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Plant Environmental Control Engineer

Ford · Wittmann, AZ

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Level
Engineer
Team
Controls
Base pay
$87k–$145k
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
9 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level controls role at Ford (automotive) in Wittmann, AZ. You will collaborate with the local operation team as well as other Ford sites and the corporate office to identify innovative ways to reduce water consumption, waste generation, and material usage.

They ask for
5+ years · degree preferred
Base pay
$87k–$145k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Controls Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $93k–$138k. This one lists $87k–$145k.

Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 14 controls engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 13 other live controls postings in Arizona.

Base pay
In line with similar roles

Typical $98k–$138k, from 6 postings that list pay.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Automation 64%
  • PLC 50%
  • Team leadership 36%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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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. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Controls 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. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 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. 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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requirements

are complied with.

  • ✓Supports battery technology and emerging environmental compliance/regulation
  • ✓Effectively uses standard procedures and best practices to ensure sites’ environmental compliance to achieve business plan objectives and targets.
  • ✓Maintains knowledge of applicable national, regional, and local environmental requirements.
  • ✓Represents Ford’s interests on environmental matters through interaction with external entities (local, regional, and national regularly agencies, community groups, trade and professional organization, non-governmental organizations, etc.).
  • ✓Supports facility programs through necessary permit actions, regulated material surveys, site use histories, due care plans, sampling and reporting as required.
  • ✓Fundamental understanding of environmental rules and regulations.

You'll have...

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree
  • ✓5+ years of relevant experience
  • ✓1+ years of environment manufacturing/compliance experience
  • ✓1+ years of Microsoft office application experience

Even better, you may have...

  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred
  • ✓Graduate’s / Master’s level degree in Chemical, Environmental or Mechanical Engineering degree
  • ✓Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

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
  • ✓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
  • ✓Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per

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In this position...

We are looking for an experienced plant environmental engineer to provide technical and regulatory environmental support to the non-manufacturing team at the Arizona Proving Grounds (APG). The APG environmental engineer is responsible for completing required regulatory reports and responding to any agency inquiries. As a team player, you will collaborate with the local operation team as well as other Ford sites and the corporate office to identify innovative ways to reduce water consumption, waste generation, and material usage.

What you'll do...

  • •Provides day-to-day technical and regulatory support for environmental media/operational subjects (air, materials, water, waste, Environmental Operating System (EOS), ISO 14001, plant reports, decommissioning, remediation, permitting, regulatory communications, testing, plant audits, spill response, etc.).
  • •Supports achievement of the Corporate Footprint and Non-Manufacturing business plan objectives and targets.
  • •Develops accurate and complete correspondence (reports, permit applications, etc.) to support sites’ environmental compliance and business plan objectives and targets.
  • •Prepares required regulatory waste reports and respond to any agency inquiries and compliance issues (Tier II, SPCC, RCRA Hazardous and Universal Waste Status, Refrigerant Management/Training, RICE MACT, Cold Cleaners, Dust Control, DOT Hazmat, etc)
  • •Reviews site projects and provides direction that supports environmental compliance and sustainability.
  • •Supports technical aspects of environmental systems at facility (Environmental Operating System, environmental reserves, compliance assurance, non-manufacturing management reviews, e-trackers, project reviews, contractor method statements, etc.).
  • •Utilizes environmental software applications (ICSM, IPOINT, Business Objects, SharePoint, Maximo Lite, etc.) to help achieve business plan objectives and targets.
  • •Builds strong, productive working relationships with environmental professionals and manufacturing/non-manufacturing contacts throughout the Company at facilities and staff levels.
  • •Provides environmental training to employees, as required.
  • •Ensures sites’ Record Retention/DRIM/MCRP/GAO

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