Ford Motor Company

Production Supervisor- Joining

Ford Motor Company$74K — $124K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 3+ years in supervisory manufacturing, specifically in joining and sealing operations.
  • Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a workplace safety champion by enforcing regulations and promoting vigilance.
  • Lead a team to consistently produce high-quality products while meeting production targets.
  • Prioritize tasks and allocate human resources effectively for maximum efficiency.
  • Embrace a servant leadership style to build and develop high-performing teams.
  • Utilize data to reduce downtime and quality defects, driving improvements.
  • Focus on continuous process improvement to enhance productivity and eliminate inefficiencies.
  • Foster strong interpersonal relationships to address conflicts and facilitate collaboration.

Benefits

  • Participation in an Annual Compensation bonus program.
Full Job Description
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.

Work Schedule: This position requires the ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

As a Production Supervisor- Joining you will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing various joining and sealing processes within the body and assembly manufacturing process. You will ensure quality, efficiency, and adherence to corporate standards. You will directly supervise and lead a team of joining Inspectors. You will conduct regular job observations to validate performance and ensure process adherence.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

As a Production Supervisor, you are the vital link between strategic goals and daily execution. You'll be leading a dedicated hourly team, fostering an environment where they can do their best work and feel empowered.

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. Coordinate with the production team on containment activities or corrective actions for identified issues to minimize impact on production and quality.

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. Manage personnel resources and develop versatility within the joining operations team through training, scheduling, and performance management.

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. Coordinate with the maintenance team to deliver a robust preventative maintenance schedule for joining operations and collaborate on interim and permanent corrective actions.

Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of equivalent experience of supervisory, manufacturing focused on joining and sealing operations with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
  • Ability to work rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends.

Even better, you may have...
  • Bachelor's Degree in metallurgical engineering or related field
  • Strong problem-solving skills, including the application of 8D, Statistical Process Control, and DMAIC Project Methodologies
  • Ability to read prints, AutoCAD (Teamcenter preferred, 3D Modelling, 3D Printing
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
  • Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, and Value Stream Mapping experience
  • TQM and Kaizen methods experience
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) experience
  • Visual Factory Management experience
  • Knowledge of constraint management principles
  • Experience working in a leadership role
  • Experience working in a unionized environment


This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team

The expected annual salary range for this position is $74,000 - $124,000 and individuals may be eligible to participate in our Annual Compensation bonus program.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.)

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