PS&L Industrial Engineer

Ford Motor • Livonia, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will be supporting the engineering services team within Parts Supply & Logistics (PS&L) within Ford’s Customer Service Division (FCSD). In this role you will be tasked with supporting PS&L’s operations network by (1) continuously improving facility layout/design working collaboratively with plant leadership (2) researching best in class operational practices, developing strategies and business cases (3) executing/implementing approved continuous improvement strategies/projects. (4) supporting implementation of advanced technology solutions in an operations environment.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree preferred
• Engineering/supply chain management degree preferred
• Depot operations experience preferred
• Strategy and planning experience preferred
• History of material handling automation implementation preferred
• Project management experience preferred
• AutoCAD experience preferred
• SAP/MMP/Excel/PowerPoint experience preferred
• Knowledge of purchasing systems/Ariba/MEARS/PCAM/I-ERP preferred

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with 3rd party vendors and facility management to design and install solutions at Ford distribution operations.
• Work cross functionally with other Ford organizations such as purchasing, finance, manufacturing, and labor affairs.
• Perform internal purchasing functions to generate requisitions and gain necessary approvals to execute POs, process invoices, and reconcile discrepancies.
• Utilize AutoCAD to design new layouts or make adjustments to existing facility CAD drawings.
• Identify deficiencies in existing material flow and storage strategies, provide recommendations based on data supported analysis.
• Utilize SAP EWM and available BI data to pull critical data sets, performing data visualization to draw key inferences for key PS&L stakeholders.
• Assist in benchmarking best in world OEMs, generate detailed business cases based on solution recommendations, and convert findings into presentations that can be shared with FCSD executive leadership.
• Leverage project management skills to hit deadlines, stay within budget, and overcome obstacles in a high paced environment.

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: Mid Level