Production Supervisor - Production
Ford · Livonia, MI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $72k–$141k
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Ford (automotive) in Livonia, MI. Supervise, evaluate, and empower an hourly team that produces manufactured products, and organize workflow to meet quality and daily productivity requirements.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Green Belt
- Base pay
- $72k–$141k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Michigan: typical posted base $74k–$141k. This one lists $72k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 17 live postings that list pay, out of 38 production supervisor openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 36 other live production postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $75k–$141k, from 16 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 92%
- Lean 49%
- ✓ Union environment 41%
- 5S 35%
- EHS / safety 30%
- ✓ Six Sigma 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Ford
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Ford in Livonia
1 other open role at this site · 10 people we found in production roles at Ford.
- Senior Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
Full description from FordAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Ensure safety, quality, and productivity objectives are met through coaching standardized work, verifying lines are running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts
- ✓Drive to exceed personal, team, Company goals by holding self & team to high performance standards through servant leadership
- ✓Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union, and management teams
You'll have...
- ✓High School Diploma or GED
- ✓1+ years of supervisory and / or manufacturing experience
- ✓Working knowledge in Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- ✓Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends
Required Behaviors
- ✓Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations
- ✓Two-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
- ✓Highly committed to continuous improvement, while applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
- ✓Create a culture of safety and apply and implement workplace policies
- ✓Administer the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) consistently and effectively
- ✓Values different opinions & is open to ideas & perspectives from others
Even better, you may have...
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree
- ✓Safety and quality experience
- ✓Six Sigma: Black or Green Belt certified
- ✓Knowledge of constraint management principles
- ✓Prior experience managing a unionized workforce
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!
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
- ✓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.
This position is a salary grade 6-7 - from $72,480 -$141,360
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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Production Supervisor
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?
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’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. A career at Ford Motor Company will offer professional development and growth with opportunities for advancement into leadership and executive positions.
In this position...
The Production Supervisor 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
What you'll do...
- •Supervise, evaluate, and empower an hourly team that produces manufactured products, and organize workflow to meet quality and daily productivity