Team Manager-Engineering

As part of our Manufacturing team at Ford Motor Company, you'll help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles.

In this position as Team Manager-Engineering, you will:

• Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the area.

Responsibilities

• Confirm standards are in place
• Facilitate Results Process through utilization of standard processes and tools
• Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives
• Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates permanent corrective actions)
• Drive continuous improvement on systemic abnormalities to prevent reoccurrence
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the acceptable standard(s)
• Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement and/or coaching opportunities
• Adhere to and modify Time & Data Management to promote, support, and coach a continuous improvement mindset and activities in the team
• Plan FTPM activities to improve area performance
• Drive the creation and coordination of work plans (downtime, shutdown, manage the change), and ensure the team is executing. Evaluate the effectiveness of work plans.
• Plan and implement revisions and improvements to meet the new standards as the manufacturing operating systems mature
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
• Respect and encourage respect of all team members by my actions
• Mentor, nurture, develop teams to own working together, modeling the Ford values and expected behaviors
• Develop and provide feedback for the Process Coach professional development
• Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other
• Create a proactive performance-driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
• Proactively recognize the team's accomplishments and improve morale
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required
• Support issues raised by the teams
• Plan changes to the system
• Manage changes to the system
• Communication and Recognition
• Develop highly competent and motivated people
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience:
• Production experience
• Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
• Strong ability to present in front of plant management
• Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
• Union negotiations experience
• Competent in the use of data for decision making
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
• Need to work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
• Having the ability to work and multi-task in fast pace environment
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Benefits

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