MOS Maintenance Manager

Ford • Sterling Heights, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a visionary and results-driven Maintenance Manager to lead our newly restructured maintenance organization. This is a pivotal leadership role designed to transform our maintenance operations by driving the Ford Maintenance Operating System (MOS) and Lean Maturity in Maintenance to world-class levels. As the Maintenance Manager, you will lead our maintenance organization and will be the primary architect of maintenance excellence, ensuring our equipment reliability supports the high-speed demands of our manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, College Diploma or Trade Certificate in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance leadership within a large-scale manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading large, unionized skilled trades workforces.
• In-depth knowledge of the Ford Production System (FPS) or equivalent Lean Manufacturing systems.
• Strong working knowledge of Maintenance Operating Systems (MOS).
• Demonstrated ability to lead, empower, and develop multi-level leadership teams.
• Expertise in constraint management and bottleneck analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into shop-floor actions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or related field).
• Deep understanding of the MOS Lean Maturity Model (LMM) and a track record of improving maturity levels.
• Advanced knowledge of FTPM (Ford Total Productive Maintenance) and EJP (Enterprise Job Plans).
• Experience with Crib Modernization and digital maintenance management systems (e.g., Maximo).
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau) to monitor MTTR, MTBF, and OEE.
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Experience implementing IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things) for predictive maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change within a new organizational structure.
• Strategic business acumen with the ability to connect maintenance reliability to total cost per unit and plant competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-layered maintenance team, including Senior Production Supervisors and Skilled Trade teams, fostering a culture of technical ownership and continuous improvement.
• Execute the strategy to move the plant toward Level 3 "Cultural" maturity across all LMM criteria: Operational Excellence, PM/PD Tasks, Loss Mitigation, Proactive Maintenance, and Reliability Leadership.
• Oversee the Maintenance Control Center (MCC) and Business Control Center (BCC). Ensure 100% accuracy of the asset registry and drive constraint management processes to eliminate bottlenecks.
• Drive the transition from reactive to proactive maintenance. Achieve a World Class PM/CM ratio (target 6:1) and ensure 100% completion of PMs for constraint assets.
• Implement and sustain BBQ (Back-up, By-pass, Quick Recovery) processes. Manage critical spare parts inventory and ensure "single-path" assets have verified backup strategies.
• Champion the use of predictive tools (Ultrasound, Infrared, Vibration Analysis) and ensure they account for at least 35% of all proactive maintenance performed.
• Lead the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) to ensure more than 95% of failed components are processed and analyzed for root cause.
• Utilize 4D investigations, DMAIC, and Kaizen to reduce emergency work orders and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Manage multi-million dollar maintenance budgets and drive SQCDMME (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, Maintenance, Environment) targets.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED