# Maintenance Supervisor

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $84,480-$141,360
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for.

In this position, you 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.

Responsibilities:

- Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work.

- Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives.

- Monitor ANDON occurrences. Be the first responder as secondary support.

- Through Process Confirmation, verify that the paint automation tenders are performing their assigned tasks.

- Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level.

- Communication and Recognition.

- Meet FTT, inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets.

- Build Team Leader and Team Member capability.

- Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks.

- Assist with paint launch activities (new equipment, body styles, etc.).

- Coaching, training, and teaching skilled trades on automation equipment / process.

- Automation Tender scheduling (vacation coverage, training & time keeping records).

- Shift letter documentation / downtime reports / environmental requirements.

- Attend quality, productivity, and other related meetings.

- Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documentation.

- Work independently with limited supervision.

- Assign work to unionized hourly workforce and hold employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms of safety, quality, and throughput.

- Interact with Vendors for equipment support / part ordering.

- Display strong organizational and administrative skills.

- Multi-task in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

- Display strong problem-solving and conflict management skills.

- Work any shift, as well as rotate shifts, weekends and holidays as needed. Basic work schedule is a 7on/7off, 12-hour shift.

Qualifications:

- High School Diploma.

- 5+ years’ paint experience in a manufacturing environment.

- 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Office.

- Automotive paint shop experience.

- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

- Knowledge of constraint management principles.

- Fanuc Robot operation and programming experience.

- Extensive Fanuc P1000 and P250 robot experience.

- PLC / Control logic knowledge.

Even better, you'll have:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.

- Safety and Quality experience preferred.

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

- Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviours combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

- Fanuc P1000 and P250 robot experience.

- Waterborne fluid delivery system (canister) experience.

- Program new body style changes in all automation zones.

## Skills

### Required
- Lean Manufacturing principles
- Constraint management principles
- Fanuc Robot operation and programming
- Extensive Fanuc P1000 and P250 robot experience
- PLC / Control logic knowledge

### Nice to have
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Safety and Quality experience
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
- Leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviours
- Interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

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