We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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.

In this position...

We’re seeking a diligent, detail-driven professional to provide vital expertise in support of our manufacturing automation activities. We’re looking to optimize our efforts in safety, quality, and productivity. This involves applying automation principles and analytical techniques to advance the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and products. You will be responsible for promoting a positive environment of culture, communication, and employee recognition.

You'll have...

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Construction Management

• Experience: Deep manufacturing engineering technical capabilities

• 5 years in maintenance and engineering

• 5+ years of experience managing and leading teams in a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge and ability to use Maximo and dashboards, and ability to leverage data for predictive maintenance and decisions

• Experience dealing with environmental waste, hazards, and government agencies

• Strong forward planning, shutdown, utilities, and risk mitigation

• Some experience in Production

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to communicate across all levels of business, including leadership and stakeholder management

• In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes

• Strong problem-solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma

• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills

• Experience with data acquisition systems – installation, troubleshooting and repair

Even better, you may have...

• Education: Master of Science in Engineering
• Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• Knowledge of Factory Information Systems (FIS)
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Safety and Quality experience preferred
• Prior experience managing a unionized workforce
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

• Lead maintenance and engineering teams in scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of plant-wide Facilities Department equipment and a member of the Operating Committee

• Lead project writing and process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases.

• Coach, counsel and teach the team to handle and lead multi-million dollar projects.

• Coordinate the resources and activities of the ME organization to meet the production schedule within budgetary limitations and time constraints

• Participate in maintenance scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of activities with those of other departments

• Analyze the plant's personnel and capital resources to select the best ways of meeting the production quota

• Monitor the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise related to facility constraints

• Promote and ensure constant improvement in the ME organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure

• Facilitate start-up/shift to shift meetings

• Experience with dock doors, wastewater treatment, civil work (ground piping, etc.), and fire systems

• Help develop targets and then deliver FPS metrics for each of the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, and Environment operating systems

• Promote and support FPS maintenance workteams/workgroups

• Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks.

• Establish the goal of maximizing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) with continuous improvement of Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) metrics to improve productivity

• Review/approve PM activities and ensure 100% PM completion

• Address department Health and Safety concerns and drive safety measures & coordinate improvement activities

• Responsible for environmental and safety compliance, reporting out PM status for the plant, and pulling reports in Maximo

• Staying up to date on all OSHA and governmental safety standards

• Lead contractors, high-risk work, and drives behaviour and discipline

• Owns and manages the budget with clear visibility

• Effectively leads in a UAW environment, able to set clear expectations, and hold the team accountable

• Deep understanding of plant electrical distribution (substations, switchgear, transformers, and feeders)

• Ability to capacity plan for future state (load capacity and infrastructure limits)

• Understanding of PM plans for electrical assets and predictive tools such as thermography, vibration, and condition-based monitoring to prevent failures

• Responsible for Arc Flash and safety compliance (understanding PPE requirements and procedures)

• Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E and safe Ford practices