Team Manager, Production, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford Motor • Marshall, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Team Manager, Production will help launch and operate a state-of-the-art battery manufacturing facility at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. The role leads production teams, applies manufacturing operating-system standards, maintains production flow, and delivers performance objectives through key performance indicators and continuous improvement. The manager develops employees and leaders, supports teams by removing barriers, and fosters a culture of trust, learning, collaboration, and accountability. The position involves regular engagement with employees in production environments and requires 15% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to travel 15% domestically and internationally.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles.
• At least 5 years of managerial experience leading teams.
• Strong leadership skills and experience leading, attracting, and developing results-oriented teams.
• Experience managing high levels of process and communication complexity with all levels of leadership.
• Strong business acumen and project management skills.
• Collaborative leadership style and ability to influence and build relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills and a proven ability to build trust, influence, and foster relationships.
• Emotional intelligence and ability to remain calm in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to align team members from different backgrounds and cultures to achieve business strategy.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• At least 5 years of battery cell-related manufacturing experience.
• Experience succeeding amid high complexity, multiple business issues, ambiguity, and conflict.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing operating system standards are applied and standardized throughout the area.
• Create and coordinate work plans to maintain production flow.
• Promote, support, and coach continuous improvement activities and mindset within the team.
• Deliver key performance indicators and achieve business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Motivate teams by leveraging technology and best-in-class manufacturing systems.
• Mentor, nurture, and develop teams to work together and model expected values and behaviors.
• Remove barriers to team success and develop employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Lead change efforts to establish and achieve manufacturing standards.
• Engage regularly with employees in production environments, listen to them, and solve problems using Gemba philosophy.
• Champion a culture aligned with the organization’s vision, mission, and values to deliver performance objectives.
• Enable a learning culture through effective communication.
• Develop leaders as teachers and ensure employees receive the training, coaching, and support needed to optimize performance and development.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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