Global Industrial Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:
• Providing industrial or manufacturing engineering support.
• Verifying direct and indirect labor requirements for new programs by analyzing physical builds using time studies and converting that into operator allocations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to determine direct and indirect labor requirements.
• Performing manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Support forward model and capacity studies for all milestones including Direct Labor and Indirect Labor in all areas (Stamping, Body, Paint, Final, Powertrain).
• Lead new model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets, through benchmarking (internal and external), target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs.
• Support the cycle line layout planning process and virtual build events with future model operator allocations and time studies and work with plants to support physical build events and program launches.
• Minimize and/or offset labor impacts through labor blitzes, plant tasks/projects, and identifying design/process opportunities.
• Assist with operator allocations, cycle line layouts, plant rebalances, line speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support.
• Accurately maintain and deliver required IE documentation (Labor Glidepath, Program 1-Pager, Labor by Department, Plant Line speed, APT Assessment, etc.).
• Develop and document standardization of methods and procedures for the organization.
• Drive and implement labor efficiency through deployment of global IE process, tools and standards.
• Work with plants to complete and evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the measurement tool for work standards.
• Collaborate and work closely with manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and/or plant personnel.
• Domestic Travel Required up to 25%.

Benefits

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