Team Manager, Stamping Production, Ford at BlueOval City

Ford’s legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary, Ford's first new greenfield site in over 50 years. As a key member of our start-up team at the Tennessee Truck Plant, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of automotive manufacturing, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

At Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Truck Plant, you will...

• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions.

• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future.

• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others.

• be part of a teaming culture centered on high teamwork, high engagement, and a highly collaborative environment.

• serve as a brand ambassador and good neighbor, by actively shaping and participating in our plant’s community outreach initiatives, ensuring we remain an integrated and supportive community partner West Tennessee.

In this position...

The Team Manager – Production at Blue Oval City – Tennessee Truck Plant 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. 

What you’ll do...

As a Team Manager in Stamping Production, you will lead, coach, and empower production teams to achieve operational excellence, drive manufacturing standards, and deliver world-class quality. Your key responsibilities include:

Operations & Standards

• Enforce Standards & Lean Principles: Monitor adherence to manufacturing system standards and lean principles to consistently meet and exceed SQDCPME objectives.
• Manage Operational Changes: Coordinate work plans (including downtimes, shutdowns, and system upgrades) and plan maintenance to ensure smooth, efficient production flow.
• Optimize Resources: Ensure teams have the tools, inputs, and support necessary to maintain optimal production standards.

People Leadership & Development

• Practice Gemba Leadership: Engage regularly on the shop floor with empathy, listening to employees and coaching them to resolve abnormalities with permanent corrective actions.
• Develop & Mentor Talent: Coach team members and shift supervisors, modeling Ford’s values to build a collaborative, highly competent team.
• Cultivate a Positive Culture: Foster a proactive, inclusive, and Zero-Tolerance environment where accomplishments are recognized and team morale is prioritized.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Uphold Quality Systems: Ensure strict adherence to the Quality Operating System (QOS), including Control Plans, Process Verification, and Dimensional Capability.
• Drive Problem-Solving: Lead root-cause analysis to eliminate systemic issues and collaborate with the Variability Reduction (VRT) and Incoming Quality (IQ) teams to achieve world-class quality.

Administration

• Maintain Operational Integrity: Oversee and complete essential administrative tasks to ensure daily compliance and operational alignment.

You’ll have….

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field

• 3+ years' experience working in Manufacturing Process

• 2+ years' experience managing teams in a manufacturing environment

• Experience working in a stamping environment

• Experience leading quality strategy

• Competent in the use of data for decision making (for example, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement)

Even better, you may have…

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Experience leading Production Teams
• 6-sigma designation preferred
• Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability preferred
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Skills and Capabilities:

• Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management

• Strong ability to present in front of plant management

• 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

• Need to work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary

• Having the ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.     
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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