At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will…

Use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions. Contribute with an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future. Create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought, and foster leadership in others.  Be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

Capabilities Required:

Emotionally intelligent leader who remains calm in ambiguous situations.Able to align team members from different backgrounds and cultures to achieve business strategy. Strong leadership skills and experience leading, attracting, and developing strong results-oriented teams.Experience managing high degrees of complexity in processes and communication with all levels of leadership.Strong business acumen and project management skillsCollaborative leadership style is necessary to influence and build meaningful relationships with all cross functional teams. Good communicator with a proven ability to build trust, influence, and foster relationships.

    You'll have...      

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.5 years of maintenance, engineering, or manufacturing related experience in leadership roles.  Ability to travel extensively.

Even better, you may have...

Master’s Degree.5+ years of battery cell related manufacturing experience.5+ years of managerial experience leading teams.Experience succeeding in high levels of complexity, exposure, to multiple business issues, ambiguity, and conflict.Ability to speak Mandarin.

 

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This position is a range of salary grades LL5 . 
 

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 the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan facility, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your 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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverageFlexible family care, parental leave, and moreVehicle discount program for employees and family membersPaid time off for individual and team community serviceA generous schedule of paid holidays, and paid time off

This role will start remote and then will be working hybrid out of Marshall, MI, with expectation to be on-Site at Marshall once building construction and timing is established (relocation package available). 

It is anticipated within 30 days of selection, the candidate will become a secondee from the Ford Motor Company to BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. A secondee is an employee who will continue to be employed by the Ford Motor Company, however, will work at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan.  The employee will remain an employee of the Ford Motor Company for purposes compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.  There may be additional terms and conditions of employment with BlueOval Battery Park Michigan which will be communicated to you in advance of your secondment.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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What you'll do...

Ensure building and facilities maintenance, including powerhouse functions, doors, restrooms, air houses, lighting, electrical distribution systems, floors, columns and guard rails, roof, sprinklers and fire protection equipment, gas-fired equipment, and parking lots and all other facility related areas.Manage mechanical/civil engineering projects.Support preventative maintenance programs for facilities and comply with master licensing and site permit requirements. Ensure compliance with environmental requirements, including waste management, recycling, and wastewater treatment.Comply with combustion safety and arc flash training and reporting requirements.Achieve business results by leading the development and delivery of key performance indicator’s to ensure department objectives support overall business objectives.Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.Motivate teams by leveraging technology and best-in-class manufacturing systems.Support employees by removing barriers to their success and developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.Lead change efforts to construct and achieve manufacturing standards.Demonstrate empathy and embrace Gemba philosophy by engaging regularly with employees in production environments to listen and problem solve.Champion the formation of the culture required to achieve the Vision, Mission, and Values to deliver performance objectives. Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills.Develop ‘leaders as teachers’ at all levels by ensuring all employees receive necessary training, coaching, and support to optimize performance and advance both the overall organization as well as self.Manage 3rd party external vendors and suppliersManage and assist team with automation and robotics programming and troubleshooting