Industrial Engineering Team Manager

Ford Motor Company • Chicago, IL • 2h ago

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.

In this position...

The Industrial Engineering Team Manager leads and supports production to develop productivity proposals (rebalances, OLOT reduction, throughput improvements).

What you'll do...

· Lead ergonomics improvement and problem solving through IE actions, lead workstation setup, and optimization

· Implement engineering changes that affect the workstation and allocations.

· Supervise/coach IEs with time study schedules (e.g., MODAPTS). Interface with union/works council and Health and Safety to settle job disputes and ergonomic issues

· Lead headcount cost savings projects

· Supervise monthly tracking of progress in VPOS

· Lead cycle line layout

· Supervise planning for mix and line speed changes

· Lead/manage departmental rolls analysis for weekly manpower meeting to ensure proper labor staffing and strategy

· Lead future model labor development (design, cycle line layouts, future model allocations)

· Serve as a resource for plant IE training/assistance

You'll have...

· Education: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

· 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 communication skills

Even better, you may have...

· MODAPTS Certification

· GSPAS knowledge

· Microsoft Office experience

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 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 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a salary grade LL6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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