Facilities Engineer - Battery Manufacturing

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Ford's Model E team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. Model e is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

Battery Manufacturing Engineering is a cross-functional team having the primary responsibility to plan for and implement the launch of new vehicle programs at assembly plants and new powertrain and battery cell and assemblies at component plants. The Manufacturing Engineer candidate will be a part of this team. As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we're continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

As a critical part of the new Battery Manufacturing Engineering (BME) Facilities and Infrastructure team you will support the new Blue Oval joint ventures in TN.

What you'll do...

• Responsible for all items related to the implementation of building and facilities for new programs related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and development and delivery of Site CM/PM (Construction Management / Project Management) contracts

• Lead the installation of all new program process equipment and Ford Production System team support facilities/areas in support of delivering a complete manufacturing system.

• Issue and ensure Architectural Engineering contracts and services are aligned with the objective of delivering designs that are compliant and reflect Ford Land Construction Specifications and PTME Strategies and Specifications

• Ensure all applicable safety requirements are satisfactory met for UAW self-performed work, prime contractors, and all sub-contractors

• Ensure AE/CM/Sub-contractor designs utilize 3D tools that are incorporated into BIM designs for design verification, constructability, material and task planning, safety pre-task planning using photographs from scanning for pre-demolition, safety pre-task analysis development, and as-built design delivery to the plant

• Participate in the cost study process for New Model Programs with PTME and Ford Land facility Teams ensuring program funding and line item definition are built in support of program initiatives

• As required, issue purchase orders to generate the initiation of orders within the CM / AE in the Ford Purchasing system

• Lead indicted cost tracking utilizing PTME Program checkbook processes

• Manage timing deck reviews and updates holding weekly CM/contractor/AE Owners Reviews

• Review and provide vital payments for applicable invoices (CM, AE, Safety, Environmental and Third-Party Testing and Certification, etc.) on a monthly basis using the Global Payment Approval Process

• Lead the work order process for Plant Skilled Trades and associated review of estimates ensuring competitiveness of work plans

• Coordinate with Plant Management and ongoing operations for all required relocations of existing areas as related to specific program actions

• Provide updates to electronic program status systems (BPR decks, Program Manager monthly 1- pagers, PTME Monthly Infrastructure Team Program Reviews, etc.)

• Travel up to 75% to KY and/or TN sites (site-based location is also option)

What you'll do...

• Responsible for all items related to the implementation of building and facilities for new programs related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and development and delivery of Site CM/PM (Construction Management / Project Management) contracts

• Lead the installation of all new program process equipment and Ford Production System team support facilities/areas in support of delivering a complete manufacturing system.

• Issue and ensure Architectural Engineering contracts and services are aligned with the objective of delivering designs that are compliant and reflect Ford Land Construction Specifications and PTME Strategies and Specifications

• Ensure all applicable safety requirements are satisfactory met for UAW self-performed work, prime contractors, and all sub-contractors

• Ensure AE/CM/Sub-contractor designs utilize 3D tools that are incorporated into BIM designs for design verification, constructability, material and task planning, safety pre-task planning using photographs from scanning for pre-demolition, safety pre-task analysis development, and as-built design delivery to the plant

• Participate in the cost study process for New Model Programs with PTME and Ford Land facility Teams ensuring program funding and line item definition are built in support of program initiatives

• As required, issue purchase orders to generate the initiation of orders within the CM / AE in the Ford Purchasing system

• Lead indicted cost tracking utilizing PTME Program checkbook processes

• Manage timing deck reviews and updates holding weekly CM/contractor/AE Owners Reviews

• Review and provide vital payments for applicable invoices (CM, AE, Safety, Environmental and Third-Party Testing and Certification, etc.) on a monthly basis using the Global Payment Approval Process

• Lead the work order process for Plant Skilled Trades and associated review of estimates ensuring competitiveness of work plans

• Coordinate with Plant Management and ongoing operations for all required relocations of existing areas as related to specific program actions

• Provide updates to electronic program status systems (BPR decks, Program Manager monthly 1- pagers, PTME Monthly Infrastructure Team Program Reviews, etc.)

• Travel up to 75% to KY and/or TN sites (site-based location is also option)