Maintenance Supervisor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Parental leave and back-up child care

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a salary grade 7 supervisor to lead maintenance teams in our manufacturing plants, guiding asset management, MTTR/MTBF, and production efficiency. You’ll coach trades staff, apply safety policies, and drive continuous improvement across shifts.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, 1+ year supervisory/manufacturing experience, and basic PLC/MS Office skills. We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits with a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1+ years 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.

Responsibilities

• Create a safety culture and apply and implement workplace policies.
• Lead/coach skilled trades/maintenance personnel in asset management (MTTR, MTBF, cycle time, preventative maintenance, predictive/condition-based monitoring).
• Lead/coach teams in leveraging machine monitoring tools to identify constraints and reduce 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 consistently and effectively.
• Evaluate team member performance and encourage continuous improvement.

Skills

Resilient

Detail oriented

Ambitious

Demonstrate high integrity

PLC logic

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Six Sigma Black/Green Belt

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office Suite

PLC controls

Job description

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.

Role

• 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

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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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