Industrial Engineer Jobs in Rochester Hills, MI (NOW HIRING)

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You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. In this position... The Core Industrial Engineer plays a pivotal role in establishing, maintaining, and advancing Industrial Engineering (IE) best practices, standards, and systems across Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering (PTME) and Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering (VME)

This position is central to driving labor efficiency, optimizing manufacturing processes, supporting labor benchmarking, and ensuring robust data management and strategic planning for new programs and ongoing operations. What you'll do... 1

Standards, Procedures & Best Practices: Lead the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of VO (Vehicle Operations) and PTO (Powertrain Operations) Industrial Engineering standards, procedures, and forms, collaborating with IE plant and staff engineers. 2. Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration: Facilitate and coordinate Industrial Engineering Information Sharing meetings and the broader Industrial Engineering Forum to promote knowledge exchange and foster a collaborative IE community.

3. Training & Competency Development: Develop and deliver comprehensive Industrial Engineering training programs, including MODAPTS, Lunch & Learn sessions, and dedicated PTME & VME Training weeks. Manage and maintain the Industrial Engineering Competency/Training matrix and IE Manufacturing Capabilities / Pathway, leveraging it to guide ongoing development and knowledge reinforcement.

4. Data Management & Process Support: Manage the PTME Engineered JPH (Jobs Per Hour) Database and support the JPH Re-rate Approval Process, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Act as the Industrial Engineering single point of contact for key manufacturing systems including APT/GSPAS, GMOD, OPIC, Global Integrator, and FPS Workstation Readiness, overseeing IE deliverables and labor screen content.

Manage Industrial Engineering SharePoints, including the Labor SAR site, to ensure accessible and organized information. 5. Strategic Labor Planning & Analysis: Generate pre-program (Pre-PS) labor estimates for critical activities such as Cycle Plan development, Capacity/Footprint analysis, Sourcing decisions, and various "what-if" scenarios.

Support the Manufacturing Labor Strategy. 6. Centralized Communication & Coordination: Lead centralized labor communication and coordination efforts with the Controller's Office for key financial processes including Business Plan submissions, Board of Directors reporting, and Mix Wires analysis.

Coordinate labor support for the CPV and FPV processes. 7. Continuous Improvement & Benchmarking: Support Manufacturing's active involvement in benchmarking activities to identify best practices and drive continuous improvement in labor efficiency and processes.

8. GSPAS System Management & Optimization: Manage the GSPAS (Global Study Process Allocation System) Business Strategy, Tracklite Management, and support system assessments. Support system upgrade testing for APT (Allocations Planning Tool) and VPS (Vehicle Process System) modules within GSPAS.

9. Financial Oversight: Manage and report on the Industrial Engineering Financial Spending status, ensuring adherence to budgetary guidelines. 10.

Labor Relations Support: Provide essential support to Labor Relations as required, contributing IE expertise to relevant discussions and initiatives. You'll have... Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical) 1+ years of Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing operations experience /6 months Co-Op intern experience will count towards experience Experience with GSPAS required Even better, you may have..

Plant Industrial Engineering & manufacturing operations experience preferred Experience with MODAPTS preferred Experience working in a team environment Excellent verbal/written communication skills Detailed knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION 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 your story span the globe, or keep you close to home

Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills. Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above. No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases Tuition assistance Established and active employee resource groups Paid time off for individual and team community service A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300. This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire

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