Senior Production Supervisor

At Ford Motor Company, we are taking our Production Supervisors to the next level. Some of these talented employees have the title of ‘Senior Process Coach – Production’ and are responsible for delivering base department score card objectives as well as managing the processes to ensure optimum conditions and leading input stability to support and drive change and transformation.

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

The Senior Production Supervisor position is a supervisory leadership role supported by on‑job training, development, and opportunity for career progression. Production Supervisors are:

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

• Coach and mentor frontline salary/hourly team members to build capability and drive performance
• Manage skills matrix, including certifications and license renewals (forklift, crane, hazmat)
• Ensure consistent shift handoff communication across all shifts and crews
• Resolve conflicts and manage team morale within a union/UAW environment
• Set clear expectations and KPIs for attendance, quality, cost and safety
• Recognize and reinforce good performance, not just correct poor performance
• Demonstrate One Ford leadership behaviors through strong interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Manage labor costs, including overtime scheduling and control, headcount-to-volume ratios
• Control inventory/WIP, monitor dock-to-dock time, and reduce reliance on premium freight
• Apply lean tools including 5S, standardized work, value stream mapping, and waste elimination
• Optimize equipment manpower utilization in running lean and opportunities to reduce RTO.
• Apply Ford Production System (FPS) or equivalent lean production system principles
• Apply OSHA/Ford safety standards, including forklift safety, pedestrian/vehicle separation
• Lead incident investigations and root cause corrective action (RCCA)
• Proactively identify hazards through near-miss reporting, safety audits, and Gemba Walks
• Lead safety talks and reinforce PPE and all Vehicle Safety Procedure compliance
• Apply root cause problem-solving methods (5-Why, fishbone/Ishikawa)
• Use data-driven decision making, including metrics tracking, trend analysis, and dashboards

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2–3 years of experience as a lead / senior supervisor
• Ability to work the night shift, as well as weekends and rotating shifts as needed
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to a unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes related to daily work assignments in terms of safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit One Ford leadership behaviors, combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

• Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations
• wo-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
• Highly committed to continuous improvement, while applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
• Create a culture of safety and apply and implement workplace policies
• Administer the CBA (collective bargaining…