# Team Manager, Paint Automation

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

## Responsibilities

What you'll do...

- Use Six Sigma problem-solving skills to support a continuous improvement mindset.

- Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental goals.

- Review, audit, and update PM activities for automation equipment.

- Manage costs for indirect materials and robot covers by tracking usage and developing alternative or new solutions.

- Ensure quality inspections are performed and quality issues are addressed quickly.

- Develop and implement prove-out processes for flawless startup of booths.

- Drive the team to identify and break bottleneck issues using FIS data.

- Direct, train, and validate skilled trades repairs of automation equipment.

- Identify and resolve safety issues and potential safety issues.

- Operate automation equipment to meet environmental requirements.

- Direct teams to take the right actions to resolve issues with strong knowledge.

- Reprogram automation for engineering changes and improvements.

- Meet Paint appearance specifications and participate in the paint appearance VRT team.

- Improve MTTR and MTBF using MOS tools for quick changeover, BBQ, and PM completion.

- Develop and execute solid weekend and downtime work plans for automation equipment.

- Lead Paint Application VRT, support Dirt VRT and Paint Appearance VRT.

- Identify requirements, develop training plans, and track skill levels for automation tenders and skilled trades.

- Develop and maintain versatility requirements.

- Create a proactive performance-driven culture that listens, reacts, supports, and teaches.

- Standardize procedures across the 4 automation crews.

- Establish a common future vision for the spray booths and their operation for the automation teams to achieve together.

## Qualifications

You'll have...

- A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.

- 2+ years in maintenance and/or engineering.

- 5+ years of supervisor experience in a manufacturing environment.

- 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

- Management skills to lead, empower, and develop Salary and UAW Hourly employees.

- Strong communication skills (verbal & written), with the ability to summarize complex issues.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using 4D, FMEAs, and DAMAICs.

- Production, maintenance, and automation experience with Fanuc robots.

- Working knowledge of PLC logic, Control Logix, and Paint Pro.

- Electrical background or related experience.

- Familiarity with automation equipment and controls.

Even better, you may have...

- Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System.

- Leadership experience demonstrating ONE FORD leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, team-building, and communication skills.

## Benefits

We offer:

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Six Sigma problem-solving
- Microsoft Office
- Fanuc robots
- PLC logic
- Control Logix
- Paint Pro
- Electrical background
- Automation equipment and controls

### Nice to have
- Ford Production System
- ONE FORD leadership behaviors

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