Manufacturing LAN Planning and Delivery Manager

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better worldtogether. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Do you believe reliable secure and resilient network connectivity is essential to building the vehicles of the future We do! Fords manufacturing operations depend on high-performing wired and wireless network services to connect people equipment automation applications and digital tools across the plant floor. Thats where Enterprise Technology makes an impact. We enable the technology foundations that support safe efficient and uninterrupted manufacturing operations around the world.

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing LAN Planning and Delivery Manager to lead the planning governance and coordinated delivery of wired and wireless LAN services for Ford manufacturing this role you will translate plant programs operational requirements and technology needs into executable network plans that support production milestones without compromising safety security quality or service continuity.

This role requires strong leadership technical network knowledge operational discipline and the ability to coordinate across Manufacturing Plant IT Facilities Network Engineering Cybersecurity Network Operations construction trades and external suppliers. You will lead a portfolio spanning plant modernization new-model and capacity programs technology refresh plant-floor MDF and IDF readiness high-density wireless outdoor and yard connectivity and critical manufacturing use cases that depend on the network.

Responsibilities include end-to-end network planning and readiness portfolio governance supplier and financial management risk mitigation delivery coordination and continuous improvement. By combining technical expertise with strong program leadership you will help ensure Ford manufacturing sites have the network capacity resiliency coverage security and operational readiness required to support current and future production needs.

Leadership & Portfolio Governance

• Own the Manufacturing LAN planning portfolio and establish clear priorities across new programs plant expansions modernization technology refresh and operational risk-reduction initiatives.
• Lead and develop LAN planners while coordinating effectively with network engineering wireless cellular cybersecurity network operations regional technology teams and suppliers.
• Create transparent plans milestones dependencies risks escalation paths and executive reporting that communicate network readiness and business impact.
• Manage supplier performance resource capacity statements of work purchase-order requirements financial tracking and quality of planning deliverables.
• Facilitate governance and planning forums to ensure initiatives are prioritized funded resourced and aligned with manufacturing and enterprise technology objectives.
• Balance competing priorities across business-critical launches site operations infrastructure lifecycle requirements and network-risk remediation.
• Establish consistent planning standards delivery methods and performance expectations across plants regions and supplier teams.

Plant Network Planning & Delivery Readiness

• Direct site assessments requirements discovery architecture reviews site documentation bill-of-material development implementation planning change-request preparation trade coordination and project handoff.
• Ensure plant plans incorporate all required network infrastructure elements including MDF and IDF readiness fiber and copper pathways switching wireless access points power space environmental requirements and operational prerequisites.
• Coordinate network readiness with construction schedules production milestones launch timing plant access requirements labor availability and operational constraints.
• Work with site teams to identify risks and dependencies early ensuring network-delivery plans are executable sequenced appropriately and aligned with plant business needs.
• Define acceptance criteria for network installations and require completion of installation validation wireless coverage validation documentation updates asset records and operational turnover before work is closed.
• Ensure site network designs and delivery plans consider maintainability scalability resiliency security monitoring and long-term support requirements.
• Provide leadership and direction during plant launches major cutovers technology refreshes and production-sensitive network changes.

Manufacturing Technology Enablement

• Partner with Manufacturing Plant IT Engineering and Operations stakeholders to understand connectivity requirements for plant-floor applications and connected assets.
• Plan network solutions supporting manufacturing test equipment material movement systems vehicles mobile devices industrial endpoints automation technologies and emerging digital capabilities.
• Ensure plant network plans address high availability network segmentation secure access IP addressing VLAN design DHCP capacity application dependencies and wired and wireless coverage requirements.
• Coordinate indoor outdoor yard and complex-area wireless needs including coverage maps certification surveys capacity assumptions roaming requirements interference analysis and device-growth forecasts.
• Ensure new manufacturing use cases are evaluated through appropriate architecture wireless-governance cybersecurity safety and change-management processes.
• Partner with network engineering and cybersecurity teams to align technical designs with enterprise standards security policies and manufacturing operational requirements.
• Translate network constraints dependencies and technical risks into clear business impacts decisions and mitigation plans.

Operational Resilience & Continuous Improvement

• Review planned network changes for manufacturing risk production impact rollback readiness validation requirements operational support ownership and recovery planning.
• Use incident change inventory monitoring capacity and site-readiness data to identify recurring issues and prioritize remediation efforts.
• Partner closely with Plant IT and Network Operations teams to support troubleshooting critical-issue response production recovery and lessons learned.
• Improve planning standards reusable templates automation documentation quality and delivery consistency across regions and suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement in network planning implementation readiness risk management supplier performance and operational handoff processes.
• Ensure wired and wireless network capacity coverage resiliency security and observability are designed into plans before deployment rather than addressed reactively.
• Promote Ford behaviors through transparency speed technical excellence accountability collaboration and customer-focused delivery.

We recognize that no one person will embody every single quality or skill listed below. If you are passionate about infrastructure delivery manufacturing technology operational resilience and leading complex cross-functional programs we encourage you to apply.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Business or a related discipline.
• Bachelor of Engineering preferred.
• Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Experience:

• Minimum of 23 years of network engineering and network deployment experience including planning implementation testing troubleshooting and operational handoff of wired and wireless network infrastructure.
• Minimum of 23 years of experience working within manufacturing facilities industrial environments plants warehouses or other production-critical operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure planning network delivery manufacturing IT technical program management or a comparable complex technical portfolio.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives across Manufacturing Facilities construction trades Plant IT Cybersecurity Architecture Network Operations engineering teams and external suppliers.
• Experience managing multiple high-priority initiatives in production-sensitive or operationally critical environments.
• Experience with supplier management scope control financial tracking resource planning statements of work and purchase-order processes.
• Experience managing technical risks dependencies timelines readiness reviews escalations and stakeholder communications.
• Strong leadership organizational financial project-management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build trusted relationships across business technology and operational organizations.

Required Technical Experience:

• Strong working knowledge of enterprise wired LAN and wireless LAN planning and delivery.
• Understanding of switching routing fundamentals IP services network segmentation VLANs DHCP network access control monitoring and change-management practices.
• Experience planning or supporting wired and wireless network infrastructure including MDFs IDFs fiber and copper connectivity switching wireless access points power space and environmental requirements.
• Experience supporting high-availability production-critical network environments where service interruptions can affect safety quality production or business continuity.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate network capacity coverage resiliency security monitoring and operational-support requirements.
• Experience coordinating wireless planning activities including coverage surveys capacity planning roaming interference mitigation outdoor connectivity and device-growth planning.
• Ability to translate complex technical dependencies and constraints into clear business impacts milestones risks and decisions.
• Experience with network change planning validation rollback readiness operational turnover and production-impact assessments.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting automotive industrial or advanced-manufacturing plants and new-model capacity-expansion or facility-launch programs.
• Experience with software-defined networking high-density industrial Wi-Fi network access control network automation and observability platforms.
• Experience supporting outdoor yard warehouse logistics or large-scale industrial wireless connectivity.
• Familiarity with manufacturing applications industrial endpoints connected assets automation technologies and plant-floor operational technology environments.
• Relevant technical or project certifications such as Cisco wireless networking ITIL PMP or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience using data dashboards reporting or automation to improve infrastructure-planning efficiency operational visibility and delivery outcomes.
• Experience working within a global matrixed enterprise technology organization.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

• Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care 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 Years Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits click here:Benefit Summary

This position is a salary grade LL6.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $132800-$250800.

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