At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

Responsibilities

In this key role, you will provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout existing programs or new model program being launch. This will involve the application of lean manufacturing principles to ensure the highest quality, most efficient processes and products possible. You will:

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout an existing program or a new model program being launch.

• Development of tooling and facilities based on product and process.

• Apply lean manufacturing principles.

• Lead virtual manufacturing stamping builds.

• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.

• Interface with Design and Release activities.

• Develop formal stamping process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system. 

• Lead stamping tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site. 

• Track all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc.

• Prepare management presentations.

• Drive quality, cost and labor improvements.

• Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment.

• Deliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact. 

• Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch.

• Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints

• Work with minimal direct supervision

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, mechanical or mechatronics engineering.

• Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Stamping & Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico).

• Six sigma & Minitab knowledge.

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing plants.

• 2 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Travel availability.

• Ergonomic`s knowledge.

Preferred Requirements:

• Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools

• Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)