In this position...

Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.

You'll have...

• High school diploma or GED

• 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelors Degree

• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred

• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots

• Solid understanding of laser burning

• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD

• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements

• Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry

• Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO

• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience

• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience

• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes

• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods

• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)

• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

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 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
• Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programing software. Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery
• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
• Update program backups for machinery and automation
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
• As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
• Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software
• Work overtime and weekends as needed