Senior Production Supervisor, Ford Energy

Ford-Motor-Company; Glendale (KY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Parental leave and family benefits

Employee discounts

401(k) or retirement benefits

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a high-impact operations leader to drive safety, quality, and efficiency across a manufacturing team. You will champion safety, lead large teams, and use data-driven insights to improve performance and culture.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, continuous improvement, and strong collaboration with suppliers and internal partners, with a focus on timely, bold decision-making.

Qualifications

• Champion workplace safety and enforce regulations.
• Lead a team to meet high-quality production targets.
• Apply bias for action to safety and quality issues promptly.
• Embrace servant leadership and develop high-performing teams.
• Use data to reduce downtime and improve quality.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies for productivity gains.
• Collaborate across teams to drive improvements.
• Maintain accountability and fairness in processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a champion of workplace safety, proactively enforcing regulations and fostering a culture of vigilance.
• 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.
• 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.
• Embrace a servant leadership style, focusing on building high performing, winning teams and investing in their growth.
• Utilize data and insights to strike down downtime and quality defects, driving quantifiable improvements in efficiency and quality.
• Maintain a relentless focus on identifying and eliminating inefficiencies, improving processes, and driving innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
• Proactively address conflicts fairly and effectively, facilitating mutually acceptable solutions.
• Champion accountability, managing both your own performance and that of the hourly workforce regarding processes and standards.
• Actively listen to and value the perspectives of all team members and other department stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Safety

Operational Excellence

Problem Solving

Team Development

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

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.

What you'll do...

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 everything.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience.


• Proven track record of leading large-scale process improvements or cultural shifts.


• Ability to work rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends.

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma methodology.


• Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) Experience or equivalent.

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, vision and prescription drug coverage


• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more


• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

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