Shift Junior Process Engineer Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

In this position... 

• Requires a deep understanding of specific manufacturing disciplines, particularly gear machining (blanking, hobbing, turning and milling). You will evaluate the ergonomics of various jobs to ensure operator safety and lead "Visual Factory" management to make production status and issues transparent to all team members.
• Balances hands-on technical support-specifically involving gear machining with administrative oversight of process documentation. Ultimately, your goal is to ensure manufacturing processes are stable, efficient, and capable of meeting rigorous automotive production standards.

You'll have...

• High school diploma or GED
• 1+ year of Process Engineering experience (can include co-op/internships)
• 1+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment (internship and coop experience will be considered)
• 1+ years of experience with gear machining, blanking, hobbing, milling and auxiliary processes
• Ability to work overnight off-shift on 4 person-crew.

Even better, you may have... 

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• 2 or more years in the automotive industry
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills
• Solid understanding of Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
• Familiarity with DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
• Knowledge of TQM and Kaizen Methods, FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
• Validated experience with Visual Factory Management

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades 6, 7 and 8.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity

Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity

Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products

Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes

Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with guidelines

Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required

Analyze vehicle inventory root causes; engage in mapping and corrective actions to reduce vehicle inventory

Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes

Deliver capable processes and tools for Trim and Chassis Assembly operations

Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices

Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental and Environmental standards

Back up ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required

Support continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity

Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements