Team Manager-woodhaven Forge

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

Team Manager for the Woodhaven Forging Plant, responsible for daily plant operations, achieving scorecard objectives, process improvement, and driving the Ford Production System. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with experience in production environments and union negotiations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Confirm standards are in place
  2. Support issues raised by the teams
  3. Communication and Recognition
  4. Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
  5. Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities

Skills

Required

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Production experience
  • Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
  • Strong ability to present in front of plant management
  • Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
  • Union negotiations experience
  • Competent in the use of data for decision making
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
  • Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
  • Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced environment
  • demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Broad production experience
  • Strong understanding to coach and teach constraint management
  • Lead Process Coach experience
  • Strong understanding of maintenance principals
  • 6-sigma designation
  • Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability
  • Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

What the JD emphasized

  • direct responsibility for all facets of the plant on a daily basis
  • owning processes
  • serving as a change agent
  • Union negotiations experience