Engineering Specialist, WIP Scheduler, Ford Energy

Ford Motor•Glendale, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Specialist, WIP Scheduler manages and improves end-to-end execution of production orders, work-in-process (WIP), material flow, parts availability, and inventory control in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The role ensures physical operations and system data remain 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 schedules, orders, material movement, and inventory; maintains relevant system data; investigates risks and recurring issues; and communicates operational status through reports and dashboards. The role follows company procedures and applicable safety, quality, inventory-control, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements. The position is salary grade 6 or 7, with a stated salary range of $74,300–$144,900. The final salary grade and base salary depend on the candidate’s skills and experience, job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The position will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to a Ford battery energy storage systems subsidiary within one year.

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.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

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 internal stakeholders to confirm material availability, delivery timing, and production readiness.
Track material movement and production-order status through completion, keeping MES, ERP, and other applicable systems current and accurate.
Identify, investigate, and resolve material shortages, overdue materials, excess inventory, inventory discrepancies, and other risks to production continuity; escalate issues and coordinate corrective actions.
Monitor and control production-order creation, execution, completion, and closure in MES and ERP systems.
Perform daily material and WIP reconciliations, verifying system records against 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 related 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 on WIP, inventory, parts status, schedule adherence, work-order performance, material usage, variance adjustments, shortages, and potential production impacts.
Use reporting and automation tools, including Power BI or similar platforms, 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; 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.