Engineering Specialist-Industrial

In this position... You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

In this position... You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

• Apply methodologies like Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to streamline operations and eliminate waste.
• Lead new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets, through benchmarking (internal and external), target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs.
• Support the cycle line layout planning process and virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants to support physical build events and program launches.
• Minimize and/or offset labor impacts through labor blitzes, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities.
• Assist with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support. Accurately maintain and deliver required IE documentation (Labor Glidepath, Program 1 Pager, Labor by Department, Plant Line speed, APT Assessment, etc.).
• Develop & document standardization of methods & procedures for the organization.
• Drive & implement labor efficiency through deployment of global IE process, tools and standards. Work with plants to complete & evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards.
• Collaborate and work closely with manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, Finance, and/or plant personnel. Scope of responsibility will be in Vehicle and Powertrain Plants in North America.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1+ years’ experience with Microsoft Office products.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred.
• Familiarity with VFD, Servo, Profinet.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience.
• TQM and Kaizen methods experience.
• MEA, PPAP, and DOE experience.
• Visual Factory Management experience.

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 change maker, 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.
• 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.

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This position is a range of salary grades 6, 7 and 8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

We build world‑class vehicles in our plants around the world, constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. It’s our people who really make the difference. We encourage all of our employees to think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.