L&D Supervisor

Ford is seeking a Manufacturing Learning and Development Operations Supervisor to strengthen capability across the global manufacturing network. This Supervisor role is responsible for translating enterprise learning strategy, governance decisions, capability standards, and workforce development priorities into practical plans, tools, reporting, and execution support for plants and cross-functional partners.

The role will focus on the execution of the Manufacturing Capabilities Framework, Manufacturing Learning Council, Learning Needs Assessment processes, Learning Data and Evaluation strategy, Plant Training and Development Lead operating model, and communications that help ensure consistent deployment, measurable readiness, and continuous improvement across Global Ford Manufacturing.

• Oversee the enterprise Manufacturing Learning Operations roadmap by coordinating inputs, tracking actions, preparing materials, and helping translate priorities into executable workplans.

• Provide leadership in maintaining and continuously improving the Manufacturing Capabilities Framework, including content updates, stakeholder feedback tracking, version control, documentation, and alignment with evolving manufacturing technologies, processes, and skills requirements.

• Deliver the enterprise Learning Needs Assessment process across plants by preparing templates, calendars, data collection tools, interviews or workshop materials, and summary outputs that highlight capability gaps and recommended learning priorities.

• Coordinate the Learning Data and Evaluation activities by gathering, validating, analyzing, and reporting metrics related to workforce skills gaps, training needs, completion, adoption, program effectiveness, readiness, and learning impact.

• Develop dashboards, reporting templates, standard work, and recurring updates that enable the LL5 leader, HR partners, Manufacturing leaders, and Plant Training and Development Leads to make data-informed decisions.

• Support the Manufacturing Learning Council operations, including agenda planning, pre-read preparation, meeting logistics, action tracking, decision documentation, and follow-up communications.

• Partner with plant, regional, HR, Learning and Development, Ford Production System, and business stakeholders to support consistent deployment of learning processes, standards, and solutions across the manufacturing network.