Lead Process Coach MOS, Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center

Ford’s legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, we’re not just assembling vehicles; we’re leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere. 

At Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center, 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.
 

In this position…

• The Lead Maintenance Process Coach partners with the Maintenance Operation Systems (MOS) Manager to create, implement, and execute all processes and tasks needed to ensure the reliability and availability of the production equipment. The unique timing for THIS position allows for leading of, or participation in the following:
  • Hiring the initial skilled workforce
  • Creating initial training standards
  • Initial formatting of the equipment structure in Maximo
  • Equipment buyoff, installation and debug
  • Creation machine FMEAs and associated PM tasks.

What you'll do…
Drive SQCDPME by understanding and consistently applying standard manufacturing operating system processes. Validate and bridge operational needs to ensure the line is running safely, smoothly, and producing quality parts.

• Safety
  o    Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards
  o    Review department safety metrics and coordinate improvement activities
  o    Serve as maintenance liaison for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses
• Quality
  o    Direct data-driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, etc.)
  o    Devise and implement strategy to tighten tolerances within specifications for fit, form and functionality
• Delivery
  o    Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups
  o    Facilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetings
  o    Facilitate constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate bottlenecks
• Cost
  o    Promote and ensure continuous improvement in the manufacturing engineering organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure
  o    Monitor, control, and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) 
  o    Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives: meet or beat schedule
  o    Manage and support material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews
• People
  o    Supervise salaried employees
  o    Communication and Recognition
  o    Participate in Time & Data Management meetings for scheduling, staffing, procurement, equipment maintenance, inventory control, constraint analysis, and the coordination of production activities with codependent departments
  o    Build Team Leaders’ and Team Members’ capabilities, mentor subordinates
  o    Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks; build and nurture a One Team environment
  o    Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Maintenance
  o    Lead all daily, weekend and shutdown maintenance planning with input from your team(s)
  o    Integrate the maintenance plan into total department business plan
  o    Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity
  o    Provide resources, support, and priorities for all maintenance actions; Use Maximo (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (planned and crisis) and create reports to support continuous improvement
  o    Use Maximo to analyze data and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance plan
  o    Jointly coordinate maintenance and engineering activities
• Environment
  o    Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards
   

You'll have…

• Education: High School Diploma
• Experience: 1-2 years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturin