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Team Manager-Paint Manufacturing Engineer (LAP)

Ford Motor Company
Louisville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Mar 2025

About the role

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. What will you make today?

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.

What you'll do...

  • Lead Maintenance and engineering teams in scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of Paint Department equipment and automation
  • Lead Project Writing and process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases.
  • Coach, Counsel and Teach the team’s GSR’s to handle and lead multi-dollar projects.  
  • Coordinates the resources and activities of ME organization to meet the production schedule within budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  • Participates in maintenance scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of activities with those of other departments.
  • Analyzes the plant's personnel and capital resources to select the best ways of meeting the production quota.
  • Monitors the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise.
  • Promotes and ensure constant improvement in the ME organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure.
  • Ensures department complies with government/industry standards.
  • Ensures department production processes meet all Global Paint Engineering quality control plan requirements and Ppk targets.
  • Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-up.
  • Facilitate start-up / shift to shift meetings!
  • Help develop targets and then deliver FPS metrics for each of the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, and Environment operating systems.
  • Promote and support Small Teamwork Groups
  • Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks.
  • Ensure deliverables are aligned with VIM Action Matrix, 5-year plan, and monthly Executive Throughput JPH Constraint Package
  • Establish the goal of maximizing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) with continuous improvement of Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) metrics to improve productivity.
  • Review/approve PM activities and ensure 100% PM completion.
  • Address department Health and Safety concerns
  • Review department safety measurables & coordinate improvement activities

 

You'll have...

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
  • Experience: 5 years in maintenance and engineering
  • Some experience in Production
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to interact with all employees in the organization
  • In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes
  • Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System
  • Strong communication and problem solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma
  • Demonstrated ability to 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
  • 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 in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
  • Experience: Previous Paint manufacturing background
  • Knowledge of Factory Information Systems (FIS)
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
  • Knowledge of constraint management principles
  • Safety and Quality experience preferred.
  • Prior experience managing a unionized work force.
  • Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook

 

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 yo

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