Sigma: Black or Green Belt certified
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Prior experience managing a unionized workforce

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• 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
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6-7 - from $72,480 -$141,360

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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