Production Supervisor - Stamping

Ford’s Oakville Assembly Complex is undergoing significant expansion and retooling of its vehicle operations. As a Stamping Production Supervisor, you will deliver all department scorecard objectives, own processes, and ensure standardization across the department. Continuous improvement, inventory management, interdepartmental communication, and driving the Ford Production System as a change agent will also be core functions in this role.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Lead, evaluate, and empower hourly team members.
• Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members.
• Organize workflow to meet quality and productivity requirements.
• Ensure safety, quality, cost, and productivity objectives are met.
• Drive constant improvement in product quality and production volume.
• Manage inventory levels for inputs and outputs, and ensure the customer receives finished goods on time.
• Coordinate activities to eliminate production bottlenecks and reduce scrap.
• Address department Health and Safety concerns. Enforce compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards.
• Implement training for all team members.
• Lead FPS implementation, drive standardized work with all team members.
• Evaluate and analyze finished parts output, quality, and dimensional results.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the standards.
• Ensure dimensional and quality outputs meet expectations, and drive improvement and coaching opportunities.
• Plan standardized proactive and disciplined activities to improve area performance and quality processes.
• Achieve labor and operating budget targets.
• Recognize and celebrate accomplishments.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or Skilled-Trade Certificate of Qualification. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required).

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years in manufacturing, Supervisory/Quality roles.
• Availability to work all shifts; days, afternoons, midnights, and/or weekends.
• Flexibility to travel outside of Canada for training at other Ford sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required).
• Experience in high-speed Class-A automotive Stamping operations.
• Experience in stamped panel quality and dimensional measuring comprehension.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees.
• Ability to interact with all employees in the organization.
• Demonstrated conflict management skills.
• Working knowledge of the Ford Production System and constraint management.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, including Six Sigma.