We made history, and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities, and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
The Steel Scheduler is a critical role responsible for obtaining raw materials and scheduling them at Michigan Assembly. This position will enable you to take on the challenges of delivering cost, quality, and delivery targets for steel materials. In this dynamic environment, you will be developing key relationships within Ford supply chain, engineering, programs, finance, and with our key raw material suppliers.
Responsibilities
- Daily Production Scheduling for the Press Room: Develop detailed scheduling of the press room while maintaining plant capacity. Maintain inventory levels and track shortages. Order steel coils and blanks. Report out and work with production on scheduling requirements.
- Material Shortages:Assist in in the tracking and closure of material shortages. Engage suppliers while holding them accountable for all aspects of product quality, cost and delivery.
- Spot Buy Coordinator: Coordinate spot buys for any engineering changes or trial runs.
- Bill of Material Coordinator: Manage current and future bill of materials as needed.
- Constraint & Capacity Planning: Conduct constraint reviews and coordinate with production on the optimal press schedule. Identify bottle necks in the manufacturing process.
- Documentation & Reporting: Support decision making with publication of daily Scheduling reports and Delivery Scorecards. Participate in production report outs and supplier reviews.
- Engineering Changes, Launch & Balance Out: Coordinate and lead changes through the production process. Also coordinate all changes during model year balance outs, pre-builds, and launches.
Qualifications
You'll have...
Education: HS diploma or GED
Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
Technical Expertise: Proficiency in automotive manufacturing systems (e.g., CMMS, OnTrack, SharePoint).
Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret complex data sets and problem-solve.
Communication: Strong ability to communicate to production teams and suppliers.
Detail-Oriented: Strong data skills needed to be able to demonstrate current and future scheduling needs.
Problem Solving: Proven ability to resolve errors and discrepancies in a fast-paced environment
Even better, you may have...
Preferred Experience
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business or similar
Experience: 4+ years of related experience in an automotive manufacturing environment
Systems: Familiarity with Engineering Change Control (FAP02-057) and Quality Verification Systems (VOPQUG-265).
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.
This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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