Engineering Specialist - Maintenance

Ford • Woodhaven, MI

4h • Onsite

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
In this position...
Responsible for leading the maintenance operating system and initiatives within the production departments

Requirements

• Education- High School Diploma / GED
• Ability to optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot issues to identify root cause
• Excellent communicator who can train both hourly and salary team members
• Must be a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and see them through to completion with limited supervision
• Must be flexible to support production as required
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One Ford(leadership) behaviors with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• 1 or more years’ experience in Microsoft Office to include, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

Nice To Haves

• Education: Degree in Engineering, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred. Equivalent experienced accepted
• Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in manufacturing; preferably stamping
• Stamping / Press Equipment knowledge: Eumuco Forging Presses
• PLC Competency
• Lean Implementation
• ABB Robot Experience

Responsibilities

• Focus on continuous improvement, standardization and lean concepts to address equipment downtime issues
• Optimization of current production processes utilizing Maintenance Operating System
• Utilize MOS process to minimize and eliminate downtime through Preventative Maintenance actions and ensure 100% uptime
• Train and develop Salary, Skilled Trades and other Plant Personnel to utilize Work Order process to initiate and resolve Maintenance actions
• Proficient in utilizing Maximo System to coordinate and address equipment repairs
• Ensure PMs are value add and focused on driving permanent corrective actions.
• Tailor the PM plans and frequencies to maximize equipment availability and minimize unscheduled downtime and emergency maintenance actions.
• Lead the maturity of the Maximo based PMs by a) purging out PMs that are non-value add b) modification of PM frequencies for value added PMs to pre-empt unscheduled downtime or c) Adding value added PMs that are not in Maximo based on the equipment performance.
• Establish PM priorities with a focus on constraint equipment
• Lead the review of critical spare parts, OOR spare parts and purging of greater than 5 years unused spares that are readily available through suppliers to meet the Industrial Materials target established for the plant.
• Work with Team to identify and manage Constraint Operations and develop action plans to resolve productivity concerns
• Utilize Maintenance Operating System and work with Skilled Trades to improve MTBF and MTTR
• Support the creation of the Maintenance Control Center (MCC) per the latest standards and guidelines established by the Corporate Maintenance Operating System team.
• Review and maintain critical spare parts to support equipment uptime
• Support the development of training videos, maintenance tasks, procedures and related documentation for skilled trade personnel to upskill their competency with a focus on new skilled trades to enhance the effectiveness of their workmanship.
• Support Plant Annual Purchase Agreements for Building and Facility
• Support New Model launch as required
• Provide input on new equipment design and Purchase

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees