About the Role
Provide leadership and mentorship in an automated battery pack assembly facility, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement to meet or exceed Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, and Environment objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of salary and hourly staff to meet or exceed Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, and Environment objectives.
- Confirm and develop standards to ensure organization and structure.
- Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the plant.
- Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives.
- Support issues raised by the teams.
- Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns.
- Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the acceptable standard(s).
- Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement and/or coaching opportunities.
- Enable and model a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills.
- Respect and encourage respect of all team members.
- Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks.
- Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other.
- Create a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports.
- Proactively recognize the teams accomplishments and improve morale.
- Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required.
- Ensure complete understanding of the current state of the business vs. the desired state using data and develop improvement initiatives to meet/exceed targets.
Requirements
- 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.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 5-8+ years of production experience, working in numerous departments.
- Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management.
- Strong ability to present continuous improvement ideas to plant management, using data.
- Ability to teach Ford Production System principles.
- Experience working in a Union environment, primarily interfacing with the union.
- Competent in the use of data for decision making.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems.
- Work well under pressure and be able to work under crisis management when necessary.
- Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced environment.
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.
- 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.
Skills
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Continuous improvement
- Data analysis
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Teambuilding
- Problem-solving
- Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-8+ years of production experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor’s Degree
Salary/Compensations
- Leadership salary grade 6
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
- 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.
About the Company
- As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice.
- Ford Motor Company
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
