Fastening Engineer - Final
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... You will serve as the plant’s ultimate authority on assembly integrity. You will hone your fastening skills by mastering the physics of joints, analyzing complex torque and joint problems that baffle others, and establish all local plant power tool requirements to ensure our assembly line operates with world-class precision.
Requirements
- Education: A high school diploma or GED
- The Leadership Edge: Proven team leadership skills and the ability to manage complex projects with a self-directed, "take-charge" mentality, as well as the ability to flex and rotate hours as needed.
- Technical Fluency: A fundamental understanding of handheld power tools and sophisticated vehicle assembly tooling, such as multi-spindle secure stations and blind rivet systems.
- Communication Mastery: Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to translate technical data into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Problem-Solving Grit: Conflict resolution skills with a focus on the full lifecycle of a concern: leading interim containment, defining root causes, and validating permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- A Manufacturing Mindset: A distinct desire to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging manufacturing environment and the confidence to supervise and guide hourly personnel.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5 years of implementation of power tool processes
- Deep technical experience specifically tailored to fasteners and joints.
- A track record of improving manufacturing efficiency through tooling innovation.
- Experience managing skilled trades
Responsibilities
- Solve the Puzzle: Partner with Plant Personnel and the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) to diagnose torque and joint anomalies. You will lead Torque Process Potential Studies (TPPS) and joint analyses to uncover the "why" behind every variance.
- Engineer Solutions: Support the PVT on assembly concerns, torque deviations, and fastener rejections. You aren't just identifying problems—you are implementing the engineering revisions that ensure proper tool usage and settings.
- Bridge the Gap: Act as the vital link between engineering and the shop floor. You will support Line Supervision in root cause identification and implement immediate, short-term containment plans during investigation phases.
- Master the Systems: Ensure every torque change is meticulously documented in TISS/TPPS software and represent the plant at Material Control/PVT change meetings to anticipate how new fasteners will impact the line.
- Own the Arsenal: Manage the procurement, evaluation, and control of all power tools (Atlas Copco & Stanley). From initial VO installs of multi-spindle stations to initiating "Better Power Tool Methods," you are the architect of the plant’s tooling strategy.
- Guard Quality: Oversee the Torque Integrity Assurance Program (VOPFAG-241) and lead Error Proofing initiatives, functioning as the plant’s focal point for all torque and joint issues for both launch and current products.
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
