Description

Job Description

Conveyor Tool Installation and Constraints Engineering Manager

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Conveyor Tool Installation and Constraints Engineering Manager to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in optimizing our manufacturing processes, ensuring efficient material flow, and enhancing production capabilities by expertly managing conveyor systems, tool installations, and addressing critical production constraints.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Strategic Direction & Process Optimization: Set the strategic direction for the installation, optimization, and maintenance of conveyor systems and critical manufacturing tooling. You will collaborate across various departments, including operations, engineering, finance, and safety, to identify innovative technologies and methods that improve system reliability, throughput, and overall operational efficiency. This influential role directly impacts the organization's manufacturing profitability and output.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a team of engineering professionals and strategists focused on conveyor systems, tool installation, and constraints engineering. You will provide guidance, training, and performance management to ensure your team effectively supports regional and plant leadership in achieving asset performance and production flow goals. Experience navigating a union environment is crucial for fostering a collaborative and productive work atmosphere.
• Engineering Process Development & Implementation: Develop and implement robust engineering processes for conveyor system installation, maintenance, and tool integration. This includes establishing preventative, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies, conducting root cause analysis (RCA) for production bottlenecks, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) related to throughput and uptime. This requires strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of manufacturing engineering principles, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) as applied to complex manufacturing systems.
• Technology Adoption & Data Infrastructure: Drive the adoption of advanced engineering technologies and predictive maintenance solutions for conveyor systems and tooling. You will be responsible for developing the necessary data infrastructure, including Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and analytics platforms, ensuring seamless integration across the organization to monitor performance and predict potential issues.
• Financial Management & Capital Expenditure: Manage significant interactions with budgeting processes, justifying capital expenditures for new conveyor systems, tool installations, and constraint-related improvements. Your goal will be to optimize maintenance and installation costs while maximizing the lifespan and performance of critical manufacturing assets.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Influence: Success hinges on your ability to effectively collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including regional directors, plant managers, maintenance managers, global manufacturing engineering teams, other business leaders, and skilled trades across multiple business units. This requires exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills to drive cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or a related field)
• 10+ years' experience in Manufacturing Engineering with a specific focus on Final Assembly Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• A blend of technical expertise, leadership capabilities, business acumen, and direct experience in manufacturing operations, particularly with conveyor systems, tool installation, and production flow optimization
• A strong background in manufacturing asset management, conveyor system engineering, tool installation best practices, and processes aimed at minimizing downtime, understanding and increasing asset life cycles, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within a production environment
• A deep understanding of manufacturing reliability engineering principles, tools, and methodologies as applied to conveyor systems and tooling, coupled with experience in predictive maintenance technologies and strong analytical skills for data analysis and interpretation
• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) or Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification
• Familiarity with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles, particularly in the context of identifying and resolving production constraints
• Extensive manufacturing engineering or maintenance experience with a focus on complex material handling systems and production tooling
• Demonstrated experience with IBM Maximo

Travel: This role involves travel to support project implementation, operating facilities, participate in workshops, and engage in 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 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 leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP1

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance 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. 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.

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About Us

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.