We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
In this position...
This is a leadership role intended for a change agent who can elevate the IE function, integrate more deeply with cross-functional partners, and modernize the department’s workflows. You will bridge the gap between future program planning and plant-floor execution, ensuring that labor allocations are lean, data-driven, and optimized for world-class manufacturing.
What you'll do...
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3–6 Industrial Engineers. Foster a culture of transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Program Planning & Labor Assessment: Oversee the review of future vehicle programs to determine labor impacts. Work with cross-functional teams to assess new program content, complete labor allocations, and conduct time studies.
- Operational Design: Ensure cycle line layouts are accurately configured to show all required work content, equipment, and parts in collaboration with the Manufacturing Engineering (ME) teams.
- Strategic Advocacy: Serve as the primary voice for IE in program meetings. Confidently present data-backed justifications for labor needs and challenge product assumptions to drive leaner manufacturing behaviors.
- Transformation: Support the evolution of IE methodologies. Work with Digital Transformation and standards teams to define and implement a new workflows.
- Plant Integration: Partner with assembly plants to manage temporary labor needs and respond to change requests on current programs, ensuring a seamless transition from program launch to steady-state operations.
- Lean Leadership: Actively drive lean initiatives across the organization, ensuring that IE principles are integrated into the earliest stages of vehicle design and process planning.
You'll have...
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial OR Electrical preferred).
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering, preferably within a high-volume manufacturing environment (Automotive experience is a plus).
Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop a technical team. Must demonstrate the ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
Technical Proficiency:
- Deep expertise in MODAPTS and time study/time allocation methodologies.
- Strong understanding of layout design for labor optimization.
Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to "speak with data" to justify complex labor requirements.
Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% to assembly plants and global sites.
Even better, you may have...
- Innovation Mindset: A track record of evolving workflows and methodologies rather than just maintaining the status quo.
- Digital Savvy: Experience with Power BI, data visualization, or advanced data analytics to streamline reporting and integration.
- Resilience & Influence: The ability to navigate a complex organization, advocate for a previously "hidden" department, and demonstrate the value of IE to skeptical or unexposed stakeholders.
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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100. 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/LL6
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
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