Ford's legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, we're not just assembling vehicles; we're leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.
At Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, you will...
use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.
This is an Enterprise Technology operation-based role that supports the all-new Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center where the next generation Ford Truck BEV will be built. This is an outstanding opportunity to be a member of the Site IT team and assist in redefining how site IT supports manufacturing for the future of Ford's electrification revolution.
As a member of the Plant IT team, you will be hands on assisting and launching the plant in producing this very exciting and brand-new platform of vehicles for the NA consumer market. As part of the job responsibilities, you will interface and support IT across a broad host of Infrastructure & Applications that the plant uses to produce these exhilarating vehicles.
What you'll do...
The successful candidate will be working with a local team to provide support that includes technical troubleshooting, data analysis & problem resolution for the applications & infrastructure on the plant floor.
Will contribute on leading various efforts to ensure all responsible manufacturing applications meet Ford's productivity goals.You will also interface daily with all business departments in the plant, from assembly and industrial controls to quality and manufacturing / logistics.
Pre-production builds will begin in late 2026 with full production late 2027. During this time, you will be able to:
Support, launch, deploy all new systems required for the plant, End user Support, Applications from quality to production.
Support a multi-shift operation in launch mode of a greenfield manufacturing plant.
Work flexible hours and rotating schedule to support business processes (days, nights and or weekends/holidays) This will be until 2028.
Provide technical support (Manufacturing IT applications, infrastructure, operating systems, end-user-productivity tools) to plant business customers throughout the manufacturing plant.
Interface with corporate IT and business owners to prioritize improvement efforts
Support Plant Floor Systems / PDO teams in resolving incidents; Provide triage and business continuity plans, support escalations, provide hands and feet to support teams and other global teams (i.e. DBA, Server Operations, Ops Control, Network Operations)
Focus on the integration / long term maintenance of applications and hardware
Assist site IT manager with managing assignments and workload
Develop, maintain, and share, accurate support documentation
Support local network equipment in a Cisco based environment
Support local servers across both physical and virtual environments in a Windows and Linux based ecosystem
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Technology related.
We are looking for recent graduate with college projects experience or at most 2 years related-work experience. Most important, people willing to learn with excellent work ethic and with high desire to make a difference.
Ability to support a multi-shift, 24x7 operation
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 changemaker, 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
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a salary grade 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1
This position is a range of salary grades 5-8 .
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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