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Manufacturing & Quality
The Company's Heart and Soul
No matter where it's produced, every new Ford car and truck owes its beginnings to us. Components from the engine block to the beverage cup holder are designed by our engineers, manufactured in our plants and assembled on our production lines.
We employ the latest CAD, CAE and CAM systems, all around the world. In the design phase, simultaneous engineering integrates our resources for greater efficiency. Meanwhile, continuous flow manufacturing (CFM), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and design for assembly (DFA) processes further ensure cost-efficient manufacturing and world-class component quality.
Many of the sophisticated automotive tools and gadgets the driving public now takes for granted have sprung from the minds of our component designers, engineers, planners and manufacturers. They transform basic vehicles into fully appointed driving machines loaded with convenience, performance and luxury.
Full Time Employment: Ford College Graduate Program and Direct Hire Programs
Our Ford College Graduate (FCG) program for recent graduates kick-starts your career with two to five years of challenging developmental assignments in different areas. A Ford executive mentor and your FCG colleagues help you with career counseling, advice and support during your program.
Preferred qualifications vary by manufacturing function, but your passion for the job and for working with Ford Motor Company is a definite plus. We value your technical expertise, papers published or presented, and other contributions to your field. Relevant work experience and internships, membership in professional organizations, patents or significant technology awards, and familiarity with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) are helpful. So are leadership experience, community service and participation in extra-curricular technology activities like Formula SAE projects.
We offer FCG positions in Component Product Design Engineering, Material Handling & Packaging, Engineering, Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L), Vehicle Operations, Assembly and Powertrain Operations.
Component Product Design Engineering
Your developmental program can last from two to five years. Opportunities exist in two areas:- Component and Product Systems Design and Development (Electronics, Plastics, Climate Control, Electrical and Fuel Handling, Glass, Transmissions, Castings, Engines, Suspension and Steering Components)
- Manufacturing Process and Plant Engineering (Assembly, Stamping, Powertrain, component plants and staff offices nationwide)
Manufacturing Business Office (MBO)
We bring business and technical leadership to both staff and functional organizations, helping them in vital areas such as shareholder value, customer satisfaction and return on investment. We do this by developing, aligning and implementing business strategies, plans, special studies results and strategic initiatives. We also provide strategic, operational and functional knowledge to our customers. Working across functions and organizations, we help our customers achieve transformational and systemic business results.
Ours is a “pass-through” organization. People join us to hone their skills for future growth. We develop business and other functional experts who can run business units throughout our company. We provide cross-functional planning opportunities to deepen both business and product experience at various management levels. And we strengthen business acumen and core competencies in the business planning community.
The Manufacturing Business Office offers careers in: - Vehicle Operations Business Office, developing business case analysis and specific long-term strategies for Vehicle Operations
- Powertrain Operations Business Office, developing comprehensive global powertrain commodity strategies and vehicle-specific powertrain studies and plans
- Material Planning & Logistics Business Office, developing enterprise and supply-chain optimization solutions, strategies and plans
- Capacity Planning and Analysis, developing capacity planning information for Ford Motor Company, Visteon and suppliers
- Strategy Development and Process Management, developing and leading various strategic and process studies
- Strategic / Business Planning, developing overall long-term strategy for Manufacturing and ensuring alignment with other functional activities worldwide
Material Handling & Packaging Engineering
We provide the material logistics and packaging engineering skills to support our manufacturing group in the design, development, and implementation of world-class production processes for components and vehicles. We work closely with Production Development, Material Planning & Logistics, Manufacturing Business Office, Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, and suppliers to provide packaging and material handling systems that lead the industry in ergonomics and safety, quality, cost and environmental responsiveness.
Potential assignments include:- Packaging Engineering
- Durable Container Design Engineering
- New Model Program and Plant Support
- New & Emerging Markets Packaging Engineering
- Program Timing & Project Management
- Material Handling Equipment Design Installation
Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L)
MP&L works to provide a synchronous flow of materials to worldwide customers at an affordable cost. Our work begins early in the product development process and encompasses such functions as project management and prototype work planning, bill of materials coordination, parts scheduling, engineering release and prototype material controls. We also support the Ford Production System, with pre-production material control, production planning, scheduling and releasing, supply chain management, information technology and systems integration along with traffic and transportation logistics.
