Team Manager, Production & Maintenance, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You’ll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Ford’s legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary.

At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, we’re not just assembling battery systems; we’re leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Help bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

• Lead a team of salary and hourly staff to meet or exceed Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, and Environment objectives in an automated battery pack assembly facility.
• 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 give feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates interim containment actions).
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are 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 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 and tasks.
• Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other.
• Create a proactive performance-driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people.
• Proactively recognize the team’s accomplishments and improve morale.
• Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities.
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required.
• Ensure complete understanding of the current state of the business versus the desired state using data and develop improvement initiatives to meet or exceed targets.
• Candidate 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years of production and/or maintenance management experience in an automated manufacturing facility.

• Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA.
• Expert ability to present in front of plant management.
• Experience teaching Ford Production System principles or similar.
• Prior experience in a facility start-up or new equipment commissioning environment.
• Six Sigma:
  Black 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 and data analysis (performing analysis and using data 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 multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and written.
• Ability to resolve diverse problems.
• Work well under pressure and able to work under crisis management.

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 stay 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…