Team Manager-Industrial Engr

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

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.

Lead IEs and support production to develop productivity proposals (rebalances, OLOT reduction, throughput improvements).

• Lead Industrial Engineering (IE) efforts to improve ergonomics, workplace safety, workstation setup, and production efficiency.
• Partner with Production, Health and Safety, hourly employees, team leaders, and union or works council representatives to resolve job, staffing, and ergonomic concerns.
• Lead and coach IEs and Continuous Improvement Specialists in developing and delivering productivity improvements, including line balancing, rebalancing, OLOT reduction, throughput gains, operator utilization, and increased value-added work.
• Identify and lead headcount and labor-cost reduction initiatives; track hourly headcount changes with Global IE teams and publish monthly reports by area.
• Manage plant and departmental manpower planning, including daily reporting, weekly roll analysis and reviews, staffing strategies, and alignment of training and versatility plans with workforce needs.
• Support hiring and posting activities in partnership with union representatives.
• Plan and implement workstation, allocation, mix, and line-speed changes, as well as plant and shop operating patterns that maximize efficiency.
• Lead cycle-line layout development and future-model labor planning, ensuring layouts and labor allocations support safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency.
• Guide time-study planning and execution, including MODAPTS, and provide IE training and support across the plant.
• Promote continuous improvement and waste elimination through Kaizen, Six Sigma, and low-cost automation projects.
• Represent the plant on the National Ergonomics Committee and lead plant safety and ergonomics initiatives.
• Monitor monthly progress in VPOS and support the Finance Controller with labor‑efficiency targets and monthly labor-cost reporting.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineeringor related field

• Experience:
  
  3-5 years’ experience

• Must possess the ability to analyze and resolve issues quickly through route cause analysis and drive change back to the production departments.

• Must have the necessary skill set to have job placement flexibility and the expectation to rotate to various positions within the plant such as Production or Quality

• Must display strong customer orientation with a commitment to upholding plant processes through strict adherence to the Quality Operating System.

• Must demonstrate the ability to execute to achieve results, while organizing and managing multiple priorities

• Must have a proven willingness to take a participatory approach to union relations and be a team player

• Must have the ability to serve as a strong and confident technical mentor to the production organization (both hourly and salary)

• Must have strong written and verbal communications skills

• MODAPTS Certification

• GSPAS knowledge

• Microsoft Office experience

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