Production Supervisor, MP&L, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

About the role

We're seeking a Production Supervisor to lead our start-up team at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. You'll be responsible for overseeing a dedicated hourly team, fostering a culture of trust, and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Act as a champion of workplace safety, enforcing regulations and promoting a culture of vigilance
• Lead and direct a team to consistently produce high-quality products and meet production targets
• Prioritize critical tasks, allocate resources efficiently, and address safety and quality issues promptly
• Create a positive and collaborative work environment, motivating your team to achieve shared goals
• Utilize data to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, drive process improvements, and ensure exceptional product quality
• Resolve conflicts fairly and effectively, and build strong working relationships with all partners
• Ensure accountability and adherence to safety, quality, and throughput processes
• Manage daily material handling functions, ensuring proper material flow and reacting to Andon occurrences
• Monitor and confirm the smooth operation of the production line

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3–7+ years of supervisory, manufacturing, military, or other relevant experience
• Ability to work rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends
• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology and/or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)
• Experience using AGVs, AMRs, and other automation machinery in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, constraint management principles, logistics planning, and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Familiarity with ERP system background logic (SAP, MES, LES, etc.)
• Experience in Automotive MP&L (Material Planning & Logistics) is preferable
• Strong analytical, logical thinking, and systematic problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of line balancing, time study, material flow, and capacity planning
• Adaptability and proactive work ethic
• Resilience and flexibility
• Leadership potential, including the ability to assign work to a unionized hourly workforce and hold employees accountable

Qualifications

• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma methodology and/or Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)
• Experience using AGVs, AMRs, and other automation machinery in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, constraint management principles, logistics planning, and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Familiarity with ERP system background logic (SAP, MES, LES, etc.)
• Experience in Automotive MP&L (Material Planning & Logistics) is preferable
• Strong analytical, logical thinking, and systematic problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of line balancing, time study, material flow, and capacity planning
• Adaptability and proactive work ethic
• Resilience and flexibility
• Leadership potential, including the ability to assign work to a unionized hourly workforce and hold employees accountable

Skills

• Lean / Six Sigma methodology
• Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP)
• AGVs, AMRs, and other automation machinery
• Lean Manufacturing principles
• Constraint management principles
• Logistics planning and management
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• ERP system background logic (SAP, MES, LES, etc.)
• Line balancing, time study, material flow, and capacity planning
• Adaptability and proactive work ethic
• Resilience and flexibility
• Leadership potential

Benefits

• 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
• 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

Pay

Salary grade 7, ranging from $84,480-$141,360.

Schedule

Rotating shifts/hours, including nights and weekends.