Ford Motor Company

Manufacturing Engineer - Process, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford Motor Company • $65K — $166K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 2+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience, including internship, in an automated manufacturing facility
  • 1+ years of demonstrated experience managing process improvements or new equipment installation.

Responsibilities

  • Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques for continuous improvement in manufacturing processes
  • Lead and coordinate production line activities as a subject matter expert to achieve KPIs
  • Develop KPIs and data visualizations to gauge performance against expectations
  • Drive interim and permanent corrective actions for quality and production issues using structured methodologies
  • Set and monitor quality targets during the launch process for each build phase
  • Conduct process audits to ensure compliance with guidelines and standards
  • Lead efforts in lean manufacturing initiatives and variability reduction.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility treatments
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Active employee resource groups and community service paid time off
  • Generous paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Full Job Description
Job Description

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to drive continuous improvement to manufacturing processes
  • Function as the leader and subject matter expert for the specified section of the production line. Coordinate activity and drive improvements to achieve KPI's.
  • Develop relevant KPI's and data visualizations to enable a clear understanding of the actual vs. expected performance
  • Lead development of interim and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality and production issues using 8D methodology and structured problem-solving tools
  • Play an integral part in the Launch process by establishing and monitoring quality target levels at the workstation level for each build phase to validate workstations' readiness
  • Conduct process audits to ensure the process adheres to guidelines and specific process standards
  • Act as team leader in resolving assembly-related concerns. Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices.
  • Support ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required
  • Lead development of solutions for throughput constraints
  • Manage and direct statistical process control activities
  • Support efficiency planning to ensure workstations are properly set up with quality risks identified and addressed
  • Change management leadership
  • Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 2+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience, including internship, in an automated manufacturing facility
  • 1+ years of demonstrated experience, including internship, managing process improvements or new equipment installation.


Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree in Engineering or MBA
  • 5+ years of manufacturing process engineering experience in an automated manufacturing facility
  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience, managing process improvements or new equipment installation.
  • 2+ years of experience using 3D CAD review (3D Experience, CATIA, or equivalent)
  • Experience with cameras, error-proofing systems, and/or robots
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
  • 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem-solving skills
  • Solid understanding of Lean Tools
  • 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
  • DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
  • Knowledge of FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs
  • Demonstrated skills in print reading, tool layouts, and gauging
  • Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience
  • Prior experience in a facility start-up or new equipment commissioning environment.
  • Six Sigma: Black or Green Belt certified.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
    under tight timelines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Proficiency with KPI management, data analysis, and data visualization (using data to communicate to an audience
    and to make decisions)
  • Strong public speaking and presentation skills
  • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and FMEA processes.
  • Ability to work and multitask in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Understanding of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles
  • Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, GD&T etc.)
  • Strong understanding of industrial controls and automation


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 range of salary grades 5-8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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

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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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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183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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