# Plant Communications and Engagement Lead, Ford Energy

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Glendale, KY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $85,400-$143,200 or $99,600-$166,600
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Ford Energy is seeking a Plant Communications and Engagement Lead to join their team in Glendale, Kentucky. As a key member of the plant operating committee, you will develop and implement communication strategies to support business objectives, build positive sentiment and reputation, and craft compelling messages.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and implement communication strategies to support business objectives at the plant

- Build positive sentiment and reputation through communications and engagement with various audiences

- Function as an integral part of the plant operating committee and communications subject matter expert

- Craft messaging, identify stories, and communicate them effectively

- Design, launch, and manage employee communication channels

- Support leaders' messages and presentations

- Plan and execute major events at the site

- Create and nurture relationships with local journalists

- Stay updated on company and industry news

- Measure sentiment and continuously improve approaches

- Develop personal functional competencies and leadership abilities

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, PR, Communications, or a related field

- 1+ year of experience in communications or media relations

- Strong writing and communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

- Passion for the energy systems industry

- Prior manufacturing communications experience

- Positive attitude and ability to learn quickly

- Organizational and multi-tasking capabilities

- Ability to leverage AI responsibly

- Ongoing awareness of local events and media environment

- Professional maturity and successful relationship-building track record

- Proficiency in graphic design and creativity

- Personal experience with social media

Location and Travel: This position is based in Glendale, Kentucky, with 10% domestic travel required.

Salary: The salary range for this position is $85,400-$143,200 or $99,600-$166,600, depending on the salary grade.

Benefits:

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and subsidized back-up child care

- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement

- Vehicle discount program

- Tuition assistance

- Established employee resource groups

- Paid time off for community service

- Generous paid holiday schedule

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- media relations
- writing
- public speaking

### Nice to have
- energy systems
- manufacturing communications
- graphic design
- social media

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