# Plant Manager, Van Dyke Powertrain Center

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Sterling Heights
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

As the Plant Manager of the Van Dyke Powertrain Center, you will oversee a holistic business operation, leading the Plant's Executive Leadership Team and approximately 1,800 employees. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality powertrain components that power the future of movement, while maintaining a culture of proactive safety and implementing the Ford Production System (FPS).

Responsibilities:

- Lead Excellence: Safety, Quality, and the Ford Production System

+ Create a culture of proactive safety, ensuring team members get home safely every day. 	+ Implement the Ford Production System (FPS) and embed lean principles and structured problem-solving (PDCA) at all levels of the organization. 	+ Drive transformation and change management efforts to advance the plant's competitiveness in an ever-changing world. 	+ Hold yourself and others accountable for excellence in adherence to operational and behavioral expectations.

- Drive Focus: Disciplined Execution & Shop Floor Metrics

+ Ensure the plant meets rigorous production targets, including Jobs Per Hour (JPH), Rolled-Throughput-Yield (RTY), and strict quality standards. 	+ Leverage data and insights to drive lean improvements and monitor progress using Action-Impactful KPIs. 	+ Take full accountability for the plant's Profit & Loss (P&L) and lead cost-reduction initiatives to drive profitability. 	+ Act as a strong problem-solver who can lead effectively under pressure and manage crises when necessary to keep the team moving.

- Build the Best Team: Labor Relations & Servant Leadership

+ Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with Organized Labor Leadership, Employee Resource Groups, and suppliers. 	+ Demonstrate empathy by going to Gemba and engaging regularly with all members of the team from Area Managers to Hourly Associates on the plant floor. 	+ Prioritize the ongoing development and evaluation of employee performance and create a high-performing team that delivers results. 	+ Leverage your staff to build an inclusive culture that allows for diverse viewpoints, evidenced by high employee engagement scores and impactful check-ins.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of progressive operations leadership in a high-volume, high-precision, complex manufacturing environment (overseeing 800+ employees)

- Extensive experience in machining and assembly within a tight-tolerance environment

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field

- Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work

- Proven experience interfacing with both hourly and salaried employees within a union manufacturing environment

- Deep understanding of managing a P&L and strong financial acumen

## Skills

### Required
- Lean manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Machining and assembly
- Tight-tolerance environment
- Union manufacturing environment
- P&L management
- Financial acumen

### Nice to have
- Engine or Powertrain manufacturing
- Manufacturing engineering technical capabilities
- Partnership with a union during a negotiation or contract renewal