Ford Motor Company is committed to freedom of movement and innovation in transportation. They are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide leadership in manufacturing engineering throughout new model development, applying lean principles to enhance efficiency and quality in vehicle production.
Responsibilities
- Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility
- Development of tooling and facilities based on product and process
- Apply lean manufacturing principles
- Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds
- Drive resolution of manufacturing issues
- Interface with Design and Release activities
- Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system
- Lead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site
- Track all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc
- Prepare management presentations
- Drive quality, cost and labor improvements
- Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment
- Deliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact
- Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch
- Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
- Work with minimal direct supervision
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering
- Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)
- Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch
- 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Up to 40-50% travel required
- Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools
- Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)
Benefits
- 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.
Company Overview
We don't just make history -- we make the future. It was founded in 1903, and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.ford.com.