Ford - Mahwah, NJ

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Mahwah, NJ
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

At Ford, we are committed to building a better world through innovative vehicle and mobility services. As part of our Marketing, Sales & Service organization, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the Ford reputation and delivering a trusted customer experience. We are seeking insightful individuals with expertise in marketing, sales, and service to transform data-driven insights into innovative solutions that boost sales and customer loyalty. If you have an audience-first mindset, we invite you to join us and be the voice of Ford. In the role of Field Service Engineer (FSE), you will serve as the primary interface to Dealers and Technicians, providing essential repair assistance. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical acumen and a commitment to customer service. Success in this position requires a customer-first approach, the ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, and a creative mindset to tackle challenges. Experience in automotive processes, standardization, continuous improvement, and managing escalations will be advantageous. Your responsibilities will include providing repair assistance on challenging vehicles to enhance customer satisfaction and ensure repairs are done correctly the first time. You will support the product concern identification and resolution process in collaboration with Product Development and Quality teams. Additionally, you will assist Ford and Lincoln dealerships in improving their repair capabilities, including technical competence, tools, service repair information, and diagnostics. You will also develop and author technical documents for publication, travel as required, and consult with dealership management to ensure high-quality vehicle repair results. Your role will involve monitoring service repair process improvements and providing critical feedback on product quality, ensuring dealerships understand the importance of maintaining sufficient service equipment for customer satisfaction and profitability.

Responsibilities

  • Provide repair assistance on difficult to repair vehicles to improve Customer Satisfaction and Fix it Right the First Time performance
  • Support the product concern identification and resolution process with Product Development and Quality teams
  • Provide support to Ford and Lincoln dealerships to help improve their overall repair capability
  • Support Company initiatives that enhance the vehicle diagnosis and repair process
  • Develop and author technical documents for publication
  • Consult with Dealership management about vehicle repair process capability
  • Ensure dealerships are supported in resolving vehicle technical assistance requests
  • Communicate root cause analysis and related recommendations to dealership management
  • Monitor service repair process improvement recommendations with affected dealerships
  • Report recommendations, repair actions and results
  • Assist legal counsel, executive liaison and dispute resolution teams with vehicle inspections
  • Provide critical feedback on new and existing product quality
  • Ensure dealership management understands the relationship between service equipment and customer satisfaction
  • Provide guidance on required tools and equipment
  • Implement and monitor processes that support proper diagnosis and repair
  • Utilize dealership technical performance reporting to identify opportunities for process improvement
  • Ensure Dealer Principals and dealership management are aware of their performance on key metrics
  • Ensure dealership management understands technician training requirements
  • Ensure dealership management is aware of the Company's technician career entry/recognition programs
  • Take on team champion or subject matter expert (SME) role for the assigned market area team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Two or more years of Ford/Lincoln specific automotive diagnosis and repair experience
  • Possess a valid and unrestricted driver's license
  • Able to travel overnight on a weekly basis
  • Must have a willingness to relocate to one of the 21 regions across the United States
  • Has completed all core FSE Level 1, 2 and achieved SEO Senior Masters status
  • Has achieved and sustained tech zone performance as outlined in published annual objectives
  • Has contributed to and/or advanced the assigned team's overall performance
  • Taken on additional projects/tasks at the market area or national level
  • Assigned to a more challenging zone with higher market/business impact
  • 2+ years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's Degree in automotive-related programs
  • Ford specific Automotive Repair Technical Training
  • Automotive dealership or independent hands-on vehicle repair experience
  • Ability to independently plan, organize, reorganize, prioritize and problem-solve
  • Professionalism including customer service/interface skills/experience

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • 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
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