Maintenance Supervisor

Ford Motor Company; Windsor; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford of Canada is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a dedicated hourly team across rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will drive operational excellence, apply data-driven decisions, manage resources, and partner with suppliers to deliver high-quality vehicles while upholding Ford’s standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3–7+ years supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls.
• Ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lead a dedicated hourly team in a manufacturing setting.
• Champion workplace safety and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive operational excellence to meet production targets and quality standards.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate resources to maximize efficiency.
• Use data and insights to reduce downtime and defects.

Skills

PLC logic & controls

Rotating shifts

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supervisory/manufacturing

Lean / Six Sigma

Job description

Ford of Canada’s operations include a national headquarters, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, three parts distribution centres, and three Connectivity and Innovation centers. Ford employs approximately 6,500 people in Canada, while an additional 20,000 people are employed in the approximately 430 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country. For more information on Ford Careers, please visit www.careers.ford.com

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we’re known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

We’re looking for leaders who will lead transformation on the forefront. This isn't just a supervisory role; it's a critical leadership position where you'll have the power to shape culture, drive performance, and directly impact the quality and efficiency of our operations.

Work Schedule:

This position requires the ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

What You'll Do...

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you are the vital link between strategic goals and daily execution. You'll be leading a dedicated hourly team, fostering an environment where they can do their best work and feel empowered.

• Safety First: Act as a champion of workplace safety, proactively enforcing regulations and fostering a culture of vigilance
• Driving Operational Excellence: Lead and direct a team of employees that consistently makes high-quality products and meets or exceeds production targets. You will take ownership of team performance, addressing shortcomings proactively and celebrating successes.
• Strategic Focus & Problem Solving: Prioritize critical tasks and effectively allocate human resources to maximize efficiency. You will apply for a "Bias for Action," promptly and decisively addressing safety and quality issues to prevent larger problems. This includes identifying and analyzing problems, developing and implementing effective solutions, making timely and well-informed decisions, and adapting to changing circumstances.
• Team Leadership & Development: Embrace a servant leadership style, focusing on building high performing, winning teams and investing in their growth. You will foster a positive and collaborative work environment, motivating your team to achieve shared goals.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize data and insights to strike down downtime and quality defects, driving quantifiable improvements in efficiency and quality. This includes meticulously tracking and reporting employee time and attendance, transforming raw data into actionable intelligence for strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Continuous Improvement & Quality Assurance: Maintain a relentless focus on identifying and eliminating inefficiencies, improving processes, and driving innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety. You will be uncompromisingly committed to quality, implementing and maintaining rigorous standards, and relentlessly pursuing excellence to eliminate defects and ensure exceptional product quality.
• Conflict Resolution & Interpersonal Relationships: Proactively address conflicts fairly and effectively, facilitating mutually acceptable solutions. This requires active listening, empathy, and the ability to de-escalate tense situations. You will build and maintain strong, positive working relationships with your team and all partners, including suppliers, through transparent communication and a willingness to listen, fostering a psychologically safe environment.
• Accountability & Fairness: Champion accountability, managing both your own performance and that of the hourly workforce regarding processes and standards. You will ensure accountability, play fair, and meet conflict with decisive action.
• Collaboration: Actively listen to and value the perspectives of all team members and other department stakeholders. You will be a partner with team members, and management to continuously improve.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3–7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, or other relevant experience.
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team

The expected annual salary range for this position is $85,000 - $135,000 and individuals may be eligible to participate in our Annual Compensation bonus program.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.