Team Manager-Production

Ford Motor • Sterling Heights, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

In this position, you will be responsible for "depth and breadth" on all shifts/crews within a Production Manufacturing environment, delivering all department scorecard objectives, owning processes (e.g., constraint management/VRT), standardization across all workstations within the area, planning change, determining continuous improvement opportunities, and serving as a change agent to drive the Ford Production System.

Requirements

• Bachelor or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• 5+ years of Production, Operations, Manufacturing experience in a Automotive environment leading salaried team members
• 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

• Master’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

• Confirm standards are in place
• Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the plant
• Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives
• Support issues raised by the teams
• Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates interim containment actions)
• Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the acceptable standard(s)
• Plan maintenance tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement and/or coaching opportunities
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
• Respect and encourage respect of all team members by my actions
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other
• Create a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
• Proactively recognize the teams accomplishments and improve morale
• Ensure completion of administrative responsibilities
• Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required

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