Ford is investing $5.6 billion to build its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at BlueOval City in West Tennessee. The Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center will produce the next-generation electric truck with production beginning in 2025. We're 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 expertise and will be among the largest automotive manufacturing campuses in U.S. history, harnessing our global manufacturing ability and innovative technologies. Like the iconic Rouge complex in Michigan did a century ago, BlueOval City will usher in a new era for American manufacturing. Our site aspires to have 100% renewable energy, zero waste to landfill and water reuse to help make sure our planet is in it for the long haul. For more information about Ford's BlueOval plans, visit www.blueovalcity.com

The Battery Pack Team Manager position at Blue Oval City – Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center (TEVC) will have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the start-up team, launching the facility from ground up.

You'll have…

High School Diploma1-2 years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturing environmentFundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls

Even better, you may have…

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering 3-5 years maintenance or electrical leadershipFundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controlsAutomation assembly experience Automotive experienceKnowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles Knowledge of constraint management principlesSafety and Quality experience preferredMicrosoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook) Prior experience managing a diverse work force

 

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 a salary grade 8.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

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Position Duties

Ensure adherence and compliance to the Ford Production System (FPS) Key Unifying Processes (KUP)Understand and consistently apply standard manufacturing operating systems and principlesEnforce compliance with Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuriesEnsure compliance with Quality Operating System practices to achieve zero defectsUse Andon data to prioritize efforts to achieve 100% flowSupport constraint analysis reviews and coordinate activities with proper teams to eliminate bottlenecksCoach preventive and predictive maintenance activities within the areas of responsibility or where it is requiredIdentify 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 work team and engineering teamPlan, coordinate, and execute highly technical training for the personnel within the departmentEnsure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standardsServe as maintenance liaison for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and interdepartmental Pre-Task AnalysesFacilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetingsMonitor, control, and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) Manage and support material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviewsSupervise salaried employeesCommunication to work teams and Recognition of accomplishments Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documentsLead all daily, weekend and shutdown maintenance planning with input from your team(s) and engineeringMaximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivityProvide resources, support, and priorities for all maintenance actions; Use Maximo (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (planned and crisis) and create reports to support continuous improvementUse Maximo to analyze data and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance planEnsure compliance with Quality Operating System practices to achieve zero defectsUse Andon data to prioritize efforts to achieve 100% flowSupport constraint analysis reviews and coordinate activities with proper teams to eliminate bottlenecksCoach preventive and predictive maintenance activities within the areas of responsibility or where it is requiredIdentify 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 work team and engineering teamPlan, coordinate, and execute highly technical training for the personnel within the departmentEnsure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standardsServe as maintenance liaison for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and interdepartmental Pre-Task AnalysesFacilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetingsMonitor, control, and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) Manage and support material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviewsSupervise salaried employeesCommunication to work teams and Recognition of accomplishments Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documentsLead all daily, weekend and shutdown maintenance planning with input from your team(s) and engineeringMaximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivityProvide resources, support, and priorities for all maintenance actions; Use Maximo (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (planned and crisis) and create reports to support continuous improvementUse Maximo to analyze data and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance plan