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Ford Motor Company · 11 hours ago

Engineering Specialist - Maintenance

Ford Motor Company is a global leader in the automotive industry, dedicated to building a better world through innovative manufacturing. The Engineering Specialist - Maintenance will lead initiatives within the production departments, focusing on continuous improvement and optimizing maintenance processes to ensure maximum equipment uptime.

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Responsibilities

Focus on continuous improvement, standardization and lean concepts to address equipment downtime issues
Optimization of current production processes utilizing Maintenance Operating System
Utilize MOS process to minimize and eliminate downtime through Preventative Maintenance actions and ensure 100% uptime
Train and develop Salary, Skilled Trades and other Plant Personnel to utilize Work Order process to initiate and resolve Maintenance actions
Proficient in utilizing Maximo System to coordinate and address equipment repairs
Ensure PMs are value add and focused on driving permanent corrective actions
Tailor the PM plans and frequencies to maximize equipment availability and minimize unscheduled downtime and emergency maintenance actions
Lead the maturity of the Maximo based PMs by a) purging out PMs that are non-value add b) modification of PM frequencies for value added PMs to pre-empt unscheduled downtime or c) Adding value added PMs that are not in Maximo based on the equipment performance
Establish PM priorities with a focus on constraint equipment
Lead the review of critical spare parts, OOR spare parts and purging of greater than 5 years unused spares that are readily available through suppliers to meet the Industrial Materials target established for the plant
Work with Team to identify and manage Constraint Operations and develop action plans to resolve productivity concerns
Utilize Maintenance Operating System and work with Skilled Trades to improve MTBF and MTTR
Support the creation of the Maintenance Control Center (MCC) per the latest standards and guidelines established by the Corporate Maintenance Operating System team
Review and maintain critical spare parts to support equipment uptime
Support the development of training videos, maintenance tasks, procedures and related documentation for skilled trade personnel to upskill their competency with a focus on new skilled trades to enhance the effectiveness of their workmanship
Support Plant Annual Purchase Agreements for Building and Facility
Support New Model launch as required
Provide input on new equipment design and Purchase

Qualification

Maximo SystemLean ImplementationPLC CompetencyStamping Equipment KnowledgeManufacturing ExperienceTeam BuildingCommunication SkillsSelf-Starter

Required

Education- High School Diploma / GED
Ability to optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot issues to identify root cause
Excellent communicator who can train both hourly and salary team members
Must be a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and see them through to completion with limited supervision
Must be flexible to support production as required
Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One Ford(leadership) behaviors with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
1 or more years' experience in Microsoft Office to include, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

Preferred

Education: Degree in Engineering, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred. Equivalent experienced accepted
Experience: 3-5 years' experience in manufacturing; preferably stamping
Stamping / Press Equipment knowledge: Eumuco Forging Presses
PLC Competency
Lean Implementation
ABB Robot Experience

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

Company

Ford Motor Company

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$16.23B
Key Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B

Leadership Team

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James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
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Efrat Barit
COO
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