Production Supervisor - MP&L

Ford Motor • Livonia, MI

1d • $72,480 - $141,360 • Onsite

About The Position

Production Supervisor – MP&L We build world-class vehicles in our plants around the world, constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. It’s our people who really make the difference. We encourage all of our employees to think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles In this position.... The Production Supervisor MP&L position is a supervisory leadership role supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunity for career progression. Production Supervisors are: Resilient Detail oriented Ambitious Demonstrate high integrity

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ year logistic experience
• 6 months supervisory experience
• 1+ Microsoft Office experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Operations, Transportation & Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Information Systems or Business Mgmt.
• Material Handling Supervision or assembly and machining experience desired
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles experience
• Knowledge of constraint management principles experience
• Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily material handling functions for the facility and for the department
• Ensure proper material flow from receiving dock, to marketplace storage location, to the production line feed location, to the delivery of finished product to customers
• 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
• Assure all safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale, environment, production throughput, budgets, practices, objectives, and improvements are met
• Meet First Time Through, inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets
• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity by following standardized work
• Lead and manage unionized hourly personnel
• Provide communication and recognition
• Build hourly Team Leader and Team Member capability
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends

Benefits

• As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees