Team Manager - Maintenance

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers.   We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.


 

Position Duties:

• Safety
  • Address department Health & Safety concerns

  • Enforce department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

  • Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources for activities

  • Enforce safety process adherence for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses

• Quality

  • Lead data driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, and etc.)

  • Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the Global 4D or 8D process.

• Delivery
  • Monitor production runs to insure they stay on schedule, and correct any maintenance-related problems that arise

  • Provide the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups

  • Facilitate start-up and shift-to-shift meetings
  • Facilitate skilled trades understanding of constraint analysis and provide resources for activities to eliminate bottlenecks
  • Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks
• Cost
  • Lead project writing and the process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases
  • Manage to budgets

  • Set, prioritize and provide resources to control and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) 

  • Optimize maintenance activities to improve throughput and meet or beat budgets and production schedules

  • Implement material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews

• People
  • Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental maintenance goals
  • Coach, counsel and teach subordinates to enhance the One Team goal
  • Lead and participate in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments
  • Promote and support work groups; integrate skilled trades per contractual agreements

  • Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement

  • Set and support Time & Data Management events related to the Maintenance Operating System and enforce attendance
• Maintenance
  • Coordinate resources and activities to support ME organization launches within your area of responsibility to meet production schedules, budgetary limitations, and time constraints
  • Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurables
  • Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity
  • Review and approve preventive maintenance activities and assess the effectiveness of those activities
  • Devise maintenance plans, strategies, and priorities to support the total department business plan; manage daily maintenance around production optimizing opportunities
  • Provide resources and support to maintenance activities and organize planning activities
  • Confirm and require adherence to Maintenance Operating System processes
  • Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability
• Environment
  • Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial  Military experience
• Experience: 
  • 5 years in maintenance and/or engineering
  • Some experience in production
  • In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills 
• Ability to interact with all employees in the organization
• Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System
• Strong communication and problem solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
• Demonstrated conflict management skills 
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills
• Ability to work closely and successfully with others in order to deliver results
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills 

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
• Experience:
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles 
  • Knowledge of constraint management principles
  • Safety and Quality experience preferred
  • Prior experience managing a unionized work force
  • Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook) 

We have a commitment to our products and customers, but also know that our employees are the driving force behind our success. Find out what it is like to love your job. Come discover a Company that is focused on designing better cars, but also cares about you, your family and your community. By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition. 

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us. 

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. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. 

For information on Ford’s salary and benefits, please visit:

https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2022-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-1.pdf

At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority.  Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combatting COVID-19.  As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons.  Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen.  As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.