Team Manager-Launch

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

The role of Launch Manager is responsible for the management and oversight of launch. The successful candidate is responsible for delivering departmental scorecard objectives pertaining to people, safety, quality, and flow; maintaining standardization while implementing continuous improvement actions while containing and communicating irregularities. In this role, you will be responsible for promoting a positive environment of culture, communication and employee recognition.

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.

What you'll do...

• Validate that the plant launch staffing plan and budget are sufficient to deliver a successful launch

• Select and develop the plant launch organization

• Ensure the training of hourly and salaried plant launch team members is on schedule

• Manage the launch team by providing direction and leadership, prioritizing the day-to-day activities

• Develop, manage, and deliver a plant launch timing plan, with GPDS milestones and deliverables

• Lead the confidentiality process during the launch phase

• Participate with ME and Ford Land on final layouts, detailed plans for installation or construction, execution of plans, and buy-off

• Represent the voice of the plant during launch. Keep the plant informed of the latest launch status and request launch support resources according to priorities

• Engage plant personnel in virtual builds and early build process of prototypes

• Ensure operating system (SOS, QOS, DOS, COS, POS, MOS, EOS) requirements are implemented

• Support the daily acceleration build targets until planned JPH is reached

• Report plant launch status through GPDS integrator, 15 panel, NMP/LQOS assessment reports

You'll have...

• High School diploma OR GED

• 5 years of production, launch and/or engineering experience in a leadership role.

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor's/Master's Degree

• Ten (10) years of operations experience in a project planning leadership role

• Strong project planning mindset with execution of the plan

• Five or more years working in the automotive industry

• Demonstrated success interfacing with executive leadership, plant hourly (including UAW committee), salaried personnel, along with both plant and executive leadership personnel

• Validated experience with union negotiations

• Knowledgeable in the use of data for decision making

• Strong leadership, team building, communication, multi-tasking and organizational skills

• Demonstrated success teaching and mentoring teams

• Validated success resolving complex and/or diverse problems

• A history of working well under pressure and able to spearhead crisis management

• Six Sigma Blackbelt

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

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This position is a leadership salary grade 6.

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.

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