Senior General Store Supervisor, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, you will...

use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions

build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future

create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others

be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

In this position...

What you'll do...

• Lead and supervise equipment service-provider performance through defined KPIs, scorecards, service levels, and cost objectives.
• Lead implementation and ongoing management of the VMI strategy for MRO and indirect materials.
• Coordinate with plant operating teams to establish and maintain Bills of Material (BOM) and requirements for indirect materials.
• Manage critical and spare-parts inventory to ensure appropriate availability while controlling inventory and maintenance costs.
• Define MRO/VMI scope of work, operational requirements, KPIs, and supplier scorecards.
• Establish and audit Min/Max levels, cycle counting, replenishment, and reordering processes to maintain material availability and inventory accuracy.
• Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to implement and improve MRP/WMS processes for indirect material management.

• Ensure material handling and warehouse operations meet Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost, and inventory objectives.
• Optimize material distribution methods and processes to improve operational efficiency and support production requirements.
• Use Process Confirmation and standardized work to verify safe and effective operations and ensure equipment reliability does not constrain production.
• Monitor ANDON issues and coordinate timely response and problem resolution.
• Maintain warehouse 5S, inventory accuracy, location identification, documentation, and material-control standards.
• Drive performance against inventory, cost, scrap, material availability, and tooling/MRO expense targets.

• Lead and support Kaizen and continuous-improvement activities, driving structured problem solving to the appropriate organizational level.
• Ensure operations follow applicable Ford Production System (FPS), quality, DOT/HAZMAT, ISO 14001, and PMHV requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, inventory management, material flow, cost, and operational efficiency.

• Coach team members on Safety, Quality, and Productivity (SQP) expectations and adherence to standardized work.
• Promote effective communication, employee engagement, recognition, and accountability.
• Create a safe and supportive working environment that enables the team to successfully deliver operational objectives.
• Perform required supervisory and administrative responsibilities and maintain accurate operational documentation.

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

You’ll have…

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of warehouse management experience in large manufacturing enterprises.
• At least 5 years of working experience in a logistics planning or operational role within a manufacturing plant.
• Capable of assigning work to a unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Experience in maintenance of equipment, particularly Powered Material Handling Vehicles (PMHV).
• Experience in logistics automation project implementation.
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