Team Manager- Stamping

Ford • Wayne, MI

22h • Onsite

About The Position

As part of Ford's Manufacturing team, you'll help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles. In this position, as the Team Manager – Stamping, you will lead the Stamping team, providing technical guidance and people leadership to support safe, efficient, and high-quality operations. A strong engineering background will help you understand the team’s technical challenges, guide problem-solving, and support continuous improvement. You will also coach and develop team members, strengthen their capabilities, and help them take on new challenges.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in automotive engineering.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent skills and experience.
• A record of contributing to continuous improvement in dimensional quality and process optimization.
• Ability to flex hours that rotate every ¾ months
• In-depth knowledge of ASME Y14.5; GD&T certification preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of production and quality control in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong numeracy, literacy, and logical reasoning skills.
• Familiarity with dimensional variation in assemblies and statistical analysis.
• A creative, constructive, and positive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, supported by technical proficiency.
• Knowledge of production and prototype manufacturing methods.
• Familiarity with DFMEA and DFMA.
• Experience with steel and aluminum stamping or body structures.
• Experience with measurement systems and metrology equipment.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T principles and their application in manufacturing and quality control.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance team development, technical guidance, and operational priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated knowledge of 3D statistical tolerance analysis.
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience managing skilled trades.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Stamping operations.
• Guide the development and optimization of stamping processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, and dimensional accuracy.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve process and dimensional issues.
• Support the design, validation, and buyoff of stamping dies, fixtures, and related manufacturing equipment.
• Define and optimize datum strategies to support part quality and process control.
• Develop and validate stamping process sequences, considering equipment capacity, part geometry, dimensional requirements, and process variation.
• Design and implement verification methods to confirm process and product targets.
• Conduct and support dimensional feasibility studies and process evaluations.
• Support product development through prototype and launch build phases, with a focus on quality analysis and inspection processes.
• Develop and maintain quality plans, including CMM, in-line and off-line inspection programs, and sectioning methods.
• Use coordinate measurement, vision, and optical systems to conduct inspections and verify dimensional accuracy.
• Coach and develop team members, provide technical guidance, and support individual and team performance.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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: Associate degree