Maintenance Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford's century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems.

We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?
At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands.

In this position...
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a vital role in leading maintenance operations that keep our battery cell and BESS module/container manufacturing lines running with precision and uptime. In this critical role, you will:

Lead with Integrity: Ensure the safe, reliable, and disciplined operation of production and facilities equipment across our energy storage manufacturing environment.

Innovate: Apply a self-starter mindset to optimize equipment programs, troubleshoot to root cause, and drive predictive/preventative maintenance practices.

Drive Excellence: Be the go-to expert for maintenance reliability, ensuring our facility operates with the precision required to deliver world-class energy products.

What you'll do...
Greenfield Production Excellence & Manufacturing Systems

• Lead Maintenance Operating System (MOS) initiatives within the production and facilities department.
• Optimize current production processes and maintenance tasks across battery cell and BESS assembly equipment.
• Lead equipment rebuilds and coordinate project and shutdown planning with engineers and production teams.
• Develop preventative and predictive maintenance practices to ensure 100% equipment uptime.
• Own the MOS Board, maintain spare parts inventory, and utilize Maximo to track and report on key maintenance metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement, ensuring capability is developed at the lowest level of the organization.

Leadership – Culture

• Embrace the Gemba philosophy:
  Regularly engage on the floor to monitor equipment health, listen to technicians, and solve problems where the work happens.
• Remove Barriers:
  Proactively troubleshoot equipment issues to identify root cause and eliminate constraints impacting production.
• Collaborate across functions:
  Work seamlessly with production and engineering teams to support new model and equipment launches.
• Excellent communicator who can train and coach both hourly and salary team members.
• Lead and coach maintenance technicians on the floor, building quality and equipment ownership.
• Take ownership of projects and see them through to completion with limited supervision.

Strategic – Reliability

• Provide input on new equipment design and purchase as the site builds out battery cell and BESS assembly capacity.
• Support new model and equipment launches as required.
• Conduct spare part inventory auditing to ensure parts availability aligns with maintenance demand.
• Report out on key metrics around maintenance performance and equipment reliability.

Capabilities for Success

• Resilient Problem Solver:
  Able to optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot issues to identify root cause quickly.
• Self-Starter:
  Takes ownership of projects and drives them to completion with limited supervision.
• Strong Communicator:
  Bridges the gap between shop floor technicians and corporate engineering teams.
• Agile Mindset:
  Comfortable working across shifts and navigating the ambiguity of a startup manufacturing environment.

You'll have...

• Maintenance experience with the ability to optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot to root cause
• Flexibility to support business needs by working across various shifts
• Domestic and international…