Engineering Specialist - Control (Maintenance Engineer)

• Safety − Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards − Review department safety metrics and coordinate improvement activities
• Quality − Direct data-driven maintenance processes to improve quality metrics (e.g., higher FTT, less scrap, less contamination, etc.)
• Delivery (Productivity) − Coordinate the resources and activities required to ensure problem free start-ups − Facilitate start-up/shift-to-shift meetings − Facilitate constraint analysis and coordinate activities to eliminate bottlenecks
• Cost − Promote and ensure continuous improvement in the manufacturing engineering organization toward the common goal of improving product quality, plant competitiveness and total cost structure − Monitor, control, and improve Maintenance Cost Per Unit (MCPU) − Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives: meet or beat schedule Docusign Envelope ID: 57F18B6E-EA2C-458D-B2EE-AB54006A8B3D GIS 1 Item Number: 13.01 F-FTM-HR-OP-001.06 Rev.03 GIS 2 Classification: Proprietary Issue Date: 4 Sep-23 Retention: S+3 Revision Date : 13-Nov-23 Job Description Form − Manage and support material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews
• People − Communication and Recognition − Participate in Time & Data Management meetings for scheduling, staffing, procurement, equipment maintenance, inventory control, constraint analysis, and the coordination of production activities with codependent departments − Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks; build and nurture a One Team environment − Basic Administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents
• Maintenance − Lead all daily, weekend and shutdown maintenance planning with input from your team(s) − Integrate the maintenance plan into total department business plan − Maximize equipment effectiveness through a detailed, standardized, and prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity − Plan and prepare material / spare part to support and priorities for all maintenance actions; Use Maximo (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (planned and crisis) and create reports to support continuous improvement − Use Maximo to analyze data and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance plan − Jointly coordinate maintenance and engineering activities − Involve investigating root cause analysis of downtime issues to prevent recurrence with Process Coach and Lead Process Coach (4D) − Work with ME/PE/VME to launch new programs or equipment, optimize floor layouts, coordinate equipment refurbishment and develop standardized PM programs from FMEAs − Provide input to MPS for weekend and shutdown maintenance planning.
• Environment − Ensure department compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards. Perform other related duties as required

Qualification

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma
• Experience: 1-2 years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturing environment
• Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls
• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in Ford+ (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience: 3-5 years automotive experience
• Body shop/stamping/paint/subassembly experience
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Safety and Quality experience
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
• Prior experience managing a unionized work force