# Program / Site Leader **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Dearborn, MI **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $115,500-$218,100 **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/66953?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_97da9dac-e88 ## Description We are seeking a results-driven Manufacturing Program Supervisor to lead the installation, commissioning, qualification, production ramp-up of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Marshall, Michigan. This role is highly execution-focused and will own the full lifecycle of manufacturing equipment deployment,from tooling installation through stable, high-volume production. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and production ramp up within battery, automotive, or other high-volume manufacturing environments. ### Responsibilities - Lead all site activities related to equipment installation, commissioning, qualification and handover to operation team. - Own commissioning execution, including dry runs, safety validation, and final acceptance testing. - Drive equipment qualification processes, ensuring capability, throughput, yield, and quality targets are achieved before production release. - Lead production ramp-up planning and execution, establishing structured ramp methodologies to achieve rate, yield, and OEE targets. - Oversee equipment re-tooling, upgrades, and optimization initiatives to support product changes, capacity increases, or performance improvements. - Coordinate cross-functional readiness across engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, facilities, and EHS to ensure seamless start-of-production. - Manage equipment vendors and installation contractors through installation, commissioning, and post-launch stabilization. - Track and manage key ramp KPIs including throughput, yield, scrap, uptime, cycle time, and MTBF/MTTR. - Identify technical risks early and implement mitigation plans to protect launch timing and performance targets. - Establish documentation standards, change management processes, and lessons learned to support future scalable manufacturing programs. - Provide regular program updates on schedule, budget, risks, and ramp performance to senior leadership. ### Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical, or related field); advanced degree preferred. - 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, equipment launch, or industrialization in high-volume production environments. - Proven experience leading equipment installation, commissioning, and qualification for complex automated manufacturing lines. - Strong understanding of equipment acceptance processes including FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and production validation methodologies. - Demonstrated success driving structured production ramp-up and achieving performance stabilization. - Experience managing equipment re-tooling, line modifications, and capacity expansion projects. - Strong working knowledge of automation systems, process control, and industrial safety standards. - Ability to lead cross-functional teams and external vendors in high-pressure launch environments. - Strong project management skills with experience managing capital budgets and timelines. - Willingness to travel as required to support suppliers and on-site launch activities. - Prefer direct experience in battery cell manufacturing equipment and process scale-up. ### 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. ## Skills ### Required - equipment installation - commissioning - qualification - production ramp-up - manufacturing engineering - project management ### Nice to have - battery cell manufacturing equipment - process scale-up --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/66953?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)