Description
At Ford Motor Company, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency.
In this position, you will lead a team to develop and implement new product, process, tooling, facilities, and equipment to deliver the launch of new vehicle programs. Collaboration with various product development, plant, and skill teams will be crucial in successfully developing and implementing projects.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Manufacturing Quality Operating System requirements for multiple Subsystems (Electrical, Powertrain, Suspension, Exterior, Interior).
- Work with Product Development to simultaneously engineer new vehicle designs that are designed for manufacturing and designed for assembly.
- Supervise a team of engineers responsible for the development and implementation of process, tooling, and equipment required for the assembly of existing and new product programs in final assembly for North America plant locations.
- Develop Scope of Work to support new product requirements from conception through implementation, including sequence of operations, FMEA, equipment design, automation, feasibility, proof of concept, and launch implementation.
- Lead and develop supplier partnerships to deliver manufacturing solutions.
- Teach, coach, and mentor employees, peers, and leadership.
- Document technical knowledge and establish standards.
- Provide technical leadership to ensure the delivery of system performance, and project management skills to achieve desired timing.
- Ensure the identification of lessons learned and their application to subsequent systems.
- Support Department Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Morale, Environment, and Innovation (SQDCPMEI) initiatives.
- Travel is required up to 90% during active launch phases of program deployment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or higher.
- At least 5 years of direct experience with manufacturing (Plant Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, etc.) – preferably from the automotive industry.
- Self-motivated, organized, curious, creative, hands-on, and collaborative individual.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects at once with great attention to detail.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, 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.