Senior Maintenance Supervisor

Ford Motor Company

Senior Maintenance Supervisor overseeing team efficiency and quality in manufacturing. Leading transformation efforts at Ford while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeSheffield • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $99,100 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving SQCDPME through standard manufacturing operating systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and implementing data-driven maintenance processes to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Lean / Six Sigma MethodologyPLC Logic and ControlsPreventive and Predictive MaintenanceSupervisory Experience in ManufacturingContinuous Improvement Practices

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Hard Skills

Manufacturing Operating SystemsData-Driven Maintenance ProcessesQuality Metrics ImprovementOperational ComplianceProblem-Solving Skills

Soft Skills

Team BuildingFacilitation SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityLeadership

Industry Keywords

OHSIM InvestigationsRTO AdherenceMilitary Decision-Making ProcessEquipment EffectivenessProduct Quality

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive SQCDPME by understanding and consistently applying standard manufacturing operating system processes. Validate and bridge operational needs to ensure the line is running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts.
Ensure department compliance with government, industry, corporate standards and OHSIM investigations.
Direct data-driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, etc.)
Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups. Facilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetings.
Promote and ensure continuous improvement in the paint organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness (RTO adherence) and total cost structure.
Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks; build and nurture a One Team environment.
Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience.
Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends
Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls
Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology and / or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) Experience

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.