Assistant Plant Manager - Chicago Assembly Plant

Ford North America Manufacturing is hiring exceptional talent for our Assistant Plant Manager role. Our Assistant Plant Managers are critical to the success of Ford Motor Company and our ability to deliver innovative, high-quality vehicles that our customers want and need. These plant leaders are highly visible members of the local community and responsible for leading a team of area managers within one of our 40+ manufacturing plants in vehicle operations, powertrain, or stamping operations.

Please take a moment to review our North America locations
, the responsibilities and required and desired skills of this Assistant Plant Manager
. Applicants must be willing to relocate to one of these locations to be considered. If you feel you have the manufacturing experience and servant leadership philosophies to be successful, we encourage you to apply via the internal posting on HCM. Please ensure your HCM career profile is completed, and you respond to the open text responses at the end of the application.

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Functional & Technical Knowledge

The minimum requirements we seek

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering or technical field.
• 5+ years of progressive responsibilities and experience in operations leadership.
• Extensive experience in high-volume, complex, manufacturing environments.
• Expertise in lean, kaizen and TPS is a must.
• Basic understanding of managing a Profit and Loss statement, demonstrating strong financial acumen.
• Experience successfully leading a manufacturing function and directly overseeing 50+ hourly employees at once.
• Demonstrated track record of building trust and rapport with employees and stakeholders and creating positive and healthy cultures.
• Aspiration for continued career growth and new challenges.
• Must be open to relocation

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering or a technical field.
• Operational experience leading manufacturing processes across multiple areas (body, paint, final, etc.)
• Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.
• Experience partnering with the union during a negotiation / contract renewal.

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 will experience a “Work from Anywhere” structure and the support needed to be successful in a remote environment. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Ford Motor Company is 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.

The Assistant Plant Manager will report to the site Plant Manager and be part of the plant’s Executive Leadership Team. The Assistant Plant Manager will indirectly lead a team of approximately 4+ functional manufacturing leaders (operating committee members) and have oversite for approximately 200-3,000 plant personnel in a single location.

The Assistant Plant Manager is the “COO” of the plant, has holistic understanding of manufacturing and business operations, taking full accountability of plant operations and culture aligned with Ford's leadership core values of Excellence, Focus and Collaboration, and a servant leadership mentality.

In addition to the domain expertise required (business, data and…