Team Manager, Production, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford • Marshall, MI

3d • $115,500 - $218,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Ford is hiring a Team Manager, Production for BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, a new manufacturing facility focused on battery systems. As a member of the start-up team, the manager will help launch the facility and support the electrification of the automotive industry. The role leads production teams, promotes a culture of continuous improvement, and ensures manufacturing standards and business performance objectives are achieved.

The position requires an emotionally intelligent, collaborative leader who can manage complexity, communicate across leadership levels and build trust with cross-functional teams. It requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, the ability to travel 15% domestically and internationally, at least five years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles, and at least five years of managerial experience leading teams. A master's degree and battery cell-related manufacturing experience are preferred.

The role is leadership level 6, with a salary range of $115,500–$218,100. Ford states that the final salary grade and base salary will depend on the candidate's skills and experience, job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value. Visa sponsorship is unavailable, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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.
• Emotional intelligence and the ability to remain calm in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to align team members from different backgrounds and cultures with business strategy.
• Strong leadership experience attracting and developing results-oriented teams.
• Experience managing complex processes and communications with all levels of leadership.
• Strong business acumen and project management skills.
• Collaborative leadership style and ability to influence and build relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to build trust, influence, and foster relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• At least 5 years of battery cell-related manufacturing experience.
• Experience succeeding amid high complexity, exposure to 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 through 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 team members' knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Lead change efforts to establish and achieve manufacturing standards.
• Engage regularly with employees in production environments to listen and solve problems, demonstrating empathy and Gemba philosophy.
• Help establish 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 training, coaching, and support to optimize performance and advance themselves and the organization.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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