Area Manufacturing Manager
Ford · Lima, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $138k–$262k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Ford (automotive) in Lima, OH. Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Assembly lines
- Base pay
- $138k–$262k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 54 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- About 116% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $80k–$105k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 62%
- Tooling 51%
- ✓ Six Sigma 40%
- New product launch 38%
- Root cause 36%
- Automation 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Assembly lines, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Ford
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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and experience in operations leadership
- ✓Extensive experience in high-volume, complex, manufacturing environments
- ✓Experience successfully leading a manufacturing function and directly overseeing 50+ hourly employees at once
- ✓Demonstrated track record of building trust and rapport with employees and stakeholders and creating positive and healthy cultures.
- ✓Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
- ✓Strong problem solver who can lead effectively under pressure and crisis manage when necessary
- ✓Aspiration for continued career growth and new challenges.
- ✓Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership with outstanding interpersonal, team building, and communication skills
Even better, you may have...
- ✓Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical field
- ✓Experience:
- ✓Operational experience leading manufacturing processes across multiple areas (body, paint, final assembly, etc.)
- ✓Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated equivalent experience applying lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.
- ✓Experience working in a fast paced unionized manufacturing environment
- ✓Maintenance background preferred
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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- ✓Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- ✓Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 leadership level 5 and ranges from $138,240-261,720.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
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In this position...
At Ford Motor Company, we are taking our Area Managers to the next level. This member of the plant leadership team is responsible for leading change efforts within the plant in order to meet global manufacturing standards. They will support employees by removing barriers to their success, and developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
What you'll do...
- •Demonstrates empathy and Gemba, engaging regularly with employees in the production environment to listen and problem solve
- •Utilize lean manufacturing principles and processes to global manufacturing standards
- •Leverage performance data for strategic insights to predict early warning indicators, identify opportunities, make decisions, and deliver solutions
- •Achieving Business results by Leading the development and delivery of KPI’s, ensuring Department objectives support the business objectives
- •Ensure stability within their area by focusing on inputs, processes and the required outputs
- •Drive Continuous Improvement by eliminating internal roadblocks and providing the necessary resources to their teams to support problem resolution resulting in cost/quality improvement
- •Collaborate with subject matter experts across functions/departments to drive innovation and deliver timely solutions
- •Lead transformation and change management efforts
- •Develop organizational capability through coaching and development of “Leaders as Teachers” at all levels of the organization.
- •Participates in talent strategies to develop high performing, diverse talent and teams, to ensure the highest levels of engagement and retention.
You'll have...
- •Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in an engineering or technical field
- •Experience:
- •4+ years of progressive