Director of Manufacturing for Plant Management

Safety Safety Culture: Build and sustain a "Safety First" culture across the network — accountable for the physical and psychological wellbeing of thousands of team members. With a high attention to the unique hazards of battery chemistry, cleanroom environments, and high‑voltage systems. Incident Reduction: Drive proactive risk assessment and human‑factors engineering to continually reduce Total Recordable Incident Rate across a rapidly scaling workforce. Quality Set the Quality Bar: Design quality strategy and predictive analytics unique to battery cell/pack assembly (contamination control, electrochemistry process integrity, cleanroom protocols), setting the standard the network is built to hit. Delivery Launch Ownership: Own the strategy and execution for new battery pack manufacturing lines — from equipment commissioning and systems launch through to steady-state volume production. Throughput & Efficiency: Apply FPS principles to a novel manufacturing process, setting a new benchmark for cleanroom, high-tech assembly efficiency. Cost & Value Generation Financial Strategy: Set and own the combined financial strategy and operating budgets for battery pack manufacturing. Cost Optimization: Drive year-over-year "Total Cost per Unit" (CPU) reductions, critical to Ford's goal of delivering more affordable electric vehicles. Build the Best Team: People & Culture Organization Design: Stand up the manufacturing organizational structure, processes, and leadership team for a greenfield operation. Workforce Engagement: Build a "One Team" mentality and a first-of-its-kind organizational culture from the ground up, creating an environment where every team member feels heard, valued, and directly connected to leadership. Stable, Agile Workforce: Build positive employee relations strategies that keep a newly hired, rapidly growing workforce motivated, trained, and adaptable through a multi-year ramp. Talent Pipeline: Partner with Plant Managers to build strong local talent pipelines as these sites scale from launch to full volume. Plant Manager Development: Directly lead and develop Plant Managers across BOBM and Indiana Battery Pack, acting as a coach and "leader of leaders." Cross-Site Coordination (Dotted Line): Maintain a strong dotted-line partnership with Rawsonville Components Plant leadership — a site under the direct authority of the DOM, Transmission Operations — to align component quality, delivery schedules, and engineering changes impacting battery pack assembly. Community Partnership: Serve as a highly visible leader in new plant communities, building trust and local talent pipelines. practices across sites, ensuring Plant Managers are equipped to manage grievances, staffing, and shift structures in a way that's fair, predictable, and aligned to the broader agreement. +15 years of proven experience in manufacturing, with demonstrated experience launching new/greenfield operations. Proven success as a Plant Manager or senior manufacturing leader in high-volume, high-tech, or cleanroom manufacturing environments. Demonstrated ability to manage the operational and financial health of multiple facilities simultaneously, including sites at different launch maturity stages. Expert‑level knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (FPS) and a track record of standing up new manufacturing operations from construction/commissioning through full-volume production. Ability to lead through significant industrial disruptions and the ambiguity inherent to first-of-kind operations, with executive presence and a solution-oriented mindset. A "leader of leaders" with a history of mentoring high-potential manufacturing talent into senior leadership roles. Workforce Relations Expertise: Demonstrated ability to build direct, trusted relationships with a diverse, rapidly scaling workforce; experience navigating both union and non-union labor environments is highly valued. Battery, EV, electrochemical, or advanced/high-tech manufacturing experience strongly preferred. Our Preferred

Master's degree in Engineering or a technical field. Direct experience in battery cell or battery pac