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 world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. **In this position...** You will build and implement a comprehensive enterprise-wide reliability program for Ford Manufacturing facilities globally. At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation. **What you'll do...** Set the strategic direction for fleet maintenance, collaborating with various departments (operations, engineering, finance, safety, environmental, etc.), and identifying innovative technologies and methods to improve asset reliability. This is a highly influential role impacting the entire organization's operational efficiency and profitability. Lead a team of senior reliability professionals and strategists, providing mentorship, and training, and ensuring they effectively support regional and plant leadership in achieving asset performance goals. This includes managing performance, setting goals, and fostering a collaborative work environment. The union environment experience is crucial for navigating potential labor relations complexities. Develop and implement reliability processes, including preventative, predictive, condition-based maintenance, and corrective maintenance strategies, root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies, and key performance indicator (KPI) tracking. This requires strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of reliability engineering principles (FMEA, RCFA, RCM). Drive the adoption of predictive maintenance technologies, developing the necessary data infrastructure (CMMS, analytics platforms), and ensuring seamless integration across the organization. The role involves significant interaction with budgeting processes, justifying capital expenditures related to asset reinvestment, and optimizing maintenance costs while maximizing asset lifespan and performance. Success hinges on effectively collaborating with various stakeholders, including regional directors, plant managers, maintenance managers, global Manufacturing engineering, other business leaders, and skilled trades across multiple business units. This requires strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills. **You'll have...** + Bachelors Degree + The ideal candidate needs a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, business acumen and direct operations/production maintenance experience. + The candidate should also have a strong background in asset management, reliability engineering, and maintenance processes, with a focus on minimizing downtime, understanding and increasing asset life cycles, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. + A deep understanding of reliability engineering principles, tools, and methodologies (FMEA, RCFA, RCM, PMO), experience with predictive maintenance technologies, and strong analytical skills for data analysis and interpretation. + Proficiency with IBM Maximo is necessary as all maintenance activities are to be documented there. **Even better, you may have...** + Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) + Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) + Familiarity with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. + Maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment. + Experience with IBM Maximo Travel to support operating facilities, workshops, industry benchmarking as needed (approximately 40-60%) You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder…or 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 Year’s Day + Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. **For more information on salary and benefits, click here:** https://fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!BS01zyl13wQ4BCR3lP9UDt95nSX6Fis8MYo3hYuT3jkvb9ixZ0i5IWhBULGqc0f8-6WvmQqn1kaiIDU$) This position is a leadership level 5. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. \#LI-Hybrid **Requisition ID** : 48948