# Assistant Plant Manager

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

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## Description

The Assistant Plant Manager is the 'COO' of the plant, with a holistic understanding of manufacturing and business operations. They will take full accountability of plant operations and culture aligned with Ford's leadership core values of Excellence, Focus, and Collaboration and a servant leadership mentality.

In addition to domain expertise, the Assistant Plant Manager will demonstrate the following Ford Operating System and Servant Leadership capabilities:

- Leverage data and insights to drive lean improvements that deliver on cost and quality targets.

- Continually seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes, leveraging KPIs and the PDCA model

- Hold self and others accountable for excellence and adherence to operational and behavioural expectations

- Effectively collaborate with Area Managers, Process Coaches and Hourly Employees

- Develop 'leaders as teachers' and prioritise ongoing development and evaluation of employee performance to drive results.

- Lead implementation of the Ford Production System aligned with lean principles and behaviours.

- Lead transformation and change management efforts to advance the company's competitiveness.

- Elevate concerns/risks and recognises achievements

As a partner to the Plant Manager and change agent driving results and leveraging relationships to get things done, the Assistant Plant Manager will establish and operationalise a local vision and mission through clear goal-setting and communication.

They will ensure operational stability by implementing disciplined processes and standards, meeting jobs per hour, rolled-throughput-yield, quality, and other key metrics.

Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary.

Manage costs and resources responsibly and for the betterment of the plant

Has self-awareness and a deep understanding of employee's aspirations, strengths, and well-being, evidenced by employee engagement scores, regular check-ins, and time spent on the plant floor (80%).

Partner with Plant Manager to build a positive and inclusive culture by leveraging diverse viewpoints and mutual respect.

Foster collaboration on best practices, standardised work, and building networks across functional areas.

Build strong relationships with employees, Employee Resource Groups, the union, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Consistently demonstrate empathy and Gemba, engaging regularly with employees on the plant floor to listen and problem solve.

Role model authenticity and inspires through charismatic communication and leading by example

Bring a high level of energy and effort to all tasks

## Skills

### Required
- Lean
- Kaizen
- TPS
- Profit and Loss statement
- Managing a manufacturing function
- Leading a team of 50+ hourly employees