Engineering Specialist-Industrial

Ford Motor Company • Flat Rock, MI • 8h ago

In this position...

You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.

What you'll do...

Apply methodologies like Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to streamline operations and eliminate waste.

Lead new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets, through benchmarking (internal and external), target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs

Support the cycle line layout planning process & virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants to support physical build events & program launches

Minimize and/or offset labor impacts through labor blitzes, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities

Assist with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support Accurately maintain and deliver required IE documentation (Labor Glidepath, Program 1

Pager, Labor by Department, Plant Line speed, APT Assessment, etc.)

Develop & document standardization of methods & procedures for the organization

Drive & implement labor efficiency through deployment of global IE process, tools and standards Work with plants to complete & evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards

Collaborate and work closely with manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, Finance, and/or plant personnel Scope of responsibility will be in Vehicle and Powertrain Plants in North America

You'll have...

High school diploma or GED

1+ years' experience with Microsoft Office products

Even better, you may have...

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred

Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred

Familiarity with VFD, Servo, Profinet

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience

Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience

TQM and Kaizen methods experience

MEA, PPAP, and DOE experience

Visual Factory Management 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 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_https:/fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD\\;!!N\LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!FPsjnQp2dVxMTUrVmmAOXITCAr1VpJYV\ZglTt-Vh4MLV4FC1N0HZwuI\EMQKPJPjifOJyalyQ8V1pg$)

This position is a range of salary grades 6, 7 and 8.

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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