Area Manager, Front End Production, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford Motor; Marshall (MI); On-site; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Family benefits

Job summary

Ford Motor is seeking an experienced leader to drive manufacturing excellence and strategic initiatives within a complex, global operation.

The role focuses on leading an agile team, delivering key performance indicators, and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration across production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles.
• Proven ability to communicate complex operational concepts to all levels of leadership.
• Demonstrated track record of attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of KPIs to align department objectives with business goals.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement across the plant.
• Motivate teams by leveraging technology and best-in-class systems.
• Serve as SME for KUP and rollout of standardized processes plant-wide.
• Utilize MES and real-time data to identify bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Develop employees through training, coaching, and mentoring.

Skills

Leadership

Agile leadership

Team management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

P&L literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

MES

Job description

Description

• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

In this position...

• Achieve business results by leading the development and delivery of Key Performance Indicator’s to ensure department objectives support overall business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Motivate teams by leveraging technology and best-in-class manufacturing systems.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Key Unifying Processes (KUP), partnering with other Area Managers to lead the standardized rollout and continuous evolution of these systems plant wide.
• Leverage manufacturing execution systems (MES) and real-time data to identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable solutions.
• Support employees by removing barriers to their success and developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Lead change efforts to construct and achieve manufacturing standards.
• Demonstrate empathy and embrace Gemba philosophy by engaging regularly with employees in production environments to listen and problem solve.
• Champion the formation of the culture required to achieve the Vision, Mission, and Values to deliver performance objectives.
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills.
• Develop ‘leaders as teachers’ at all levels by ensuring all employees receive necessary training, coaching, and support to optimize performance and advance both the overall organization as well as self.
• To lead and align diverse, multicultural teams to achieve a unified business strategy.

• Emotionally intelligent leader who remains calm in ambiguous situations.
• Able to align team members from different backgrounds and cultures to achieve business strategy.
• Strong leadership skills and experience leading, attracting, and developing strong results-oriented teams.
• Experience managing high degrees of complexity in processes and communication with all levels of leadership.
• Strong business acumen and project management skills
• Collaborative leadership style is necessary to influence and build meaningful relationships with all cross functional teams.
• Good communicator with a proven ability to build trust, influence, and foster relationships.
• Strong project management skills and financial literacy (P&L understanding).

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Qualifications

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles.
• Proven ability to communicate complex operational concepts to all levels of leadership, from shop floor operators to executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record of attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing, results-oriented teams.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally as required.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s Degree.
• 5+ years of specific experience in Battery cell manufacturing or advanced Electromechanical assembly
• Experience succeeding in high levels of complexity, exposure, to multiple business issues, ambiguity, and conflict.

Benefits

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

This position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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. 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.