Ford Motor Company

Production Supervisor

Ford Motor Company$72K — $141K *
Lima, OH 45801In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • 1+ years of supervisory/manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and empower production teams to achieve high-quality output.
  • Organize daily workflow to meet productivity and quality targets.
  • Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and productivity objectives.
  • Drive performance by promoting high standards among team members.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with team members and management for a collaborative environment.
  • Maintain professionalism in stressful situations to lead effectively.
  • Foster two-way communication by actively listening to team members.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options.
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy support.
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases available.
  • Tuition assistance for continuing education.
  • Engagement in employee resource groups for community and networking.
  • Generous paid time off for community service and holidays.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Production Supervisor, you will be a frontline leader supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunities for career progression. This role is for a resilient, detail-oriented, and ambitious leader who demonstrates high integrity. You will be responsible for the heart of our operations-the people and the processes-ensuring that our production goals are met through servant leadership and a commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

The open position is for a Process Coach (Production Supervisor) within our manufacturing team. In this role, you will be the primary driver of operational success on the shop floor. You will build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union representatives, and management to ensure a collaborative and high-performing work environment. By coaching standardized work and verifying that lines are running safely and smoothly, you will ensure our products meet the highest quality standards.
  • Supervise, evaluate, and empower an hourly team to produce world-class manufactured products.
  • Organize daily workflow to meet quality and productivity requirements.
  • Ensure safety, quality, and productivity objectives are met by coaching standardized work and verifying process adherence.
  • Drive the team to exceed personal, team, and company goals by holding yourself and others to high performance standards.
  • Build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union stewards, and the broader management team.
  • Maintain a high level of professionalism and leadership in difficult or stressful situations.
  • Actively listen to team members and business partners to foster a culture of two-way communication.
  • Apply innovative solutions and a "customer-first" mindset to drive continuous improvement on the line.
  • Implement and enforce workplace policies and a culture of safety.
  • Consistently and effectively administer the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
  • Value diverse opinions and remain open to new ideas and perspectives from all team members.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • 1 or more years of supervisory and/or manufacturing experience.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
  • Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.

Even better, you may have...
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Prior experience managing a unionized workforce.
  • Safety and Quality department experience.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Knowledge of Constraint Management principles.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal and teambuilding skills.


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
  • 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 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

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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About the Team

We build world-class vehicles in our plants around the world, constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. It's our people who really make the difference. We encourage all of our employees to think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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At Ford Motor Company, you will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our professionals are at the forefront of automotive technology, leading projects that redefine transportation and sustainability. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement and respect for all, Ford offers a workplace where leadership, diversity training, and innovation are part of everyday life.

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Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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