Description

Job Description

Ford's legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, we're not just assembling battery systems; we're leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do...

Production Planning & Scheduling:

• Operational Planning Leadership: Lead the development and execution of operational plans for the Build-Out-Build-Min (BOBM) Cell Plant, ensuring alignment with production goals.
• Demand & Capacity Management: Develop buildable and efficient operating plans by analyzing free demand and collaborating with Manufacturing Systems Application Program (MSAP), Launch, Supply Chain, and Plant teams to meet demand objectives.
• Allocation & Stability Assurance: Ensure the accuracy of allocation and its alignment with the operating plan. Monitor and achieve Production Tracking System (PTS) and Production-to-Plan (PTP) release stability targets, developing corrective action plans for any deviations.
• Cadence & Responsiveness: Ensure timely submission of operating plans and publication of supplier releases according to agreed cadences. Develop and implement catch-back plans with the Plant in response to production losses, updating releases based on daily performance.
• Assumption Letter Management: Liaise with the Manufacturing, Planning & Logistics (MP&L) Order Bank System (OBS) team and New Model Planning (NMP) to provide accurate assumption letter submissions to sales, incorporating new launches and balance-out activities.
• Detailed Scheduling: Oversee day-wise and week-wise production scheduling, optimizing for capacities and identified constraints.
• Order Fulfillment & Mitigation: Collaborate with sales to ensure orders align with allocations, and develop alternative plans to address any order shortfalls.
• Reporting & Analysis: Generate and analyze critical Manufacturing Information System (MIS) reports, including PTS, PTP, Daily Production Report (DPR), and Production Control Meeting (PCM) reports.
• ERP System Support: Provide comprehensive support for the MP&L Material Requirements Planning (MRP) development and deployment plan, encompassing the Explore, Realization, Test, and Hypercare phases of SAP launch.
• Forward Model Management: Manage the department's forward model, including engineering change control and balance-out processes.
• Just-in-Time (JIT) Delivery: Ensure a seamless just-in-time material flow to prevent production disruptions, proactively responding to customer changes, quality containments, shipping adjustments, and schedule modifications.

Data Management & Reporting:

• ERP System Optimization: Identify and resolve data integrity gaps within the SAP system to maintain accuracy and efficiency.
• Performance Reporting: Prepare and submit comprehensive plant production performance reports to plant and divisional management. Ensure the accuracy of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Morale, Environment (SQDCPME) scorecards, policy deployment reports, and Plant Operating Review reports.
• Data Analysis & Strategy: Support plant-level data management and policy deployment objectives. Develop and implement inventory and cost reduction roadmaps for MP&L tasks.
• System & Process Improvement: Contribute to the development and enhancement of information and process systems.

Team Meetings & Continuous Improvement:

• Meeting Facilitation: Prepare and present information for Production Control team meetings and ensure active participation and planning for monthly inventory meetings. Attend daily morning start-up meetings to communicate schedule updates, part availability, supply issues, and inventory count verifications.
• Strategic Prioritization: Prioritize work on critical issues and allocate resources effectively to achieve departmental objectives.
• Compliance & Auditing: Support internal and external audits related to VCA, Ford Production System (FPS), QS9000, Safety, Health, and Regulatory Program (SHARP), ISO14001, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and Hazmat. Conduct monthly plant audits and review plant procedures to ensure alignment with departmental standards. Oversee the cycle verification program.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Internal Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate critical MP&L issues to plant and divisional supply chain and scheduling management. Ensure MP&L representation during quality campaign meetings.
• External Partner Coordination: Coordinate effectively with external logistics providers as needed.

Other:

• Operational Flexibility: Demonstrate flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends, to meet dynamic production demands.

Qualifications

You'll Have...

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in production planning management within large enterprises (e.g., materials, electronics, automotive).
• 5+ years of experience supervising, and managing teams in a large manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in standard office software and familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or SAP systems.
• Excellent data analysis capabilities.

Preferred (Even Better If You Have):

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with a degree in Business or Engineering, or an MBA being highly desirable.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in large-scale manufacturing environments.
• In-depth knowledge and skills related to manufacturing enterprise warehouse operations, including quality management, process optimization, and overall organizational capabilities.
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in On-Time Delivery (OTD) functions.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP software such as SAP, standard office applications, and exceptional technical documentation and writing 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 the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan facility, we encourage you to apply!

This role will start remote and then will be working hybrid out of Marshall, MI, with the expectation to be on-site at Marshall once building construction and timing is established (relocation package available).

Once your employment with Ford commences, you will be assigned to BlueOval Battery Michigan LLC. You will continue to be employed by Ford Motor Company but work at BlueOval Battery Michigan, Ford's wholly owned subsidiary located in Marshall, Michigan. 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.

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 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

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. 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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