Production Control, Engineering Change, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Job Overview

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of BOBM Cell Plant Operating Plan (OP), ensuring it is buildable, efficient, and aligned with demand, capacity, and constraints.
• Career Development
• Career Development
• Career Development
• Career Development
• Coordinate cross-functionally (MSAP, Launch, Supply Chain, Plant, Sales) to balance demand, allocation, and supply, including assumption planning and order alignment.
• Maintain schedule stability (PTS/PTP) and ensure timely release publication per agreed cadence.
• Manage daily/weekly production scheduling and update plans based on plant performance, including catch-up and recovery plans.
• Oversee finished goods inventory to optimal levels, including in-plant, in-transit, and obsolescence management.
• Ensure just-in-time (JIT) material flow and respond to changes in demand, quality issues, and supply disruptions.
• Drive capacity planning and supplier supportability, including coordination with Purchasing, STA, Finance, and suppliers for capacity studies and tooling readiness.
• Own production control reporting (PTS, PTP, DPR, PCM) and provide accurate performance updates to plant and leadership.
• Support ERP (SAP) deployment, data accuracy, and continuous system/process improvements.
• Manage engineering changes, balance-outs, alignment with cross function team on switch over dates and forward model planning.
• Analyze data to support inventory, cost reduction, and policy deployment initiatives.
• Lead communication through meetings and reporting forums, ensuring alignment on schedules, supply risks, and priorities.
• Ensure compliance with internal/external audit requirements and support plant audit activities.
• Prioritize critical issues and allocate resources effectively to meet production and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• At least 3+ years’ experience in production planning management in large enterprises (materials, electronics, automotive and other industries).
• Proficient in using office software, familiar with ERP or SAP systems.
• Excellent data analysis ability.
• Full flexibility and readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering
• Master's degree in Business preferred
• At least 5 years’ experience in large manufacturing enterprises.
• Knowledge and skills: Familiar with the operation process of manufacturing enterprise warehouse, with the ability of quality management, process optimization and overall organization.
• In depth knowledge & experience in OTD function
• Proficient in ERP software such as SAP, Office software, excellent document writing ability.

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 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.