Job Description
Process Coach Engineer, Maintenance, Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center
Stanton, TN, United States (On-Site)
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Introduction to Blue Oval City
Ford is investing $5.6 billion to build its state-of-the art manufacturing facilities at Blue Oval City in West Tennessee. The Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center (TEVC) will produce the next generation electric trucks, with production beginning in 2025. On 3,600 acres, we are building our first mega campus in more than a generation – and it's electric. This brand-new facility will use Ford's 100-years of automobile manufacturing expertise and will be among the largest automotive manufacturing campus in U.S. history. Like the iconic Rouge complex in Michigan, done a century earlier, Blue Oval City will usher in a new era for American manufacturing and will harness Ford's global manufacturing expertise and innovative technologies. Blue Oval City embodies the transformational Ford+ plan for growth and value creation in combining existing strengths and new capabilities. Blue Oval City aspires to have 100% renewable energy, zero waste to landfill and reusing water to help make sure our planet is in it for the long haul.
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As a Process Coach Engineer, Maintenance you will Direct and lead the hourly maintenance team's daily activities while supporting and building capability. Responsibilities What you'll do… Understand and consistently apply standard manufacturing operating systems. Validate and bridge operational needs as required to ensure the line is running safely, efficiently, and producing quality parts at rate. Cascade communication and provide team recognition. Establish and build Team Leader and Team Member capabilities. Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks. Handle basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents. Assign appropriate trades and engineering resources to maintain production equipment for continuous operation. Participate in MOS meetings to write and finalize Maximo 4Ds for equipment failures. Identify spare parts and preventive maintenance job plans for new equipment, and review effectiveness for existing job plans. Improve existing maintenance job plans based on failures, feedback from skilled trades and engineering team. Promote and ensure constant improvement in the organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure. Ensure department follows government/industry safety and quality standards. Synchronize resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-up. Facilitate start-up/shift to shift meetings. Initiate constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks. Establish the goal of maximizing equipment efficiency to improve productivity. Review/approve PM activities by ensuring spare parts availability. Review department safety measurables and coordinate improvement activities Drive continuous improvement and SQDCPME processes. Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends. Qualifications You'll have… Education: High School Diploma Capable of assigning work to hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput Ability to simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple competing objectives Problem-solving and conflict management skills Demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills Even Better, you may have… Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering Ability to work independently with limited supervision Strong organizational and administrative skills 2+ years' technical experience maintaining material handling equipment including conveyors and automated guided vehicles Safety and Quality experience preferred Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles Knowledge of constraint management principles 1+ years' experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) 3+ years' experience managing an hourly work force 3-5 years automotive experience Familiarity with constraint management principles Fundamental understanding of PLC logic and controls Familiarity with Maximo 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, and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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