Team Manager-Production

Ford Motor Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Holidays

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Employee groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Ohio seeks a capable leader to oversee all shifts within a department, driving Ford Production System standards, guiding continuous improvement, and acting as a change agent to improve performance.

The role emphasizes coaching teams, planning maintenance, and ensuring safety and standardization across workstations, with a focus on strong communication and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• 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.
• Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary.
• Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced environment.
• Leadership in One FORD behaviors with strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills.

Responsibilities

• Confirm standards are in place.
• Monitor and confirm that operating system standards are applied throughout the plant.
• Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives.
• Support issues raised by the teams.
• Coach and validate resolution of abnormalities and closure of concerns.
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs meet standards.
• Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement.
• Communicate and recognize team efforts.
• Enable a culture of learning through effective communication.
• Respect and encourage respect among all team members.
• Create a conducive work environment for duties.
• Establish a Zero Tolerance culture and reinforce mutual respect.
• Foster a proactive, performance-driven culture and morale.
• Proactively recognize team accomplishments and improve morale.
• Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities.
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Change management

Public speaking

Data analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

You will be responsible for “depth and breadth” on all shifts/crews within a department, delivering all department scorecard objectives, owning processes (e.g., constraint management/VRT), standardization across all workstations within the area, planning change, determining continuous improvement opportunities, and serving as a change agent to drive the Ford Production System.

What You'll Do

• Confirm standards are in place
• Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the plant
• Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives
• Support issues raised by the teams
• Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates interim containment actions)
• 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
• Communication and Recognition
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
• Respect and encourage respect of all team members by my actions
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• 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 completion of administrative responsibilities
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required

You’ll have

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• 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
• Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
• Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced 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: Bachelor’s Degree
• Broad production 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 a leadership salary grade 6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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