Process Coach-Tool & Die

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.

What you’ll do:

• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work   Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives


• Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level


• Provide team communications and recognition


• Meet FTT, inventory, cost, scrap, supply and tooling expense targets


• Build Team Leader and Team Member capabilities


• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks


• Handle basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and corresponding documents


• Coordinate Safety Operating System activities including overhead safety, lifting and rigging and Energy Control and Lockout procedures


• Lead skilled trades/die maintenance personnel to evaluate Die Readiness requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, output, and up time


• Supervise preventative maintenance schedules, inspections and repairs to minimize down time


• Coordinate and schedule labor and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time


• Be responsible for monitoring day-to-day production processes, Draw panel formability, last hit process, contamination investigation


• Utilize understanding and expertise in draw die forming, maintenance of beads, trim steels and pierce operations


• Coordinate major and minor die repairs


• Determine and correct root cause of related downtime issues


• Assist and teach die maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair


• Ensure start-up readiness for production


• Coordinate maintenance activities with other plant operations


• Identify and ensure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are corrected and addressed

Work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends

You'll have…

• High School Diploma


• 2+ years of Tool & Die experience

Even better you may have…

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and/or Tool & Die Journeymen’s Card


• Ability to work independently with limited supervision


• Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput


• Strong organizational and administrative skills


• Strong problem-solving, conflict management and multitasking skills


• Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills


• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades 7 & 8 .      

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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