Production Supervisor - Press Maintenance

Chicago Heights, IL, US Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 26, 2025 Last posted July 26, 2025
Job description

In this position...

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

  • Resilient
  • Detail oriented
  • Ambitious
  • Demonstrate high integrity

What you'll do...

  • Create a safety culture and apply and implement workplace policies
  • Lead/ coach skilled trades/maintenance personnel in all aspects of asset management including but not limited to asset availability (mean time to repair, meantime between failure), cycle time, preventative maintenance, predictive and condition-based monitoring technologies.
  • Lead/coach teams leveraging new and existing machine monitoring tools to identify constraints in the system and systematically reduce and eliminate interruptions in production flow.
  • Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union, and management teams.
  • Communicate effectively with hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
  • Administer the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) consistently and effectively
  • Evaluate team member performance and encourage continuous improvement

You'll have...

  • High School Diploma or GED Required
  • 1+ years of supervisory and/or manufacturing experience
  • Working knowledge in Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends
  • Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Supervise preventive maintenance schedules, preventive and predictive inspections, and repairs to minimize downtime. 

Required Behaviors

  • Two-way communicator who actively listens to hourly team members, leaders, business partners and customers
  • Outstanding, interpersonal teambuilding and communication skills
  • Values different opinions & is open to ideas & perspectives from others
  • Highly committed to continuous improvement, while applying innovative solutions with a customer first mindset
  • Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in difficult and stressful situations

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grade 7.

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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About this role

Summary

Supervise maintenance teams, implement safety policies, and improve production flow.

Job title

Production Supervisor - Press Maintenance

Experience level

1+ years

Industry

automotive

Location requirements

Located in Chicago Heights, IL; no remote work allowed.

Salary

salary grade 7

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

high school diplomasupervisory experiencemanufacturingmicrosoft excelmicrosoft wordmicrosoft powerpointmicrosoft outlookplc logicmechanical aptitude

Preferred skills

bachelor's degreesafety experiencesix sigmaconstraint managementunion management

Specializations

supervisionmaintenancesafetycommunicationteam building
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chicago Heights, IL, USA

On-site City