As a Stamping Production Team Manager at Ford Kentucky Truck, you will do all that and more. At Kentucky Truck we build the legendary F-Series Super Duty pickup truck, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. We also stamp parts for the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair. Make the next chapter of your career a long and legendary one: build the Trucks and SUVs that keep the world working and moving. 

In this position... 

You will lead a team of Production Process Coaches, the Quality/Dimensional Engineers, and production team members to drive a culture of excellence, focus, and collaboration. You will foster a positive culture through Servant Leadership and lead through example for all those you work with. Your success will depend on your ability to ensure production schedules and quality targets are achieved across the department. You will deliver all department scorecard objectives, own processes, and ensure standardization across the department. Continuous improvement, inventory management, interdepartmental communication, and driving the Ford Production System as a change agent will also be core functions in this role.  

 

You'll have... 

Education: University Degree, College Diploma, or Skilled Trades Certificate of Qualification. Experience: Minimum five years in manufacturing, supervisory and/or Engineering and Quality roles. Must be able to work all shifts; days, afternoons, midnights. 

Even better, you may have...

Experience in high-speed Class-A automotive Stamping operations. Experience in stamped panel quality and dimensional measuring comprehension. Knowledge of constraint management principles Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to interact with all employees in the organization. In depth experience in assembly manufacturing processes. Strong working knowledge of the Ford Production System. Strong communication and problem-solving skills, including Six Sigma. Demonstrated ability to work as a team. Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees. Demonstrated conflict management skills. Strong analytical, problem solving, and organization skills. 

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 coverageFlexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and moreFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and moreVehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leasesTuition assistanceEstablished and active employee resource groupsPaid time off for individual and team community serviceA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s DayPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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What you'll do...

Maximize department effectiveness to improve productivity and quality. Ensure constant improvement in product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure. Develop production schedule and manage inventory levels. Champion constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate production bottlenecks. Promote improved department safety metrics and provide resources. Address department Health and Safety concerns. Enforce compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards. Develop and implement a training strategy for all team members. Teach and provide professional guidance to ensure departmental goals are achieved. Coordinate resources and activities of organization to meet the production schedule within budgetary limitations and time constraints. Lead FPS implementation. Evaluate and analyze finished parts output, quality, and dimensional results; assign resources to improve as required. Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions through the established methodology. Drive the creation and coordination of work plans (downtime, shutdown, manage the change), and ensure the team is meeting objectives. Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the standards. Plan quality tasks, monitor completion and effectiveness, and drive improvement and coaching opportunities. Plan standardized proactive and disciplined activities to improve area performance and quality processes. Drive Global Operating System Management processes.  Achieve labor and operating budget targets. Recognize and celebrate accomplishments.