Description
At Ford Motor Company, we are seeking a Production Supervisor - MP&L to join our team. As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for coaching safety, quality, and productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work. You will also monitor andon occurrences, verify that the line is running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts, and support continuous improvement and coach problem resolution to the lowest level.
Communication and recognition are key aspects of this role, as you will build team leader and team member capability, create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks, and provide basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents.
Additionally, you will be responsible for the daily material handling functions for the facility and for the department, ensuring proper material flow from receiving dock, to warehouse storage location, to the production line feed location, to the delivery of finished product to customers.
You will also provide direction and support in the allocation of resources in order to appropriately cover material handling responsibilities, support Ford Production System and synchronous material flow through lean manufacturing practices, lead and manage unionized hourly personnel, and ensure flawless introduction of new parts to production through proactive planning and cross-functional communication.
The successful candidate will have a high school diploma and experience working in a body shop/stamping/subassembly, or manufacturing assembly and machining environment. Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, safety and MP&L experience, and constraint management principles are preferred.
As an established global company, we offer a range of benefits, including immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.