Production Supervisor -Woodhaven Forge

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.

In this position...

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

Production Supervisors are:

Resilient
Detail oriented
Ambitious
Demonstrate high integrity

You'll have...

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 5 years of Manufacturing Plant Supervisory experience
• At least 3 years of Material Handling Supervisory Experience
• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Even Better You'll Have…

• Bachelor’s Degree
• High volume production experience preferred
• Safety and Quality experience preferred
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
• Prior experience managing a diverse work force
• Maintenance Experience

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 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 childcare 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 6-7 - from $72,480 -$141,360

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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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What you'll do...

• Ensure adherence and compliance to the Ford Production System (FPS) Key Unifying Processes (KUP)
• Understand and consistently apply standard manufacturing operating systems and principles
• Enforce compliance with Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuries
• Ensure compliance with Quality Operating System practices to achieve zero defects
• Use Andon data to prioritize efforts to achieve 100% flow
• Lead constraint analysis reviews and coordinate activities with proper teams to eliminate bottlenecks
• Optimize throughput to meet and/or beat build schedule in accordance with budgets and cost objectives while maintaining safety and quality standards
• Confirm process standards are in place and being followed
• Manage changes to system working collaboratively with engineering
• Support Work Teams for short- and long-term countermeasures of all abnormalities
• Strategic planning and coordination of Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) activities to achieve Safety, Quality, and Productivity objectives
• Communication to work teams and Recognition of accomplishments
• Develop highly competent and motivated teams
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Facilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetings
• Guide salaried employees
• Plan, coordinate and execute training for personnel within the department
• Coordinate maintenance activities prioritizing resources to ensure safety and quality
• Stand in for the Team Manager whenever necessary
• Ensure adherence and compliance to the Ford Production System (FPS) Key Unifying Processes (KUP)
• Manage production and skilled maintenance employees