Area Manager, Material Control, BlueOval Battery Plant Michigan

4 weeks ago

Dearborn, United States Ford Motor Company Full time
Job Description

Make history and make the future at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
If you're ready to change the way the world moves, join us at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, a new state-of-the-art facility in Marshall, Michigan. You'll be a key part of the launch team that will help bring the electrification revolution to driveways, job sites, and highways everywhere. BlueOval Battery Park Michigan will produce the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells to power the next-generation Ford EV passenger vehicles and trucks under development.
This new wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company will create more than 1,700 jobs when production begins in 2026.

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

Responsibilities

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
  • Use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions.
  • Build and lead 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.
You'll also...
  • Provide Material Control and Logistics functional expertise, including launch planning, change control, bill of material, parts follow-up, scheduling, inventory planning, cycle checking, distribution, logistics, material handling, packaging, and industrial material.
  • 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.
Qualifications

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 skills
  • Collaborative 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • 5 years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles.
  • Ability to travel extensively.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 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.
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 of 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.
  • 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.


For a detailed look at our benefits, click here.

It is anticipated within 30 days of selection, the successful candidate for this position 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 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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