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Ford Motor Company

Engineering Specialist, Automation

Ford Motor Company
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onsite senior full-time Kansas City, MO

First indexed 29 Aug 2026

Description

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build world-class smart vehicles. In our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency.

Responsibilities

You will have oversight of maintenance operations and direct supervision of skilled trades assigned to support production and facilities.

  • Ensure adherence to FAS08, OSHA and all applicable safety standards for skilled trades work teams
  • Oversee production controls systems and associated systems
  • Conduct root cause analysis of downtime issues to prevent recurrence (4D process)
  • Support and direct skilled trades/maintenance personnel to evaluate requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, throughput, and up time
  • Use Maximo for Maintenance (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (crisis and planned) as well as interface and provide input to maintenance planning activities
  • Execute prioritized daily maintenance tasks (predictive, preventive and crisis maintenance)
  • Analyze equipment performance and work to improve efficiencies; actively participate in Constraint Review Process
  • Ensure equipment start-up readiness for production
  • Lead oversight of controls and automation
  • Evaluate contractor performance and safety behavior and operations as related to controls and automation
  • Liaise and supervise maintenance related vendors (parts supply & services) and ensures appropriate execution and that objectives are met
  • Support and as needed supervise preventive maintenance schedules, preventive and predictive inspections, and repairs to minimize down time
  • Work with ME/PE to launch new programs or equipment, optimize Automation and Controls systems for process tooling
  • Execute prioritized daily maintenance activities (predictive, preventive and crisis maintenance) obtaining full utilization of work force while optimizing available opportunities for all maintenance
  • Provide input to MPS for weekend and shutdown maintenance planning
  • Use Maximo for Maintenance (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (crisis and planned)
  • Work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Automation, Controls or Robotics Engineering
  • One or more years of technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturing or an OEM Tooling environment

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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
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