Ford Motor Company

Area Manager - Final

Ford Motor Company • $95K — $115K *
Wayne, MI 48184In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • High school diploma required, with some post-secondary education preferred
  • Broad production experience, including Team Manager experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills to interface with diverse personnel
  • Proven presentation skills to senior management
  • Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
  • Competence in data-driven decision making
  • Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and during crises
  • Multitasking capability in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead transformation and change management initiatives
  • Implement Ford Production System processes to global standards
  • Ensure standards are adhered to and maintain internal stability
  • Remove barriers to success by securing resources and aligning objectives
  • Oversee manufacturing areas including Trim, Chassis, and Final Assembly
  • Facilitate greenfield plant installations and workforce training
  • Drive continuous improvement through support and resource provision
  • Develop organizational capability via coaching and feedback on leadership

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and various parental leave options
  • Family building benefits including adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for personal development
  • Active employee resource groups for community and networking
  • Paid time off for community service and generous holiday schedule
  • Options to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...
At Ford Motor Company, we are taking our Area Managers to the next level. This member of the plant leadership team is responsible for leading change efforts within the plant in order to meet global manufacturing standards. They will support employees by removing barriers to their success, and developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do...
  • Lead transformation and change management efforts
  • Implement Ford Production System (FPS) operating systems and processes to global manufacturing standards
  • Ensure standards are in place, deliver results, and maintain internal stability by focusing on inputs and process confirmation
  • Remove internal barriers by securing resources and aligning objectives and systems
  • Lead manufacturing areas for vehicle manufacturing - Trim, Chassis & Final Assembly, Testing
  • Lead greenfield plant facility installation, commissioning, organizational development, hiring, and workforce training
  • Lead vehicle launch pre-build events, meeting quality and delivery requirements
  • Drive continuous improvement, providing teams with resources and support for problem resolution
  • Coach, teach, and provide feedback on problem resolution and continuous improvement
  • Develop organizational capability through coaching and development of "Leaders as Teachers" at all levels, ensuring employees receive the training, coaching, and experience needed to raise performance and advance the organization
  • Develop and provide feedback for salaried staff personal development
  • Develop and implement effective area communication and recognition processes
  • Build a robust, sustainable relationship with the workforce engagement committee in support of the company's core values
  • Create a zero-tolerance environment that reinforces mutual respect among team members
  • Foster a proactive, performance-driven culture through effective communication, education, listening, and trust
  • Proactively recognize team accomplishments to build morale
  • Ensure basic administrative activities are completed as required


Qualifications

You'll have...

Education: High school diploma, some post-secondary (college or skilled trades)
  • Broad production experience including Team Manager experience
  • Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
  • Validated ability to present in front of senior management
  • Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
  • Competent in the use of data for decision making
  • Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
  • Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
  • Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

    Even better, you may have...

    Education: Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or technical field
  • Automotive manufacturing experience
  • Six Sigma knowledge
  • Demonstrated experience in final assembly
  • Computer Experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TWOS, NGAVS, QLS, ECATS)
  • Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability preferred

    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.

This position is a leadership level 5.

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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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
* Ladders Estimates

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