Ford and SK On are investing billions in Kentucky and Tennessee including building three state-of-the art battery manufacturing facilities between the two campuses at BlueOval City in Tennessee and BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky. These brand-new advanced manufacturing facilities will use Ford’s 100-years of automobile manufacturing expertise and SK On’s 30+ years of electric vehicle battery expertise to become the world’s best battery manufacturer. The Maintenance Team Manager position at BlueOval SK Battery Park in Stanton, Tennessee will have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the start-up team, launching the facility from ground up. The BlueOval SK Maintenance Team Manager will lead the maintenance team within the Battery site in Stanton, TN in line with the facility Production System. This role will be responsible for leading a team of hourly and salaried employees at the facility including, but not limited to: + Ensure site grounds and parking lot maintenance, including landscaping and snow removal + Support preventative maintenance programs for facilities + Comply with master licensing and site permit requirements + Implement and maintain Visual Factory across all site plant engineering equipment + Coordinate safe bulk unloads + Ensure compliance with environmental requirements, including waste management, recycling, and wastewater treatment + Comply with combustion safety and arc flash training and reporting requirements + Manage mechanical/civil engineering projects Capabilities Required + Leading transformational change + Innovation + Critical thinking + Resourcefulness + Confidence, courage and independence + Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, collaborator + Drive for results and sense of urgency + Data-driven + Change Management and Organizational Design You'll have…. + Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience + 5+years of maintenance, operations, and technical experience + 5+ years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment + Previous experience and working closely with plant hourly, salary, and leadership. Even better, you may have... + Master’s degree + 5+ years of operations experience in a leadership role + 5+ years of manufacturing experience including automotive (assembly a plus) + 5+ years if experience in lean manufacturing + Six Sigma Blackbelt + Previous experience with Greenfield / Startup sites Limited travel is expected throughout 2026 along with future relocation to Tennessee It is anticipated that within 30 days of your employment with Ford, you will become a secondee of BlueOval SK joint venture. A secondee is an employee who will continue to be employed by Ford Motor Company but work at the BlueOval SK joint venture. The terms and conditions of your employment with the separate BlueOval SK joint venture will be communicated to you in advance. You will remain an at-will employee at all times during your employment with Ford or any Ford affiliate or subsidiary with which you later become employed. 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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. This position is a salary grade 6. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP1 This position is a range of salary grades LL6. 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. It is anticipated that within 30 days of your employment with Ford, you will become a secondee of BlueOval SK joint venture. A secondee is an employee who will continue to be employed by Ford Motor Company but work at the BlueOval SK joint venture. The terms and conditions of your employment with the separate BlueOval SK joint venture will be communicated to you in advance. You will remain an at-will employee at all times during your employment with Ford or any Ford affiliate or subsidiary with which you later become employed. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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-Onsite \#NS-1 **Requisition ID** : 48266