Mp&l Team Manager

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. What will you make today?

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.

**Qualifications**
- Experience:

- Management experience
- Strong ability to interface with plant hourly, salaried personnel and plant management
- Strong ability to present in front of plant management
- Ability to teach Ford Production System principles
- Union negotiations experience
- Competent in the use of data for decision making
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
- Need to work well under pressure and to be able to work under crisis management when necessary
- Having the ability to work and multi-task in fast pace environment

**Highly desirable skills**:

- Experience:

- Lead Process Coach experience
- 6-sigma designation preferred
- Strong analytical skills and quick decision making capability preferred
- Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

**Responsabilities**
- Confirm standards are in place
- Monitor and confirm that manufacturing operating system standards are being applied and adhered to throughout the area
- Facilitate Results Process through utilization of standard processes and tools
- Develop, coach, and support to achieve SQDCPME objectives
- Coach, teach, and feedback on resolution of abnormalities, and validate closure of concerns (facilitates permanent corrective actions)
- Drive continuous improvement on systemic abnormalities to prevent reoccurrence
- Provide necessary resources to maintain production flow and confirm critical inputs are being performed to the acceptable standard(s)
- Adhere to and modify Time & Data Management to promote, support, and coach a continuous improvement mindset and activities in the team
- Plan FTPM activities to improve area performance
- Drive the creation and coordination of work plans (downtime, shutdown, manage the change), and ensure the team is executing. Evaluate the effectiveness of work plans.
- Plan and implement revisions and improvements to meet the new standards as the manufacturing operating systems mature
- Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
- Respect and encourage respect of all team members by my actions
- Mentor, nurture, develop teams to own working together, modeling the Ford values and expected behaviors
- Develop and provide feedback for the Process Coach professional development
- Create a Zero Tolerance environment and reaffirm team members respect each other
- Create a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
- Proactively recognize the teams accomplishments and improve morale
- Ensure basic administrative activities are completed, as required
- Support issues raised by the teams
- Plan changes to the system
- Manage changes to the system

**Key Responsabilities**
- Drive Continious improvement
- Deliver Results SQDCMPE
- Develop a lean culture with a servant leadership approach.