MP&L's Ford College Graduate program provides early experience in many areas, such as vehicle development centers, Powertrain Operations and assembly and component plants. You will have four assignments, two in central office areas and two in a plant; one of your plant assignments will be as a production supervisor. Your assignments involve any of the following functions:- Program Work Planning
- Prototypes Material Control
- Engineering Release
- Pre-production Planning
- Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling
- Logistics Management
- Inventory Management
- Information Technology
- MP&L Business Planning
- Supplier Releasing
- Shipping & Receiving
- Supplier/Customer Communication
Quality
The quality of our products and services is our number-one priority at Ford Motor Company. How well we meet our customer needs determines our ultimate success in the market. The quality organization is responsible for leading the improvement of our products and processes so that vehicles don't come back, and our customers do!
Imagine your first assignment as a production supervisor with oversight responsibility for machining components or assembling some of the highest quality vehicles in the world. Between 10 and 35 people are under your direct supervision, and you're responsible for the latest technology in robotics, welders and lathes. You schedule preventive maintenance, resolve conflicts, train employees and develop teamwork. Working on teams, Quality personnel are assigned in all areas of the company to implement breakthrough strategies and proven methodologies that deliver robust products to our customers.
These areas include:- Global Craftsmanship: ensure products deliver high levels of fit and finish, correct ergonomic execution and appropriate sensory elements
- Consumer Driven Six Sigma: training and application of the Six Sigma structured approach to reduce variability in every aspect of the business
- Global Core Engineering Quality: reliability implementation, problem solving, concern definition, campaign prevention and application of lessons learned
- Vehicle Operations Quality: manufacturing and assembly of world-class cars and trucks
- Powertrain Operations Quality: design, development and manufacturing of innovative and fuel-efficient engines and transmissions
- Quality Strategy & Analysis: development and implementation of breakthrough strategies to achieve leadership in customer satisfaction
- Consumer Business Groups: forward model teams that design, develop and sign off new products
Assignments in Quality could include:- Reliability Implementation Engineer (RIE): leader/teacher on teams ensuring that engineers follow proven reliability methods and processes
- Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineer: determine root cause of current model warranty issues and identify/implement corrective action
- Six Sigma Black Belt: use structured DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) process to improve customer satisfaction
- Math Modeler: work with Design Center in development and transfer of electronic surface data
Vehicle Operations
Our Powertrain and assembly plants have opportunities for engineers of many different backgrounds as well as for production supervisors. In Production Equipment Engineering Assembly, we oversee the design, build, and launch stages of body-in-white assembly systems and sub-assembly systems in our stamping and assembly plants throughout North America.
Our FCG program provides two years of rotations in these areas: Body-in-White and Subassembly Tooling; Body Engineering Design; Stamping; Manufacturing Processing; Materials Engineering; and Assembly.
Summer Internship Program
Meaningful summer internships are available in Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L) and Component Design and Vehicle Operations.
The MP&L intern program provides a three-month assignment in one of these areas:- Pre-production Planning and Change Control
- Programming, Scheduling and Releasing
- Process Leadership and Systems
- Supply Chain Management
- MP&L Business Office
- Engineering Parts Release
- Work Plan Development and Maintenance
- Part Scheduling Coordination
- Project Management Analysis
- Material Control Coordination
- Prototype Material Control and Procurement
The Component Design and Vehicle Operations program provides a three-month assignment in one of these areas:- Component and Product System Design
- Development Engineering (e.g., electronics, plastics, climate control, electrical and fuel handling, glass, transmission, castings, engines, suspension and steering components)
- Manufacturing Process Plant Engineering (at assembly, stamping, powertrain, and components plants located throughout the U.S. and staff offices nationwide).
Preferred Background for Careers in Manufacturing and Quality- Component Design
Preferred candidates are B.S. or M.S. majors in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering (a few opportunities), Industrial Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Software Engineering, or Embedded Computer Systems Manufacturing - Manufacturing Business Office
Preferred candidates have at least five years' experience and know the Ford Motor Company system. They have had mainstream assignments in areas such as Marketing and Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Finance. In most cases, undergraduate education is in engineering or another technical discipline; M.B.A.s and equivalent graduate degrees are preferred. - Material Handling and Packaging Engineering
We seek B.S. or M.S. majors in Packaging, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering. - Materials, Planning & Logistics
Preferred candidates typically need a B.A., B.S., M.S. or M.B.A. in Material Logistics, Materials Management, Industrial Management, Production Operations Management, Engineering (mechanical or industrial), Engineering Arts, or Business Administration. - Quality
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations Management or a related field. - Vehicle Operations
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations Management or a related field.
A business background can also prepare you to join our support staffs in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering & Process Leadership, the Manufacturing Business Office, Material Planning & Logistics, and Timing Release & Material Control.
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