Industrial Engineer, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Ford - Marshall, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Marshall, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Industrial Engineer position at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan involves utilizing entrepreneurial skills and a team-oriented mindset to develop data-driven solutions that enhance production efficiency. The role focuses on improving capacity, supporting new line construction, and fostering a culture of trust and diversity within the team. This position is integral to the transformation of the automotive industry, requiring a proactive approach to problem-solving and collaboration with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Improve capacity through methods such as equipment capacity loss analysis, line balance analysis, fixed loss analysis, and improvements.
• Plan tooling and auxiliary facilities based on future capacity plans.
• Monitor coating speed, analyze issues, and implement improvements to achieve the planned speed.
• Analyze the OEE of equipment engineers to identify opportunities for capacity improvement.
• Organize activities such as Gemba Work, workshops, and brainstorming sessions to find improvement opportunities.
• Engage personnel with designing and evaluating improvement plans to enhance equipment efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Support and coordinate various resources to handle on-site issues, including 5S management, production resource coordination, daily improvements, ad-hoc tasks, and production meetings.
• Work with the site management team to ensure stable and efficient production line operations.
• Support new line construction, including managing equipment arrival schedules, assisting with equipment handling and positioning, and overseeing equipment installation and commissioning progress.
• Ability to work various shifts and hours, including weekends.

Requirements

• 3-5 years relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree or above.
• Proficiency in industrial engineering, ergonomics, lean production, project management and other related knowledge.
• Proficiency in using CAD, EXCEL, PowerPoint and other office software.

Nice-to-haves

• Degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and automation, management science and engineering or related fields.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.