Industrial Engineer Final Assembly
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... The Industrial Engineer supports plant operations by developing, implementing, and maintaining labor standards, optimized work methods, and efficient production processes. This role ensures safe, ergonomic, and cost‑effective manufacturing operations that meet quality, productivity, and throughput targets for current and future vehicle programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
- 3+ Years of experience as Industrial Engineer in a Manufacturing Plant environment
Nice To Haves
- 4+ Years of experience as Industrial Engineer in an automotive manufacturing environment
- MODAPTS Certification
- AutoCAD experience
- Lean Manufacturing knowledge
- Six Sigma Green Belt certified
- Previous production supervision experience
Responsibilities
- Develop, validate, and maintain direct and indirect labor standards.
- Conduct time studies, motion studies, and MODAPTS analysis to establish accurate cycle times.
- Monitor manpower utilization, line balance efficiency, and labor allocation.
- Review daily manpower needs and recommend adjustments for efficient staffing.
- Analyze constraints and conduct cycle time analysis to improve flow and throughput.
- Lead changes to workstation layouts, work balance, tooling, material presentation, and process documentation.
- Perform ergonomic evaluations and recommend workstation improvements.
- Identify waste‑reduction and efficiency‑improvement opportunities to support plant business targets.
- Partner with Production, Maintenance, and other plant teams to resolve job‑related issues.
- Collaborate with UAW representatives to address job disputes related to methods and standards.
- Assist production leadership with labor planning for mix changes and line‑speed adjustments.
- Evaluate and respond to employee station improvement suggestions.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
