Team Manager - Maintenance

Ford • Flat Rock, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

In this position, we are taking our Maintenance Superintendents to the next level. These talented employees have the title of ‘Team Manager – Maintenance’ and they are the drivers of standardization and continuous improvement in the Ford Production System.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Manufacturing Maintenance experience
• Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
• Strong ability to present in front of plant management
• Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
• Union negotiations experience
• Competent in the use of data for decision making
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
• Work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
• Ability to work and multi-task in fast paced environment
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Broad production experience
• Lead Process Coach experience
• 6-sigma designation preferred
• Strong analytical skills and quick decision making capability preferred
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Address department Health & Safety concerns
• Enforce department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards
• Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources for activities
• Enforce safety process adherence for launch-related Pro-Tag and Arc Flash updates, Construction Service Safety audits/compliance checks, and inter-department Pre-Task Analyses
• Lead data driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, and etc.)
• Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the Global 4D or 8D process.
• Monitor production runs to insure they stay on schedule, and correct any maintenance-related problems that arise
• Provide the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups
• Facilitate start-up and shift-to-shift meetings
• Facilitate skilled trades understanding of constraint analysis and provide resources for activities to eliminate bottlenecks
• Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate the bottlenecks
• Lead project writing and the process of collecting and evaluating data in sound business cases
• Manage to budgets
• Set, prioritize and provide resources to control and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU)
• Optimize maintenance activities to improve throughput and meet or beat budgets and production schedules
• Implement material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews
• Disseminate policy deployment, drive SQDCPME, and communicate departmental maintenance goals
• Coach, counsel and teach subordinates to enhance the One Team goal
• Lead and participate in production scheduling, staffing, procurement and maintenance of equipment, quality control, inventory control, and the coordination of production activities with those of other departments
• Promote and support work groups; integrate skilled trades per contractual agreements
• Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement
• Set and support Time & Data Management events related to the Maintenance Operating System and enforce attendance
• Coordinate resources and activities to support ME organization launches within your area of responsibility to meet production schedules, budgetary limitations, and time constraints
• Evaluate and deliver FTPM measurables
• Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity
• Review and approve preventive maintenance activities and assess the effectiveness of those activities
• Devise maintenance plans, strategies, and priorities to support the total department business plan; manage daily maintenance around production optimizing opportunities
• Provide resources and support to maintenance activities and organize planning activities
• Confirm and require adherence to Maintenance Operating System processes
• Review status and progress of goals and objectives and require accountability
• Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards

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