Manufacturing Engineer

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?

In this position...

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Support forward model and capacity studies for all milestones including Direct Labor and Indirect Labor in Powertrain Operations. Support forward model and capacity studies for all milestones including Direct Labor and Indirect Labor in Powertrain and Operations.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial or Process)
• 2-3 years of Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing operations experience /6 months Co-Op intern experience will count towards experience
• Open to travel
• Knowledge of Time studies, setting up workstations, line balancing
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc...)

Even better, you may have...

• Plant Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Process operations experience preferred
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel (Advanced), Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience with MODAPTS preferred
• Experience working in a team environment
• Excellent verbal/written communication skill
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Work well under pressure

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 a salary grade 6.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

This position is a range of salary grades 6-8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Responsibilities:

• Lead new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets, through benchmarking (internal and external), target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs/Plants
• Support the cycle line layout planning process & virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants to support physical build events & program launches
• Minimize and/or offset labor impacts through labor blitzes, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities
• Assist with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support
• Accurately maintain and deliver required IE documentation (Labor Glidepath, PHM, Program 1-Pager, Plant Line speed, APT Assessment, etc.)
• Work with plants to complete & evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards
• Collaborate and work closely with manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and/or plant personnel. This includes aligning with plant on reported capacity (operating pattern and labor) supporting the get ready capacity statement.
• Scope of responsibility includes Powertrain Facility in Mexico with support potentially including Assembly, Stamping and/or Other Powertrain Plants in North America