Lead Sheet Metal Supervisor

We are seeking a Lead Sheet Metal Supervisor to join our team at Ford Motor Company in Romulus, MI.

As a Lead Sheet Metal Supervisor, you will lead a skilled team, ensuring safety protocols are rigorously followed, inventory is accurately managed, and orders are fulfilled efficiently and on time. You will be at the heart of our day-to-day operations, driving performance and fostering a positive work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team responsible for receiving, packaging, replenishment, picking, and shipping
• Deliver objectives related to Cost, Quality, Safety, Delivery, Maintenance, and People
• Act as a champion of workplace safety, proactively enforcing regulations and fostering a culture of vigilance
• Lead and direct a team of employees across various warehouse functions, ensuring the team consistently ships high-quality products and meets or exceeds production targets
• Prioritize critical tasks and effectively allocate human resources to maximize efficiency
• Apply a "Bias for Action" mindset, promptly and decisively addressing safety and quality issues to prevent larger problems
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, motivating your team to achieve shared goals
• Utilize data and insights to drive downtime and quality defects, driving quantifiable improvements in efficiency and quality
• Maintain a relentless focus on identifying and eliminating inefficiencies, improving processes, and driving innovation to enhance productivity, quality, and safety
• Proactively address and mediate conflicts fairly and effectively
• Champion accountability, managing both your own performance and that of the hourly workforce regarding processes and standards
• Actively listen to and value the perspectives of all team members and other department stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3–7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn current systems (SAP/EWM)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interpret data, evaluate actions, and reach logical conclusions independently
• Ability to work rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to ensure accountability from all employees

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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