PS&L Automation Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

In this role you will be supporting the engineering services team within Parts Supply & Logistics (PS&L) within Fords Customer Service Division (FCSD). In this role you will be tasked with supporting PS&Ls operations network by (1) continuously improving facility layout/design working collaboratively with plant leadership (2) researching best in class operational practices developing strategies and business cases (3) executing/implementing approved continuous improvement strategies/projects. (4) supporting implementation of advanced technology solutions in an operations environment.

What youll do...
Work collaboratively with 3rd party vendors and facility management to design and install solutions at Ford distribution operations.
Work cross functionally with other Ford organizations such as purchasing finance manufacturing and labor affairs.
Perform internal purchasing functions to generate requisitions and gain necessary approvals to execute POs process invoices and reconcile discrepancies.
Utilize AutoCAD to make adjustments to new or existing facility CAD drawings.
Identify deficiencies in existing material flow and storage strategies provide recommendations based on data supported analysis.
Utilize SAP EWM and available BI data to pull critical data sets performing data visualization to draw key inferences for key PS&L stakeholders.
Assist in benchmarking best in world OEMs generate detailed business cases based on solution recommendations and convert findings into presentations that can be shared with FCSD executive leadership.
Leverage project management skills to hit deadlines stay within budget and overcome obstacles in a high paced environment.
Candidates should expect to be onsite at a metro Detroit PS&L operations facility 3-4 days per week with locations varying day to day.
Candidates should expect periodic travel to North American PS&L operations facilities and to travel for benchmarking with other OEMs and equipment vendors.

Youll have...

Bachelors degree required

Even better you may have...

Engineering/supply chain management degree preferred
Masters degree preferred
Depot operations experience preferred
Strategy and planning experience preferred
History of material handling automation implementation preferred
Project management experience preferred
Autocad experience preferred
SAP/Alteryx/PowerBI/Excel/PowerPoint experience preferred
Knowledge of purchasing systems/Ariba/IERP preferred

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 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 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 Years Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6 or 7 and ranges from $72480-$141360.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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