MPE Champ- Planta Ford Irapuato

Ford México; Irapuato; On-site; MXN 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Champs offers a structured 12 to 24 month program to gain broad exposure across maintenance and plant engineering. As a Plant Engineering Trainee (Entry Level), you will support KPI tracking, preventive maintenance reviews, and energy monitoring initiatives.

You will use AI tools to improve diagnostics, participate in Lean/5S improvements, assist with requisitions and purchase orders, and document KPIs such as availability, MTTR and MTBF while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Active student from any of the last 2 semesters of Engineering.
• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support Maintenance and Plant Engineering team.
• Assist with preventive and predictive maintenance planning KPI follow up.
• Track maintenance and repair status of facilities equipment.
• Use AI tools to enhance preventive and predictive tools.
• Document agreements and follow up on simple action items.
• Assist with requisitions/purchase orders and invoicing review.
• Record and track KPIs (availability, MTTR, MTBF).
• Support energy consumption monitoring and layout updates with Plant Architect.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AI Tools

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

As an MPE Ford Champ, you will be responsible of supporting the Maintenance and Plant Engineering TEAM

What you´ll do:

Responsibilities List – Plant Engineering Trainee (Entry Level)

• Facilities Maintenance (support)
• 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).
• Energy & Layout (support)
• 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
• Cost (administrative support)
• 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.
• Tool Room & PMVH (support)
• Assist in recording and tracking basic KPIs (availability, MTTR, MTBF).
• Help manage spare crib inventory.
• Document incidents and follow up on simple corrective actions.
• Innovation (participation)
• Participate in 5 S's and continuous improvement activities for the area.
• Support data collection for digitalization/automation projects.
• Daily / Administrative Activities
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• 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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