Description
As part of Ford's Manufacturing team, you'll help build state-of-the-art smart vehicles.
In this position, you'll lead problem-solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate resources to find root causes and fixes, manage and break down problems into items that can be validated.
- Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers.
- Design and implement vision control systems using different types of vision cameras and their programming software.
- Evaluate equipment for improvement in quality and delivery.
- Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment and follow up on 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.
- Review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety as part of a team.
- Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians.
- Read and modify electrical prints and schematics using Auto CAD.
- Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks, and communication protocols.
- Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs.
- Work overtime and weekends as needed.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Keyence or Cognex camera programming experience.
- Promess press experience.
- Electrical background.
- Familiarity with PLC/CNC, VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB, and FANUC Robots.
- Solid understanding of laser burning.
- Demonstrated ability to read blueprints and use AutoCAD.
- Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment.
- Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry.
- Solid understanding of networking.
- Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
- Familiarity with TQM and Kaizen methods.
- Experience with MS Office.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care and parental leave.
- Vehicle discount program.
- Tuition assistance.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- Generous schedule of paid holidays.
- Option to purchase additional vacation time.