Unit Supervisor jobs at Ford in United States

In this position...

The role requires familiarity with the XR domain. The role has the following components:

1. Project managing the the team to deliver PDMs to meet Program requirements
2. Help improve the PDM pipeline and tools
3. Liaise with multiple stakeholders who want to consume these assets
4. Apply a marketing lens to the PDMs to improve the visual appearance of the PDMs

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we continually develop new technologies and processes to enhance our efficiency further. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

The Maintenance Supervisor position is a supervisory leadership role supported by on-the-job training, development, and opportunity for career progression. Lead Maintenance Supervisors are:

• Resilient
• Detail oriented
• Ambitious
• Demonstrate high integrity

Position Duties

• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work
• Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives
• Suppot 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
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Coordination of Safety Operating System activities including overhead safety, lifting and rigging and Energy Control and Lockout procedures
• Lead skilled trades/die maintenance personnel to evaluate Die Readiness requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, output, and up time.
• Supervise preventative maintenance schedules, inspections and repairs to minimize down time
• Coordinate and schedule manpower and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time
• Respnsible for monitoring day-to-day production processes, Draw panel formability, last hit process, contamination investigation
• Understanding and expertise in draw die forming, maintenance of beads, trim steels and pierce operations
• Ability to coordinate major and minor die repairs
• Determine and correct root cause of related downtime issues
• Assist and teach die maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair
• Ensure start-up readiness for production
• Coordination of maintenance activities with other plant operations
• Identify and insure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are corrected and addressed
• Performs other related duties.

About the role…

Super Duty / Expedition Kentucky Truck Plant Underbody(transmissions, driveline, steering, wheels, tires, suspension, brakes) Plant Vehicle Team Supervisor R&Rs are embedded in the following Ford processes and procedures:

• FAP03-005 Current Model Concern Prioritization & Resolution,
• FAP07-004 Corrective and Preventive Actions,
• FAP02-053 Variability Reduction Team Procedure,
• FAP03-109 Concern Reporting, Part Modification, and Product Changes (pertaining to SREAs),
• FAP03-134 Vehicle Stop Ship or Vehicle Stop Build for Quality Reasons, and GQIP Global Quality Improvement Process.

Lifecycle Cost Supervisor

***This is a hybrid position; only local Michigan candidates will be considered!***

In this position...

This position will lead a team to manage Material Cost over the lifecycle of the assigned vehicle portfolio. Working hand-in-hand with the Vehicle Program Director, Chief Program Engineers, and their program leads the objective is to maintain a competitive material cost across the different model years in order to achieve and maintain the segment EBIT margin.