Industrial Engineering Manager

Ford Motor Company; Brook Park (OH); On-site; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Manager of Industrial Engineering at Cleveland Engine Plant to lead our IE team in delivering productivity proposals and line optimization. You will supervise IEs, coordinate with production, and drive throughput improvements while interfacing with the union and health and safety teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and 5 years of supervisory manufacturing experience, with a focus on root-cause analysis and cross-functional change

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
• 5 years of supervision experience in manufacturing.
• Strong root-cause analysis and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead ergonomics improvement and IE actions.
• Lead workstation setup and optimization.
• Implement engineering changes affecting workstations and allocations.
• Supervise IEs with time study schedules (MODAPTS).
• Interface with union/works council and Health and Safety.
• Lead headcount cost-saving projects.
• Supervise monthly tracking of progress in WAVE and LRPT.
• Lead cycle line layout process and staffing decisions.
• Lead Get Ready process and future model labor development.
• Mentor production organization and provide IE training.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MODAPTS

WAVE/LRPT

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position

Cleveland Engine Plant is looking for highly skilled, lean-driven Manager to lead our Industrial Engineering team. Within this new plant role, the selected candidate will lead IEs and support production to develop productivity proposals (rebalances, OLOT reduction, throughput improvements).

What You’ll Do

• Lead ergonomics improvement and problem solving through IE actions
• Lead workstation set up and optimization
• Implement engineering changes that affect the workstation and allocations.
• Supervise/coach IEs with time study schedules (e.g., MODAPTS)
• Interface with union/works council and Health and Safety to settle job disputes and ergonomic issues
• Lead headcount cost savings projects
• Supervise monthly tracking of progress in WAVE and LRPT
• Lead cycle line layout process
• Supervise planning for mix and line speed changes
• Lead the Get Ready process
• Lead/manage departmental rolls analysis for weekly manpower meeting to ensure proper labor staffing and strategy
• Lead future model labor development (design, cycle line layouts, future model allocations)
• Serve as resource for plant IE training/assistance

You’ll have

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering
• Experience: 5 years’ experience in supervision in a manufacturing environment
• Must possess the ability to analyze and resolve issues quickly through root cause analysis and drive change back to the production departments.
• Must have the necessary skill set to have job placement flexibility and the expectation to rotate to various positions within the plant such as Production or Quality
• Must display strong customer orientation with a commitment to upholding plant processes through strict adherence to the Quality Operating System.
• Must demonstrate the ability to execute to achieve results, while organizing and managing multiple priorities
• Must have a proven willingness to take a participatory approach to union relations and be a team player
• Must have the ability to serve as a strong and confident technical mentor to the production organization (both hourly and salary)
• Must have strong written and verbal communications skills

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 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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