Production Supervisor: Joining & Quality Leader

Ford-Motor-Company; Oakville; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited in Oakville is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a joining and sealing operations team on rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

You will drive safety, quality and efficiency, coach hourly staff, use data to reduce downtime, and coordinate with maintenance for preventive actions.

A Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience is required; lean knowledge is a plus and you can advance within a large automotive plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing focused on joining and sealing operations with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Ability to work rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• As a Production 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. Coordinate with the production team on containment activities or corrective actions for identified issues to minimize impact on production and quality.
• 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. Manage personnel resources and develop versatility within the joining operations team through training, scheduling, and performance management.
• 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 fair and effectively, facilitating mutually acceptable solutions. This requires active listening, empathy, and the ability to de‑scalate tense situations. You will build and maintain strong, positive working relationships with your team and all partners, 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 everything. Coordinate with the maintenance team to deliver a robust preventative maintenance schedule for joining operations and collaborate on interim and permanent corrective actions.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing operations

Joining & sealing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Teamcenter

3D Modelling

3D Printing

Job description

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited in Oakville is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a joining and sealing operations team on rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

You will drive safety, quality and efficiency, coach hourly staff, use data to reduce downtime, and coordinate with maintenance for preventive actions.

A Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience is required; lean knowledge is a plus and you can advance within a large automotive plant.