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Ford Motor Company Engineering Specialist Automation/Controls, Body, Ford at BlueOval City, Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center in Stanton, Tennessee
Ford is investing $5.6 billion to build its state-of-the art manufacturing facilities at Blue Oval City in West Tennessee. The Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center (TEVC) will produce the next generation electric trucks. On 3,600 acres, we are building our first mega campus in more than a generation – and it’s electric. This brand-new facility will use Ford’s 100-years of automobile manufacturing expertise and will be among the largest automotive manufacturing campus in U.S. history. Like the iconic Rouge complex in Michigan, done a century earlier, Blue Oval City will usher in a new era for American manufacturing and will harness Ford’s global manufacturing expertise and innovative technologies. Blue Oval City embodies the transformational Ford+ plan for growth and value creation in combining existing strengths and new capabilities. Blue Oval City aspires to have 100% renewable energy, zero waste to landfill and reusing water to help make sure our planet is in it for the long haul.
What you'll do…
Use Plant monitoring software to review cycle times of automation, review and follow up automation projects and installations.
Troubleshoot PLC, robot, and other automation problems.
Update program backups for automation
Program new installations of Body tooling and conveyor systems
Reprogram automation for engineering changes and improvements.
Coordinate automation campaigns.
You'll have…
Engineering Degree
Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls (RSLogix)
Electrical Background (electrician or technician)
Panel view use/programming Servo and VFD drives.
Familiarity with VFD’s, Armor starts, encoders, network/Ethernet controls.
Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.
Even better, you may have…
Bachelor's degree in engineering
2+ years of related experience
Ability to independently troubleshoot all Body Shop equipment and continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.
Robotics experience
PLC programming
Ability to read prints, AutoCAD, interpret and modify electrical schematics.
Strong understanding of conveyors system programming and Body Shop tooling techniques, in addition to networking understanding, DH+, Ethernet, remote IO
Ability to read blueprints.
Simulation modeling exposure
Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
Strong problem-solving skills, including 8Ds, FMEAs, and DMAICs and Kaizen Methods
FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience.
Visual Factory Management
Microsoft office
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Requisition ID : 42947