MPE Champ- Planta Ford Irapuato

Ford; Irapuato; On-site; MXN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Champs in Mexico offers a 12 to 24 month Plant Engineering Trainee program to develop your technical and leadership skills across multiple business areas. You will work with leadership to gain insights and build professional experience for a lifetime.

The role is entry level and includes responsibilities such as supporting preventive maintenance reviews, KPI tracking, and applying AI tools to improve efficiency, while participating in Lean/5S initiatives and cross-functional meetings.

Qualifications

• Active student from the last 2 semesters of Engineering (Mechatronic, Mechanical, Industrial, etc.).
• 90% English skills (oral, reading, writing, listening).
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with initial review of preventive and predictive maintenance job plans to ensure KPI follow-up.
• Help track maintenance and repair status of facilities equipment.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Ford Champs looks forward to providing you with key knowledge and significant experiences for your professional career. This is a great platform to connect with leadership, collaborate with professionals in many areas of the business and learn more about our Ford full time opportunities. Throughout this program, there are many opportunities to gain insight and exposure to our business that will last a lifetime.

Ford Champs will allow to get to now different business areas through 12 to 24 months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.

What you´ll do:

Responsibilities List – Plant Engineering Trainee (Entry Level)

• Assist with the initial review of preventive and predictive maintenance job plans of the department in order to ensure KPI follow up
• Help track the maintenance and repair status of facilities equipment.
• Support with GEMBA in floor detecting opportunities to improve
• Use AI tools in order to enhance preventive and predictive tools
• Participate in meetings and continuous improvement (Lean/5S) activities, documenting agreements and following up on simple action items.
• Support the collection of information for cost studies and capital projects (without preparing the final analysis).
• Help keep implementing AI Tools for energy consumption monitoring
• Support to energy consumption trends daily, weekly and monthly
• Provide basic follow-up on measurements for consumption.
• Help to document and update plant layout along with Plant Architect
• Assist with capturing and tracking requisitions/purchase orders.
• Help follow up on balances and validity periods of open purchase orders.
• Support the review of invoices before sending them for approval.
• Assist in recording and tracking basic KPIs (availability, MTTR, MTBF).
• Help manage spare crib inventory.
• Document incidents and follow up on simple corrective actions.
• Participate in 5 S's and continuous improvement activities for the area.
• Support data collection for digitalization/automation projects.
• Assist to ZCC, DCC and BCC for MPE tasks.
• Participate in POKAR follow up tasks.
• Assist to meetings with MPE stakeholders such as production areas or services areas.

Requirements

• Active student from any of the last 2 semesters of Engineering (Mechatronic, Mechanic, Innovation and Development, Robotics and Intelligent systems, Industrial, Material Planning and Logistics, etc…)
• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Materials/Metallurgy, Mechatronics, or a related field).

Languages

• Fluent English (B2/C1 level equivalent), with excellent technical communication, reading, and writing skills.

Technical Knowledge

• Facilities Equipment: In-depth understanding of compressors, chillers, cooling towers, mechanics, drawings.
• AI Tools: Proficiency with AI tools in order to automate facilities tasks.

Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Leadership, proactivity, and a results-driven mindset.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams.

DISCLAIMER:

Ford Motor Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability.

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