Planning Engineer, Maintenance - Final

Ford Motor Company; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a detail-oriented project supervisor to support maintenance and asset management across our manufacturing sites. You will lead teams, optimize maintenance processes, and drive improvements from initiation to completion.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends. Manufacturing experience and supervisory capabilities are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends.
• Strong mechanical aptitude required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach skilled trades and maintenance personnel across asset management, MTTR, MTBF, cycle time optimization, preventive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring.
• Develop and lead projects from initiation through completion.
• Build relationships with hourly team members, union reps, and management.
• Identify and drive permanent corrective actions to improve production flow.

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing experience

Supervisory experience

Constraint management

Strong multitasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

We are seeking a detail-oriented, self-driven individual to support project development, team organization, material acquisition, and constraint management. Optimize current production processes utilizing the Maintenance Operating System.

In this role…

This role leads and coaches skilled trades and maintenance personnel across all aspects of asset management, including asset availability (Mean Time to Repair, Mean Time Between Failure), cycle time optimization, preventative maintenance, and predictive and condition-based monitoring technologies.

What You'll Do…

• Ensure preventative maintenance activities are value-added and focused on driving permanent corrective actions.
• Support New Model Launch activities as required.
• Lead and coach teams in leveraging new and existing machine-monitoring tools to identify system constraints and systematically reduce and eliminate interruptions in production flow.
• Build strong interpersonal relationships with hourly team members, union representatives, and management teams.
• Develop and lead projects from initiation through completion.

You'll have…

• Bachelor’s degree
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and hours, including nights and weekends.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.

Even Better You’ll Have…

• Project management skills
• 2+ years of experience in a project management role
• Manufacturing experience
• Supervisory experience
• Constraint management experience
• Strong multitasking and communication skills as well as the ability to work independently with limited supervision

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

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This role is open to salary grades 6, 7, & 8.

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.