Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor • Sterling Heights, MI

6h • Onsite

About The Position

In this position... Creating and updating plant 2D layouts Managing plant’s Vault layout and drawing system Engineering lead for plant innovation efforts Engineering lead for plant asset management process

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Work well in a team setting
• Proficient at creating 2D plant layout drawings
• Effective at leading and facilitating

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science / Engineering
• 3+ years experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication
• Innovative and Continuous Improvement Mindset

Responsibilities

• Perform new or updated layout drawings to support plant engineering and maintenance projects
• Use software such as AutoCAD and Vault to evaluate the feasibility of designs for assembly and machining operations
• Advise plant team on layout standards to support Global Ford Production System and Manufacturing Engineering requirements (safety, ergonomics, flow, etc.)
• Maintain Sterling Plant’s layout, machine, and electrical drawings in Ford’s Vault drawing management system
• Be a knowledge resource for locating legacy drawings and prints
• Support efforts to improve organization of Sterling’s files within Vault
• Act as one of the plant innovation team leaders -- lead team meetings; network with other regional innovation teams and the corporate ATP team; publicize the plant’s innovation efforts.
• Provide support for Plant Innovation projects within the realm of 3D Printing, Digitalization, Analytics, and others.
• Asset management - lead the annual verification process, and manage the asset movement and financial process
• Lead document management process for asset transfers, disposals, equipment sales, etc.
• Be the Central Engineering lead for the asset MCRP audit process; provide documents and support
• Lead ad-hoc Plant Engineering assignments such as creating / ordering signs and displays, supporting office layout changes, plant event prep, etc.
• Lead 6-Sigma / DMAIC projects, to support and document continuous improvement actions.
• Support other plant DMAIC projects

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees