Team Manager-Launch Jobs

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

What you’ll be able to do:

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. In addition, you will:

• Creating a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
• Be accountable for planning and the overall implementation of a successful launch
• Lead transformation and change management efforts
• Work with multi-functional teams to ensure operating systems and processes are maintained to the corporate and manufacturing standards
• Remove internal barriers to align resources with business objectives to achieve results
• Ensuring a Zero Tolerance environment for all employees
• Enables a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks by:
  • Ensuring a Zero Tolerance environment for all employees
  • Creating a proactive performance driven culture that listens, reacts and supports (effective communication, education, listening, trust) to capture the hearts and minds of the people
• Embodies the respect and encouragement of all team members
• Travel as needed
• Ensure employees receive the necessary training, coaching and experiences to raise their performance level and advance the organization
• Develop organizational capability through coaching and development at all levels of the organization.
• Drive all launch related business results
• Optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot to identify root cause
• Provide team communication and recognition that:
  • Enables a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills
  • Embodies the respect and encouragement of all team members

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma OR GED
• Five (5) years of operations experience in a leadership role

Required Behaviors:

• Resourcefulness
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Data-driven mindset
• Transformational change leadership
• Confidence, courage, and coaching
• Innovation
• Critical thinking

Preferred Requirements:

• Five or more years working in the automotive industry
• Knowledgeable in the use of data for decision making
• Validated success resolving complex and/or diverse problems
• Ten (10) years of operations experience in a project planning leadership role
• Demonstrated success teaching and mentoring teams
• Bachelor’s/Master's Degree
• A history of working well under pressure and able to spearhead crisis management
• Validated experience with union negotiations
• Strong leadership, team building, communication, multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Strong project planning mindset with execution of the plan
• Demonstrated success interfacing with executive leadership, plant hourly (including UAW committee), salaried personnel, along with both plant and executive leadership personnel
• Six Sigma Blackbelt

What You’ll Receive in Return:

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.

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. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.

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