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Manufacturing Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation. 

In this position...

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we're continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

You'll have...

• High school diploma or GED or 2 Year Technical Associate degree

• 1+ years' experience with Microsoft Office products

• 3 or more years of Assembly Engineering or Process Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering

• Min 5 Years experience in assembly

• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots considered a plus but not required

• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, use AutoCAD and solid modeling.

• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements

• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience

• Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience

• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes

• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods

• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)

• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

• System Access Requirements/knowledge of: Teamcenter (3D modelling), Modapts-APT (manpower planning), GSPAS-VPS (process allocation), i-ERP (project writing), Aurora (requisition writing), AutoCAD, TWOS (factory work order writing), QLS-CM (unit type configuration), MIDAS (machine acceptance checklists), WERS (Alerts/Concerns), Docusign, 3D part printing

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 6 - 8 and ranges from $72,480-$162,120

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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What you'll do...

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime

• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods

• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations

• As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety

• Assist in training manufacturing personnel

• Read and modify prints, Auto CAD

• Lead New Model Engine Programs for M1-M3, MPC Engine Assembly and Niche Engine Assembly

• Lead I4 Engine Assembly Cost Study responses (PS/PTC/PA) for M1-M3 Programs, MPC Engine Assembly and Niche Engine Assembly

• Global Change Control / WERS coordinator for Dearborn Engine Plant

• Maintain Engine Assembly Complexity Management - Bubble Chart for MPC Engine Assembly and Niche Engine Assembly for full engine builds as well as long block service engine builds

• Review all In-Plant Engineering Alerts

• Review all Product Engineering Concerns. Assess for MPC or Niche Engine Assembly impact. If necessary, provide cost response and upon approval, write project and implement process changes to implement product engineering requirement

• Lead interface with Product Development engineers for product change requirements due to new model, quality, warranty, and cost objectives and the potential impact on the existing manufacturing processes for MPC and Niche Engine Assembly

• Perform feasibility evaluations for new model components

• Support M4+ New Model Engine Programs PTME team - provide in-plant expertise for engine processing: Process Development, Ergo, material handling, safety, packaging

• Lead APN / PN process for BEW, CIB and Quality projects

• Manage BEW/CIB and Quality capitol and expense project financials / indicated costs - across multiple projects simultaneously

• Lead design/runoff/delivery/launch of new or retooled equipment

• Issue and manage FWO-factory work orders in TWOS for project implementation

• Resolve engineering & program delivery issues

• Lead coordination of interrelated items (material handling, work station engineering, manufacturing builds, back-up hand tools, gauging, tooling)

• Lead on-time delivery of all OEM documentation (R&M, spare parts, manuals, final installation drawings, tool set-up drawings)

• Apply technical standards and bill of process to existing plant manufacturing processes

• Lead machine sign-off & issue resolution

• Lead informative and respectful communications w/ plant team (launch, operators, skilled trades, quality, UAW reps etc.)

• Lead documentation development for manufacturing process changes: OIS, WES, JSA, Visual Factory, PFMEA, DCP, MODAPTS-APT development, RFMEA, MIDAS, EVP's, MTC, SCCAF development

• Develop and implement efficiency actions (ie: manpower reductions)

• Co-lead development of APT manpower plan for process changes, new model programs etc

• GSPAS (VPS) Co-Ordinator for engine assembly to ensure accuracy of current process within the system

• Support Engine Assembly production as necessary

• Lead development of projects within i-ERP for plant project improvements

• Lead project shutdown planning - trades allocation, timing, manage TWOS for work order funding

• Lead engine assembly response for Asset Audits for accounting purposes

• Develop spare parts requirements for new installations and initiate 1295 requests accordingly

• Work overtime and weekends as needed