Industrial Engineer; Sharonville, OH

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.

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Support forward model and capacity studies for all milestones including Direct Labor and Indirect Labor in Powertrain Operations.

Support forward model and capacity studies for all milestones including Direct Labor and Indirect Labor in Powertrain and Operations.

What you'll do...

• Lead new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets, through benchmarking (internal and external), target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs/Plants
• Support the cycle line layout planning process & virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants to support physical build events & program launches
• Minimize and/or offset labor impacts through Kaizen, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities
• Support STP labor SAR items
• Assist with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support
• Accurately maintain & deliver Machining META and Gear & PCA dotmaps
• Complete & evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards
• Collaborate and work closely with staff IE’s, manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and/or plant personnel. This includes aligning with plant on reported capacity (operating pattern and labor) supporting the get ready capacity statement.
• Scope of responsibility primarily includes Sharonville Transmission Plant programs with support for Powertrain Facilities in North America with support potentially including Assembly, Machining, Gears and/or Other Powertrain Plants in North America.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical pref)
• At least 2-3 years of Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing operations experience
• Open to limited travel (OH & S.E. MI)
• Knowledge of Time studies, setting up workstations, line balancing
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc...)

Even better, you may have...

• Plant Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Process operations experience preferred
• Capacity & Operating Pattern knowledge (e.g. Capacity Strategy document)
• Machining META, Gear & PCA Dotmaps
• Experience with MODAPTS preferred
  
  Experience working in a team environment
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Work well under pressure

VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

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 of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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
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