Lead Production Supervisor - Material Handling

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

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

What you'll do….

• Supervise, evaluate, and empower a team that produces manufactured products, and organize workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements
• Ensure safety, quality, and productivity objectives are met through coaching standardized work, verifying lines are running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts
• Drive to exceed personal/team/Company goals by holding self and team to high performance standards through servant leadership
• Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union, and management teams
• Support peer team by training, coaching and developing newly hired and promoted Supervisors
• Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives. Support Continuous Improvement and coach problem resolution to the lowest level through utilization of constraint management tools.
• Meet FTT, inventory, cost, scrap, and supply targets.
• Coordinate and schedule labor and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time.
• Develop and Coach Process Coach, Team Leader, and Team Member performance.
• Create a conductive working environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks.
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Cover as Process Coach as needed (i.e., vacations, illness)
• Determine and correct root cause of downtime issues. 
• Handle system issue resolution 
• Identify and ensure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are corrected and addressed.
• Work any shift in a rotating shift environment including nights, weekends and overtime

You'll have... 

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of supervisory and / or manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge in Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Experience working with MP&L CMMS, SMART, QLSCM, TWOS, etc. type systems.
• Capable of assigning work to unionized 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.
• Validated ability to multi-task.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills.

Required Behaviors…

• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations 
• Two-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
• Highly committed to continuous improvement applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
• Create a safety culture and apply and implement workplace policies
• Administer the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) consistently and effectively
• Values different opinions & is open to ideas & perspectives from others 

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 
• Strong mechanical background

 

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 choos