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Team Manager-Maintenance (KTP)

Ford Motor Company
Louisville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Feb 2026
💰 $212,760/yr($112,680/yr$212,760/yr)

About the role

In this position... 

We are taking our Maintenance Superintendents to the next level. These talented employees have the title of ‘Team Manager – Maintenance’ and they are the drivers of standardization and continuous improvement in the Ford Production System.

 

 

 

What you'll do...

 

Safety

· Address department Health & Safety concerns

· Enforce department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

· Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources for activities

· Enforce safety process adherence for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses

Quality

· Lead data driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, and etc.)

· Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the Global 4D or 8D process.

Delivery

· Monitor production runs to insure they stay on schedule, and correct any maintenance-related problems that arise

· Provide the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups

· Facilitate start-up and shift-to-shift meetings

· Facilitate skilled trades understanding of constraint analysis and provide resources for activities to eliminate bottlenecks

· Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks

Cost

· Lead project writing and the process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases

· Manage to budgets

· Set, prioritize and provide resources to control and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU)

· Optimize maintenance activities to improve throughput and meet or beat budgets and production schedules

· Implement material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews

People

· Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental maintenance goals

· Coach, counsel and teach subordinates to enhance the One Team goal

· Lead and participate in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments

· Promote and support work groups; integrate skilled trades per contractual agreements

· Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement

· Set and support Time & Data Management events related to the Maintenance Operating System and enforce attendance

Maintenance

· Coordinate resources and activities to support ME organization launches within your area of responsibility to meet production schedules, budgetary limitations, and time constraints

· Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurables

· Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity

· Review and approve preventive maintenance activities and assess the effectiveness of those activities

· Devise maintenance plans, strategies, and priorities to support the total department business plan; manage daily maintenance around production optimizing opportunities

· Provide resources and support to maintenance activities and organize planning activities

· Confirm and require adherence to Maintenance Operating System processes

· Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability

Environment

· Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

 

You'll have... 

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • Manufacturing Maintenance experience

  • Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management

  • Strong ability to present in front of plant management

  • Ability to teach Ford Production System principles

  • Union negotiations experience

  • Competent in the use of data for decision making

  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team

  • Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems

  • Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary

  • Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced environment

  • Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined

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