Overview In this role you guide a skilled hourly team to bridge strategic goals with daily execution in Ford's manufacturing environment. You champion safety, drive operational excellence, and own team performance to deliver high-quality production. You'll apply data-driven decision making and lead continuous improvement, shaping culture and performance on the shop floor. This is a chance to influence safety, quality, and efficiency at scale within a global automotive leader.
Compensation / Benefits- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription coverage
- Flexible family care and parental leave
- Tuition assistance
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family
- Paid time off and holidays
- Surveillance of weekly work-life balance options
Responsibilities- Champion workplace safety and enforce regulations
- Lead and direct an hourly team to meet production targets and quality standards
- Prioritize tasks, allocate resources, and act with bias for action to resolve safety and quality issues
- Develop and support high-performing teams through servant leadership and development
- Use data to reduce downtime and defects and to guide improvements
- Drive continuous improvement and ensure rigorous quality standards
- Resolve conflicts constructively and maintain positive working relationships with team, suppliers, and union representatives
- Promote accountability and fair practices in processes and performance
- Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to drive ongoing improvements
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree or equivalent 3-7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or related experience
- Ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends
- Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls
- Experience with Lean / Six Sigma and/or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) is a plus
- Leadership and people development
- Effective communication and active listening
- Empathy and conflict resolution
- PLC logic and controls
- Data-driven decision making
- Continuous improvement methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma)
