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Team Manager - Maintenance

Job ID
64557
Location
Kansas City, Missouri
Category
Manufacturing

Overview

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

  • Job Type: Full time
  • Work Type: On-site

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers.   We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

Position Duties:

  • Safety
    • Address department Health & Safety concerns
    • Enforce department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

    • Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources for activities

    • Enforce safety process adherence for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses

  • Quality
    • Lead data driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, and etc.)

    • Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the Global 4D or 8D process.

  • Delivery
    • Monitor production runs to insure they stay on schedule, and correct any maintenance-related problems that arise
    • Provide the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups

    • Facilitate start-up and shift-to-shift meetings
    • Facilitate skilled trades understanding of constraint analysis and provide resources for activities to eliminate bottlenecks
    • Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks
  • Cost
    • Lead project writing and the process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases
    • Manage to budgets
    • Set, prioritize and provide resources to control and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) 

    • Optimize maintenance activities to improve throughput and meet or beat budgets and production schedules

    • Implement material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews

  • People
    • Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental maintenance goals
    • Coach, counsel and teach subordinates to enhance the One Team goal
    • Lead and participate in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments
    • Promote and support work groups; integrate skilled trades per contractual agreements
    • Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement

    • Set and support Time & Data Management events related to the Maintenance Operating System and enforce attendance
  • Maintenance
    • Coordinate resources and activities to support ME organization launches within your area of responsibility to meet production schedules, budgetary limitations, and time constraints
    • Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurables
    • Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity
    • Review and approve preventive maintenance activities and assess the effectiveness of those activities
    • Devise maintenance plans, strategies, and priorities to support the total department business plan; manage daily maintenance around production optimizing opportunities
    • Provide resources and support to maintenance activities and organize planning activities
    • Confirm and require adherence to Maintenance Operating System processes
    • Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability
  • Environment
    • Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

Minimum Requirements:

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
  • Experience: 
    • 5 years in maintenance and/or engineering
    • Some experience in production
    • In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills 
  • Ability to interact with all employees in the organization
  • Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System
  • Strong communication and problem solving skills, including working knowledge of Six Sigma
  • Demonstrated ability to work as a team
  • Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
  • Demonstrated conflict management skills 
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills
  • Ability to work closely and successfully with others in order to deliver results
  • Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills 

Preferred Requirements:

  • Education: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or other
  • Experience:
    • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles 
    • Knowledge of constraint management principles
    • Safety and Quality experience preferred
    • Prior experience managing a unionized work force
    • Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook) 

We have a commitment to our products and customers, but also know that our employees are the driving force behind our success. Find out what it is like to love your job. Come discover a Company that is focused on designing better cars, but also cares about you, your family and your community. By choice, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

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:

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Speak up. We’re listening. At Ford, we believe the right ideas, and the people behind them, can move an entire industry. Here, you'll work with teams who value your voice, push bold ideas forward, and leave a mark that lasts.

Support designed to go the distance.

From day one, Ford invests in you with medical benefits built to help you plan for what’s next. You’ll also get support for you and your family that meets you at every step, so you can move forward with confidence.

  • Health and Wellness

    Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and unique wellness perks keep you and your family supported every step of the way.

  • Financial and Retirement Programs

    Build a strong financial future with robust retirement contributions, savings programs, and free personalized financial planning tools.

  • Flexible Vacation and Holidays

    Enjoy your time away from work with generous vacation, holidays, and flexible family leave designed to help you balance life and work with ease.

  • Vehicle Discount Program

    The best thing about building great products is driving them! The second-best thing: sharing your discount with family and friends so they can drive them, too.

  • Family Growth and Support

    Grow your family confidently with fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, and a supportive new-parent ramp-up program.

  • Additional Programs

    Enjoy unexpected extras like pet insurance, legal services, identity protection, and access to convenient health and wellness services.

Testimonial

Ford gives me the space to innovate, to lead, and to serve — all while staying true to who I am as an engineer, educator, and parent. It’s not just a career; it’s a community that drives change.

  • Built on one bold idea and the passion to define sustainable transportation for generations to come, Ford is a story about people with a vision that’s still being written.

    What We Do
  • Ford’s culture fuels the kind of momentum where ideas flow, progress is unstoppable, and our people keep redefining what it means to innovate.

    Our People and Culture
  • At Ford, your work matters, your life matters and we’re here to back the whole you—from growth to well-being—so you show up ready to realize your full potential.

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