Assistant Plant Manager, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

About the role

The Assistant Plant Manager is the “COO” of the plant, having a holistic understanding of manufacturing and business operations. They take full accountability for plant operations and culture, aligned with Ford’s leadership core values of Excellence, Focus, and Collaboration, and a servant leadership mentality.

Responsibilities

• Leverage data and insights to drive lean improvements that deliver on cost and quality targets.
• Continually seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes, leveraging KPIs and the PDCA model.
• Hold self and others accountable for excellence and adherence to operational and behavioral expectations.
• Elevate concerns/risks and recognize achievements.
• Lead implementation of the Ford Production System aligned with lean principles and behaviors.
• Lead transformation and change management efforts to advance the company’s competitiveness.
• Develop “leaders as teachers” and prioritize ongoing development and evaluation of employee performance to drive results.
• Manage costs and resources responsibly and for the betterment of the plant.
• Partner with Plant Manager to build a positive and inclusive culture by leveraging diverse viewpoints and mutual respect.
• Foster collaboration on best practices, standardized work, and building networks across functional areas.
• Bring a high level of energy and effort to all tasks.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering or technical field.
• 5+ years of progressive responsibilities and experience in operations leadership.
• Extensive experience in high-volume, complex, manufacturing environments.
• Expertise in lean, kaizen and FPS is a must.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of managing a Profit and Loss statement, demonstrating strong financial acumen.
• Experience successfully leading a manufacturing function and directly overseeing 50+ hourly employees at once.
• Demonstrated track record of building trust and rapport with employees and stakeholders and creating positive and healthy cultures.
• Aspiration for continued career growth and new challenges.

Skills

• Business, data, and technical acumen.
• Manufacturing proficiency.
• Lean, kaizen, and FPS expertise.
• Financial acumen.
• Leadership and team management skills.
• Problem-solving and crisis management abilities.
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership qualities.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

Pay

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Schedule

Candidates must be able to work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.