Manufacturing Program Leader

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · Manufacturing

This role leads new program teams for manufacturing program delivery, from strategy to rate of climb, coordinating with various engineering and planning groups. Responsibilities include tracking deliverables, ensuring safety walks, identifying resource needs, participating in studies, preparing program reviews, and resolving manufacturing program issues. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 7-10 years of experience in high-volume production/manufacturing, and project/program management experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead new program teams provide Program Engineering deliverables from Program Strategy Program Strategy Confirmed through completion of Rate of Climb (ROC), by working with all engineering groups within Powertrain Delivery (APD)/Manufacturing Engineering (PTME)/ Battery Manufacturing Engineering (BME), as well as Manufacturing Strategy & Advanced Planning (MSAP), Ford Land, Industrial Engineering, Product Engineering, Supplier Technical Assistance, Powertrain Plants and Purchasing.
  2. Lead site-based engineers throughout the delivery of equipment to production readiness.
  3. Establish and track timing of commodity team deliverables to meet program milestones (Balkan, OPIC, MIDAS).
  4. Ensure weekly New Model program safety walks are conducted from the beginning of facility activities through the commissioning phase of all new model process and process support equipment. (Safety walks can be led by the Delivery Program Leader or a site-based delegate).
  5. Identify and coordinate program resource requirements both Ford Internal & External.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or in similar field (Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering preferred)
  • 7-10 Years Experience in high volume production or manufacturing environment.
  • Manufacturing Engineering with plant floor experience required.
  • Project Or Program Management / Coordination / Communication Experience
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong presentation skills with experience creating and delivering presentations.
  • Experience supporting program launches, leading teams throughout launch phases.

What the JD emphasized

  • Manufacturing Engineering with plant floor experience required.