Team Manager

As part of our Manufacturing team youll help build the world-class state-of-the-art smart vehicles were known our plants around the world were constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. Youll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

The Manufacturing Team Manager is responsible for leading daily operations to achieve world-class performance in Safety Quality Responsiveness People and Cost (SQRPC) objectives. This role provides servant leadership to a cross-functional team fostering a culture of accountability continuous improvement and employee engagement while ensuring manufacturing targets are met.

In this role

Youll leverage your exceptional problem-solving skills to effectively identify root causes implement sustainable corrective actions and drive operational excellence through data-based decision-making. Youll collaborate closely with production quality engineering maintenance and support functions to deliver results while maintaining a safe and inclusive work environment.

What youll do

• Champion a zero-injury culture by ensuring compliance with all safety standards policies and procedures.
• Lead efforts to achieve quality objectives reduce defects and improve customer satisfaction through robust problem-solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Drive operational responsiveness by quickly addressing production issues escalating concerns when necessary and minimizing disruptions to manufacturing operations.
• Manage labor material and operational resources to achieve cost and productivity targets.
• Build develop and coach high-performing teams through servant leadership effective communication recognition and accountability.
• Foster employee engagement and promote a culture of respect teamwork and inclusiveness.
• Lead daily business management processes including SQDCP reviews performance discussions and action plan follow-up.
• Utilize structured problem-solving methodologies to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to standardized work control plans layered audits and operational procedures.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to drive continuous improvement initiatives and achieve business objectives.
• Develop future leaders by providing coaching mentoring and growth opportunities for team members.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by identifying waste improving processes and implementing best practices.
• Drive Continuous Improvement by eliminating internal roadblocks and providing the necessary resources to their teams to support problem resolution resulting in cost/quality improvement
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across functions/departments to drive innovation and deliver timely solutions

Success Measures

• Achievement of safety goals and reduction of workplace incidents.
• Improvement in quality metrics customer satisfaction and defect reduction.
• Consistent achievement of production and responsiveness targets.
• Increased employee engagement retention and team capability.
• Delivery of cost productivity and continuous improvement objectives.

Youll have...

Education: Bachelors degree

Experience:

• 4 years of progressive responsibilities and experience in operations leadership
• Extensive experience in high-volume complex manufacturing environments
• Experience successfully leading a manufacturing function and directly overseeing 50 hourly employees at once
• Demonstrated track record of building trust and rapport with employees and stakeholders and creating positive and healthy cultures.
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
• Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary
• Aspiration for continued career growth and new challenges.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership with outstanding interpersonal team building and communication skills

Even better you may have...

Education: Bachelors degree in an engineering or technical field

Experience:

• Operational experience leading automotive manufacturing processes across multiple areas (body paint final assembly etc.)
• Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.
• Demonstrated experience in final assembly
• Experience working in a fast-paced unionized manufacturing environment

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.

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position is a leadership salary grade 6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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