Engineering Specialist, WIP Scheduler, Ford Energy

Ford Motor Company • Glendale, KY

1d • $74,300 - $144,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Specialist, WIP Scheduler manages and improves end-to-end production-order execution, work-in-process (WIP), material flow, parts availability, and inventory control in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The role keeps physical operations and system data aligned across MES and ERP platforms, resolves material, scheduling, and inventory discrepancies, and supports continuous improvement through reporting, automation, and disciplined process execution.

The position works across production, warehousing, logistics, quality, finance, and other internal teams to maintain production readiness and continuity. It monitors and reconciles orders, materials, WIP, and inventory; maintains system data and operational reporting; and investigates risks and recurring issues to implement corrective actions. The role is initially employed by Ford Motor Company, with an expected transition to its wholly owned Battery Energy Storage Systems subsidiary within one year. Visa sponsorship is unavailable. The position is onsite, as indicated by the job posting’s #LI-Onsite tag.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Experience working with ERP, MES, materials-planning, inventory-management, or production-control systems.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and business reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of production-order execution, material flow, inventory transactions, WIP control, and reconciliation processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and work effectively across internal teams in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment, with the ability to identify, communicate, and escalate material, scheduling, inventory, and system-data risks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in production control, WIP scheduling, materials planning, inventory management, parts control, logistics, manufacturing operations, or a related field.
• Experience with Power BI, automation tools, or similar analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting parts availability, schedule adherence, and production continuity in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience maintaining and reconciling MES and ERP data, including bills of material, routings, work orders, material records, or inventory transactions.
• Experience identifying and resolving material shortages, overdue materials, inventory discrepancies, or production constraints.
• Experience leading or supporting physical inventory counts, cycle counts, inventory audits, and reconciliation activities.
• Experience using Power BI or other digital tools to develop operational dashboards, automate reporting, or improve process visibility.
• Experience conducting root-cause analysis and implementing process improvements related to material control, WIP management, inventory accuracy, or production execution.
• Experience collaborating effectively with production, warehousing, logistics, quality, finance, and other internal business partners.
• Experience supporting efforts to reduce expediting, production downtime, manual processes, inventory variances, or excess inventory.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production orders, WIP, parts availability, inventory levels, open requirements, scheduled receipts, and material usage against production schedules and operational priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate production, parts, and material schedules based on demand, material availability, and business requirements.
• Coordinate with production, warehousing, logistics, quality, finance, and other stakeholders on material availability, delivery timing, and production readiness.
• Track material movement and production-order status through completion, updating MES, ERP, and other applicable systems accurately and promptly.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve material shortages, overdue materials, excess inventory, inventory discrepancies, and risks to production continuity; escalate issues and coordinate corrective action.
• Monitor and control production-order creation, execution, completion, and closure in MES and ERP systems.
• Perform daily material and WIP reconciliations, aligning system records with on-site material and product status through transaction and accounting reviews and physical verification.
• Maintain MES and ERP master data, including bills of material, routings, material records, production orders, and scheduling information.
• Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, transaction reviews, discrepancy investigations, and weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual inventory audits.
• Review demand and production changes and adjust material plans, production orders, schedules, and operational priorities as needed.
• Prepare, maintain, and communicate reports and dashboards covering WIP, inventory, parts status, schedule adherence, work-order performance, material usage, variance adjustments, shortages, and potential production impacts.
• Use Power BI or similar reporting and automation tools to improve visibility, reduce manual work, strengthen data integrity, and support operational decisions.
• Investigate root causes of recurring material-control, production-execution, inventory-accuracy, or system-integration issues and implement sustainable corrective actions and process improvements.
• Refine and enforce end-to-end material lifecycle processes from work-order issuance through production execution, accounting closure, and inventory reconciliation.
• Maintain clear records of schedules, shortages, discrepancies, corrective actions, and resolution status.
• Support cross-functional departments with ordering and tracking replacement parts as needed.
• Follow company procedures and applicable safety, quality, inventory-control, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave and new parent ramp-up programs
• Subsidized back-up child care
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level