Maintenance Supervisor

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 84,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, and Rx

Flexible family care and parental leav

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead manufacturing teams in a world-class facility. The role focuses on safety, asset management, and continuous improvement within a unionized environment.

You will coach trades, monitor performance, and drive production efficiency while maintaining strong relationships across hourly teams and management. A formal education and supervisory experience are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience supervising manufacturing teams and coordinating maintenance.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a safety culture and enforce workplace policies.
• Lead skilled trades/maintenance personnel in asset management.
• Leverage machine monitoring tools to reduce interruptions in production flow.
• Build strong relationships with hourly team members, union and management.
• Communicate effectively with team members and partners.
• Administer the collective bargaining agreement consistently and evaluate performance.

Skills

Supervisory/manufacturing experience

Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outloo

Two-way communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

PLC logic and controls

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

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. A career at Ford Motor Company will offer professional development and growth with opportunities for advancement into leadership and executive positions.

In this position...

The Maintenance Supervisor position is a supervisory leadership role supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunity for career progression.

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

What you'll do...

• Create a safety culture and apply and implement workplace policies
• Lead/ coach skilled trades/maintenance personnel in all aspects of asset management including but not limited to: asset availability (mean time to repair, mean time between failure), cycle time, preventative maintenance, predictive and condition-based monitoring technologies.
• Lead/coach teams in leveraging new and existing machine monitoring tools to identify constraints in the system and systematically reduce and eliminate interruptions in production flow.
• Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union, and management teams.
• Communicate effectively with hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
• Administer the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) consistently and effectively
• Evaluate team member performance and encourage continuous improvement

You’ll have...

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ years of supervisory and / or manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge in Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls
• Mechanical aptitude

Required Behaviors

• Two-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
• Outstanding, interpersonal teambuilding and communication skills
• Values different opinions & is open to ideas & perspectives from others
• Highly committed to continuous improvement, while applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations

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 of 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 child care 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 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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