Industrial Engineering Supervisor

Ford Motor Company

Industrial Engineering Supervisor leading a team for operational efficiency in vehicle programs at Ford. Driving lean initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid role.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3–6 Industrial Engineers. Foster a culture of transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Program Planning & Labor Assessment: Oversee the review of future vehicle programs to determine labor impacts. Work with cross-functional teams to assess new program content, complete labor allocations, and conduct time studies.
Operational Design: Ensure cycle line layouts are accurately configured to show all required work content, equipment, and parts in collaboration with the Manufacturing Engineering (ME) teams.
Strategic Advocacy: Serve as the primary voice for IE in program meetings. Confidently present data-backed justifications for labor needs and challenge product assumptions to drive leaner manufacturing behaviors.
Transformation: Support the evolution of IE methodologies. Work with Digital Transformation and standards teams to define and implement a new workflows.
Plant Integration: Partner with assembly plants to manage temporary labor needs and respond to change requests on current programs, ensuring a seamless transition from program launch to steady-state operations.
Lean Leadership: Actively drive lean initiatives across the organization, ensuring that IE principles are integrated into the earliest stages of vehicle design and process planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial OR Electrical preferred).
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering, preferably within a high-volume manufacturing environment (Automotive experience is a plus).
Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop a technical team. Must demonstrate the ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
Technical Proficiency:
Deep expertise in MODAPTS and time study/time allocation methodologies.
Strong understanding of layout design for labor optimization.
Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to "speak with data" to justify complex labor requirements.
Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% to assembly plants and global sites.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Industrial EngineeringMODAPTStime study methodologiestime allocation methodologieslayout designlabor optimizationlean manufacturingprogram planninglabor assessmentcycle line layouts

Soft Skills

team leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingcross-functional collaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solvinginnovationtransparencycontinuous improvement