Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company is committed to freedom of movement and innovation in transportation. They are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide leadership in manufacturing engineering throughout new model development, applying lean principles to enhance efficiency and quality in vehicle production.

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 based on product and process
• Apply lean manufacturing principles
• Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds
• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues
• Interface with Design and Release activities
• Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system
• Lead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site
• Track all open 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 and labor improvements
• Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment
• Deliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact
• Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch
• Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
• Work with minimal direct supervision

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering
• 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
• Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)

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.

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