Team Manager - Manufacturing Press Room Plant Engineering (Maintenance)

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.

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... 

• Education: High School Diploma
• 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 effective