Assistant Plant Manager - Chicago Assembly Plant

Assistant Plant Manager - Chicago Assembly Plant

Chicago, IL, United States

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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.

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, 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.

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 Person

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.

What you’ll be able to do

In addition to the domain expertise required (business, data and technical acumen along with manufacturing proficiency), the Assistant Plant Manager will demonstrate the following Ford Operating System and Servant Leadership capabilities:

• Leverage data and insights to drive lean improvements that deliver on cost and quality targets.
• Continually seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes, leveraging KPIs and the PDCA model
• Hold self and others accountable for excellence and adherence to operational and behavioral expectations
• Effectively collaborate with Area Managers, Process Coaches and Hourly Employees
• Develop “leaders as teachers” and prioritizes ongoing development and evaluation of employee performance to drive results.
• Lead implementation of the Ford Production System aligned with lean principles and behaviors.
• Lead transformation and change management efforts to advance the company’s competitiveness.
• Elevate concerns/risks and recognizes achievements

Focus

• Serve as partner to Plant Manager and change agent driving results and leveraging relationships to get things done
• Establish and operationalize a local vision and mission through clear goal-setting and communication
• Ensure operational stability by implementing disciplined processes and standards, meeting jobs per hour, rolled-throughput-yield, quality, and other key metrics.
• Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary.
• Manage costs and resources responsibly and for the betterment of the plant
• Has self-awareness and a deep understanding of employee's aspirations, strengths, and well-being, evidenced by employee engagement scores, regular check-ins, and time spent on the plant floor (80%).
• Partner with Plant Manager to build a positive and inclusive culture by leveraging diverse viewpoints and mutual respect.
• Foster collaboration on best practices, standardized work, and building networks across functional areas.
• Build strong relationships with employees, Employee Resource Groups, the union, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Consistently demonstrate empathy and Gemba, engaging regularly with employees on the plant floor to listen and problem solve.
• Role model authenticity and inspires through charismatic communication and leading by example
• Bring a high level of energy and effort to all tasks

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