Senior Production Supervisor

Ford Motor Company; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Production Supervisor, where your leadership will drive the success of manufacturing teams. In this dynamic role, you'll supervise operations, ensuring quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With opportunities for career progression, you'll collaborate closely with team members and management to optimize production and meet targets. This innovative firm values diversity and offers a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting place to grow your career in the automotive industry.

Benefits

Immediate medical coverage

Dental coverage

Prescription coverage

Flexible family care programs

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discounts

Paid community service time

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 2+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical background and knowledge of safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and empower manufacturing teams to achieve quality targets.
• Ensure safety and productivity through effective coaching.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing experience

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Two-way communication skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Safety culture experience

Union management experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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...

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

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

Qualifications

You'll have...

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of supervisory and/or manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours

Even better, you may have...

• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations
• Two-way communication skills, actively listening to team members, leaders, and partners
• Strong commitment to continuous improvement and innovative solutions with a customer-first mindset
• Experience creating a safety culture and implementing workplace policies
• Ability to administer the collective bargaining agreement effectively
• Valuing diverse opinions and perspectives
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Safety and quality experience
• Six Sigma Black or Green Belt certification
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Experience managing a unionized workforce
• Strong mechanical background

If you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits and Work Environment

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription coverage
• Flexible family care and parental leave programs
• Family building benefits including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments
• Vehicle discounts for employees and family
• Tuition assistance
• Active employee resource groups
• Paid community service time and holidays
• Paid time off with options to purchase additional vacation

For more details, visit: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is salary grade 8. Visa sponsorship is not available. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. and will undergo employment verification.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. Contact: 1-888-336-0660.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Supervise, evaluate, and empower manufacturing teams to meet quality and productivity targets
• Ensure safety, quality, and productivity through coaching and verification of safe, smooth operations
• Drive performance standards through servant leadership
• Build strong relationships with team members, union, and management
• Support training and development of new Supervisors
• Optimize throughput within budgets and cost goals