Industrial Engineer

Ford of Canada is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join their team at the Windsor Engine Plant/Essex Engine Plant. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in creating vehicles that keep the world moving and forging a career defined by meaningful impact and innovation.

The primary responsibilities for this position include:

• Leading new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets through benchmarking, target setting, and tracking process changes
• Supporting cycle line layout planning and virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies
• Minimizing and/or offsetting labor impacts through labor blitzes, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities
• Assisting with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support
• Maintaining and delivering required IE documentation
• Working with plants to complete and evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards
• Collaborating with manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and plant personnel

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 3-5 years of Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing operations experience
• 3-5 years of experience with capacity/operating pattern, labor, launch, new model planning, FPS, and ergonomics
• Knowledge of time studies, setting up workstations, and line balancing

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience with MODAPTS
• Plant Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Process operations experience
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience working in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Adept planning and organizational skills

The expected annual salary range for this position is $74,000.00 - $124,000.00, and individuals may be eligible to participate in the Annual Compensation bonus program.