Team Manager-Engineering

Ford Motor Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a leadership-focused Lead Process Coach to elevate the Ford Production System in our Chicago-area plants and to drive sustainable, measurable improvements across the line. This role emphasizes coaching, mentorship, and hands-on process leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will mentor teams, partner with plant management, and coach on continuous improvement, while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in manufacturing / production environments.
• Ability to interface with plant personnel and management.
• Union negotiations experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and confirm OS standards applied throughout the area.
• Facilitate Results Process using standard tools and processes.
• Coach and develop teams to achieve SQDCPME objectives.
• Lead resolution of abnormalities and validate corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to prevent reoccurrence and improve performance.
• Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion, and drive improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Coaching

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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.

In this position

Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the area.

What You'll Do

• Confirm standards are in place
• Facilitate Results Process through utilization of standard processes and tools
• Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives
• Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates permanent corrective actions)
• Drive continuous improvement on systemic abnormalities to prevent reoccurrence
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the acceptable standard(s)
• Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement and/or coaching opportunities
• Adhere to and modify Time & Data Management to promote, support, and coach a continuous improvement mindset and activities in the team
• Plan FTPM activities to improve area performance
• Drive the creation and coordination of work plans (downtime, shutdown, manage the change), and ensure the team is executing. Evaluate the effectiveness of work plans.
• Plan and implement revisions and improvements to meet the new standards as the manufacturing operating systems mature
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
• Respect and encourage respect of all team members by my actions
• Mentor, nurture, develop teams to own working together, modeling the Ford values and expected behaviors
• Develop and provide feedback for the Process Coach professional development
• Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other
• Create a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
• Proactively recognize the teams accomplishments and improve morale
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required
• Support issues raised by the teams
• Plan changes to the system
• Manage changes to the system
• Communication and Recognition
• Develop highly competent and motivated people
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities

You’ll have

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience:
• Production experience
• Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
• Strong ability to present in front of plant management
• Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
• Union negotiations experience
• Competent in the use of data for decision making
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
• Need to work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
• Having the ability to work and multi-task in fast pace environment
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Even better, you may have

• Education: Master's Degree
• Experience:
• Lead Process Coach experience
• 6-sigma designation preferred
• Strong analytical skills and quick decision making capability preferred
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

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
• 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 $112,680- $212,760.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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