Process Coach-Maint

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At Ford Motor Company, we are taking our Maintenance Supervisors to the next level. These talented employees are now called ‘Process Coach - Maintenance’ and are the drivers of standardization and continuous improvement in the Ford Production System.

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers.  We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live. 
 

What you'll do...

Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work processes

Safety

• Enforce compliance with Safety Operating System practices to include, but not limited to: Combustion Safety; Energy Lockout; Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety; Working at Heights; Pre-Task Analysis (PTA); and licensing and safety training requirements
• Perform safety inspections using corporate tools (OHSIM, MSS, SPRB) and conduct safety talks
• Identify and insure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are promptly corrected
• Complete 100% of mandated FAS08 PMs at the prescribed frequency

Quality

• Communication and Recognition
• Drive Continuous Improvement through a focused maintenance program designed to reduce scrap and ensure reliability of error-proofing devices
• Maintain automation in a state of compliance with specifications, fit, form, and contamination standards

Delivery (Productivity)

• Lead skilled trades/maintenance personnel to evaluate controls requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, throughput, and up time
• Responsible for monitoring day-to-day production processes, tooling, and operations related to automation equipment
• Analyze equipment performance and work to improve efficiencies; actively participate in Constraint Review Process
• Ensure equipment start-up readiness for production  
• Use andon data (FIS, POSMON, PAARS, Maximo, etc.) to prioritize efforts and achieve 100% flow

Cost

• Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives: meet or beat schedule
• Meet FTT, inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets
• Minimize overtime by improving JPH, controlling absenteeism, using predictive maintenance programs; preparing for and fully utilizing down time; optimizing use of skilled labor throughout the day
• Supervise material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews

People

• Build Team Leaders’ and Team Members’ capabilities
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks; build and foster a team environment between production and maintenance
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Maintain a versatility matrix that ensures technical coverage at all times
• Assist and teach maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair
• Participate in Time & Data Management meetings as prescribed by Ford Production System (FPS)

Maintenance

• Supervise preventive maintenance schedules, preventive and predictive inspections, and repairs to minimize down time  
• Coordinate and schedule manpower and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time; coordinate maintenance activities with other plant operations
• Conduct root cause analysis of downtime issues to prevent recurrence (4D process)
• Work with ME/PE to launch new programs or equipment, optimize floor layouts, coordinate equipment refurbishment, and develop standardized PM programs from FMEAs
• Execute prioritized daily maintenance activities (predictive, preventive and crisis maintenance) obtaining full utilization of work force while optimizing available opportunities for all maintenance
• Provide input to MPS for weekend and shutdown maintenance planning
• Use Maximo for Maintenance (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (crisis and planned); provide quality assurance of MFM inputs to enable in-depth data analysis

Environment

• Fully integrate Leak Tag and Jumper Tag process into daily operations                    
• Control and monitor oi