Industrial Engineering Team Manager

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 Engineering

Experience:

3–5 years of relevant experience

Demonstrated experience managing engineers

Ability to quickly identify and resolve issues through root cause analysis, then partner with production departments to implement changes

Flexibility to rotate among plant positions, including Production and Quality

Strong customer focus and commitment to following plant processes and the Quality Operating System

Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results

Collaborative approach to union relations and willingness to contribute as part of a team

Confidence and technical expertise to mentor hourly and salaried employees across the production organization

Strong written and verbal communication skills

MODAPTS certification

Familiarity with GSPAS

Experience using Microsoft Office

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?

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