Ford Pro is a division of Ford Motor Company focused on mobility and transportation solutions. The Body Facilities Engineer will provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, applying lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and quality in vehicle assembly.
Responsibilities
- Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility
- Development of tooling and facilities master layouts based on product and process
- Apply lean manufacturing principles
- Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds
- Drive resolution of manufacturing issues
- Interface with Design and Release, tool design, and facilities activities
- Develop formal assembly process layouts in AutoCad
- Lead facilities tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site
- Track all open facilities, tooling, and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc
- Prepare management presentations
- Drive quality, cost, layout, and labor improvements
- Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment
- Lead Cross-functional collaborations with MP&L, Ford Land, Facilities Teams
- Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to update master layouts based upon as-builts
- Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
- Work with minimal direct supervision
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering
- Proficient in AutoCad with a focus on layouts
- Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)
- Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch
- 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Up to 40-50% travel required
- Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools and layouts
- Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Benefits
- 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.
Company Overview
Ford Pro is a productivity accelerator designed to drive the business forward, delivering solutions to commercial customers of all sizes. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.fordpro.com.