Team Manager

Job-:
Quality

Location:

Wayne, MI, United States Workplace:
On-site

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Preferred Degree:
Bachelor of Engineering 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. The Manufacturing Team Manager is responsible for leading daily operations to achieve world-class performance in Safety, Quality, Responsiveness, People, and Cost (SQRPC) objectives.

This role provides servant leadership to a cross-functional team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement while ensuring manufacturing targets are  this role…You’ll leverage your exceptional problem-solving skills to effectively identify root causes, implement sustainable corrective actions, and drive operational excellence through data-based decision-making. You’ll collaborate closely with production, quality, engineering, maintenance, and support functions to deliver results while maintaining a safe and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications You'll have...

Education:

Bachelor’s degree

Experience:

4+ years of progressive responsibilities and experience in operations leadership

Extensive experience in high-volume, complex, manufacturing environments

Experience successfully leading a manufacturing function and directly overseeing 50+ hourly employees at once Demonstrated track record of building trust and rapport with employees and stakeholders and creating positive and healthy cultures.

Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems

Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary

Aspiration for continued career growth and new challenges.

Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership with outstanding interpersonal, team building, and communication skills

Even better, you may have...

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical field

Experience:

Operational experience leading automotive manufacturing processes across multiple areas (body, paint, final assembly, etc.)Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.

Demonstrated experience in final assembly

Experience working in a fast-paced unionized manufacturing environment

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 serviceA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day Paid time off and the option to…