Team Manager, Quality, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

If you’re ready to change the way the world moves, join us at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, a new state-of-the-art facility in Marshall, Michigan. You’ll be a key part of the launch team that will help bring the electrification revolution to driveways, job sites, and highways everywhere. BlueOval Battery Park Michigan will produce the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells to power the next-generation Ford EV passenger vehicles and trucks under development. This new wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company will create more than 1,700 jobs when production begins in 2026. This role will start remote and then will be working hybrid out of Marshall with expectation to be on-site at Marshall once building construction and timing is established (relocation package available). 
 

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought, and foster leadership in others
• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry
 

What you'll do…

• Responsible  to efficiently operate to meet objectives for safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, maintenance and environment (SQDCPME), new model launches, continuous improvement and FPS.
• Understand all surveillance calls, campaigns and ensure departments respond
• Ensure continuous adherence to the QOS and standard Lead FPS activities. Support achievement of Production System objectives
• Manage Pre-Delivery Finished Inventory
• Manage flow in all areas that belong to Quality
• Manage process allocations to PD
• Provide real time Quality issue feedback to base departments
• Assure containment of concerns 
• Assist and support launch activities
• Assess Ok to Ship daily
• Corporate Standards, achieve timing, meet budget, and adhere to First Time Through capability
• Ensure areas are staffed to authorization to meet plant tasks/budgets, to maximize production, to minimize cost,
• Attend all TM's Daily, Weekly, Bi-weekly meetings per TDM
• Coach and mentor GSR and ensure objectives are clear and that each team member contributes to their achievement
• Drive processes and standards across all functions (PD, STA, BME, production operations and engineering)
• Support the relationship between Management and the employees
• Implement effective training and career development plans for GSR personnel with feedback on performance.
• Strive for continuous improvement
• including replacements for absenteeism, vacation, and leave of absence
  • Develop plans to improve safety and reduce risk of injury
  • Develop a teamwork environment for the whole area in effort to achieve goals and objectives
  • Represent Ford Motor Company positively internally and within the community

You'll have…

• High School Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree preferred 
• In depth experience in manufacturing processes
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with all employees in the organization
• Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work as a team
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
• Demonstrated conflict management skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills
• Ability to work closely and successfully with others in order to deliver results
• Strong working knowledge of traceability and testing data systems

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

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