Plant Manager

Do you want to change the world?

The Ford Motor Company had endured and thrived for 118 years – througheveryimaginablechallenge–becausewehavethevisiontoimaginethefutureandthecourage to change.

Ford is redefining how it will build a better world for the future by creating a culture and opportunities where employees will capitalize on Ford’s excellence in designing and building the most iconic products while also helping develop the future of world-class connected BEVs.Ford is transformingourglobalautomotivebusinesstoscale

EVs, strengthenoperations, andunlockvalue. We will deliver the speed of a startup, with the deep expertise of high-volume production.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Opportunity

Ford North America Manufacturing is hiring exceptional talent for our Plant Manager role at Windsor Site Operations which consists of Windsor Engine and Essex Engine Plants located in Canada. Our Plant Managers are critical to the success of Ford Motor Company and our ability to deliver innovative, high-quality products that our customers want and need. These plant leaders are highly visible members of the local community and responsible for leading a team of area managers within one of our 40+ manufacturing plants in vehicle operations, powertrain, or stamping operations.

Please take a moment to review the responsibilities and required and desired skills of this Plant Manager. If you feel you have the manufacturing experience and servant leadership philosophies to be successful, we encourage you to apply.

The Plant Manager will report to a regional Director of Manufacturing and lead the two Plants’ Executive Leadership Teams. The Plant Manager will lead a team of functional manufacturing leaders (operating committee members) and have oversite forapproximately 1,800 employees between the two sites.

Whatyou’llbeabletodo

The Plant Manager is the “CEO” of the plant, has holistic understanding of manufacturing and business operations. These leaders take full accountability of plant operations delivering on cost and quality. In addition to the domain expertise required (business, data, and technical acumen along with manufacturing proficiency), some of the Plant Manager key responsibilities will include demonstrating the following Ford Operating System Behaviors (Excellence, Focus, and Collaboration) and Servant Leadership qualities:

• Creates a culture of proactive safety ensuring our most valuable asset, our team members, get home safely every day.
• Leverages data and insights to drive lean improvements that deliver on quality and cost targets.
• Continually seeks opportunities and inspire others to improve processes and outcomes, leveraging KPIs and the PDCA model.
• Holds self and others accountable for excellence and adherence to operational and behavioral expectations.
• Effectively collaborates with Area Managers, Process Coaches and Hourly Employees to set standards and lead by example at all levels of the organization.
• Develops “leaders as teachers” and prioritizes ongoing development and evaluation of employee performance to continually create high performing teams that deliver results for the Ford Motor Company.
• Leads implementation of the Ford Production System aligned with lean principles and behaviors to drive structured problem solving at all levels of the organization.
• Leadstransformation and change management efforts to advance the company’s competitiveness.
• Addresses risk, concerns,and recognizes achievements of their team.

Focus

• Serves as a positive change agent drivingresults and leveraging relationships to get things done.
• Establishes and operationalizes a local vision and mission through clear goal setting and communication through structured operational cadences.
• Ensures operational stability by implementing disciplined processes and standards, meeting jobs per hour, rolled
  -throughput-yield, quality, and other key metrics.
• Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary.
• Leads costs reductions and manages plant resources responsibly and for the betterment of the plant operations and profitability.
• Creates a servant leadership culture by demonstrating…