IT Plant Engineer

It Plant Engineer

The IT Plant Engineer at KTP is responsible for all IT applications and services on-site, including planning, implementation, and support of all IT systems and physical infrastructure. KTP runs a multiple-shift operation, with some running multi-crew (24x7) building Ford and Lincoln vehicles. KTP is home of the Super Duty (2024 North America Truck of the Year), Expedition and Navigator. KTP is the most complex plant in the Ford Motor Company. The demanding and highly visible position requires strong leadership and technical skills, off-hour, weekend, and holiday coverage as required by the business needs.

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.

What You'll Do:

• Run and protect all IT services at the site, including data centers, network equipment, servers, PCs, mobile devices, and applications.
• Support plant floor equipment throughout the facility (plant floor, overhead conveyors, in steel), outbuildings, and in remote lots where applicable.
• Knowledge of wireless networks and ability to assist in troubleshooting WiFi/Bluetooth issues.
• Plant networks: OA, MPN, and CPN.
• ACLs and PLCs.
• Virus protection software: Symantec, FireEye, and Data Center Security.
• Sharepoint to manage and assist plant with sites and to ensure security compliance.
• Align plant and business for production changes/updates/outages. Ensure parties understand timing/impact.
• Support major business and IT initiatives such as New Model Program launches, hardware/infrastructure/application upgrades, facility changes, IIOT, and end user productivity launches. Develop plans to meet critical timing, rollout/rollback/contingency plans and minimize any impact to.

To be successful in this role, you should have a strong understanding of IT systems and be comfortable working with a variety of hardware and software applications. Participate in cyber security initiatives including remediation of cyber issues. Create and cultivate a safe and inclusive environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels (LL+ to PS) within IT, business, vendors, and union-represented resources. Possess strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating professionalism in all action.
• Functional Business Knowledge of Manufacturing, MP&L, IT.
• Ability to balance numerous projects and requests.
• Ability to drive to root cause and work to develop monitoring/preventative measures.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and applications and adjust to business needs.
• People Leadership – Mentoring, advising, work assignments.
• Work efficiently and effectively with diverse, cross functional teams under stressful circumstances.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Identifying, investigating & solving problems without supervision.
• Manufacturing experience is strongly desired.

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.

This position is a salary grade 6. For more information on salary and benefits, click here.

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. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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Requisition ID: 55603