Ford Motor Company

Team Manager-MP&L

Ford Motor Company$112K — $212K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential
  • Degree in Material Planning and Logistics or related fields preferred
  • Experience with Production System and lean manufacturing desired
  • Previous plant experience is advantageous
  • Familiarity with CMMS and related systems is a plus
  • Long-term interest in Material Planning and Logistics career is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Manage business objectives and plan implementation effectively
  • Conduct comprehensive department reviews for safety, quality, and cost
  • Maintain budget and drive continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support lean manufacturing and material flow principles
  • Develop training processes and growth opportunities for personnel
  • Administer performance reviews and address corrective actions
  • Evaluate and implement future plans for material handling operations.
  • Provide support to Material Handling teams on business issues.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental leave programs
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Active employee resource groups for community and support
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives
  • Generous holiday schedule including a week off between Christmas and New Year
  • Options to purchase additional vacation time.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Team Manager -MP&L

In this position...

We are taking our MP&L Superintendents to the next level. These talented employees have the title of 'Team Manager - Maintenance' and they are the drivers of standardization and continuous improvement in the Ford Production System.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Manage the business with policy deployment objectives, implementation plans, and proper accountability.
  • Conduct department reviews, which include status and improvement actions for safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, maintenance, and environment (S,Q,D,C,P,M,E).
  • Maintain departmental budget and implement plans for continuous improvement in indirect labor and all overhead accounts.
  • Support Ford Production System principles through synchronous material flow and lean mfg. implementation.
  • Develop and implement processes to ensure the effective training and development of department personnel and create developmental opportunities for direct reports.
  • Administer salary performance reviews, reward and recognize, and address any needed corrective actions.
  • Review, evaluate and implement future plans for new programs, which may include modification of plant equipment, resources, and/or facilities to determine the effect on material handling operations.
  • Provide direction and support to Material Handling personnel in material handling business.
  • Work with our union partners to address any dept. issues or dept. opportunities.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills


Even better, you may have...
  • Degrees in Material Planning and Logistics, Supply Chain mgmt., Material Handling/Packaging Engineering, Business Administration, Industrial Operations, Logistics, desirable
  • Production System, Synchronous Material Flow, and lean manufacturing knowledge and experience for material replenishment desired
  • Previous plant experience is desired.
  • Knowledge of CMMS, TWOs, SMART, CPARs, SFR, OSHIM, is a benefit
  • Having a long-term interest in Material Planning and Logistics career desired


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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
  • This position is an LL6 grade, ranging from $112,680-$212,760.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Size
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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