Sr. Maintenance Engineer, Ford Energy
About the role
This position serves as the technical authority and strategic leader for maintenance operations across our battery cell and BESS module/container manufacturing lines. The role carries broad ownership of maintenance strategy, equipment reliability, and cross-site standardization as Ford Energy scales its Greenfield manufacturing footprint.
Responsibilities
Lead with Integrity: Own the safe, reliable, and disciplined operation of production and facilities equipment across the energy storage manufacturing environment, setting the standard for maintenance excellence site-wide.
Innovate: Apply advanced engineering judgment to architect equipment reliability programs, drive root-cause resolution methodologies, and establish predictive/preventative maintenance frameworks from the ground up.
Drive Excellence: Serve as the senior technical resource and escalation point for maintenance reliability, ensuring the facility operates with the precision required to deliver world-class energy products.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
Experience: 7+ years of progressive maintenance engineering experience, including demonstrated ability to lead complex equipment reliability programs and mentor technical staff.
Skills: Advanced computer proficiency; strong communicator capable of training and coaching technicians and engineers across the organization.
Flexibility: Supports business needs by working across various shifts.
Leadership Attributes
Decisive Under Pressure: Remains calm and makes rapid, data-driven decisions during equipment failures or production constraints.
Adaptability: Leads through the ambiguity of a new site startup, building and refining processes in real time.
Business Partner: Translates technical maintenance needs into clear, actionable strategies for production and engineering stakeholders.
ONE FORD Leadership: Demonstrates outstanding interpersonal, team-building, and communication skills across the organization.
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
Pay
Salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100 - $166,200. 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
U.S. based; Glendale, Kentucky. Domestic and international travel may be required.