Program Management Team Leader, Vehicle

Ford Motor Company

Ford Program Management Supervisor managing quality issues for Explorer and Police Utility vehicles. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance operational excellence and product quality in the manufacturing process.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Change Control
Manage PVT Quality Analyst’s daily workload and priorities (Provide mentoring)
Attend daily Plant Quality meetings
Schedule and Lead weekly Staff Meetings
Attend weekly Export meetings
Lead all related Management Report outs
Manage weekly and monthly quality reports
Onboarding new team members
Manage non-standard Labor
Manage Budget Tracker
Support Chief Program Engineer Decision Forum with PVT point of view represented – Help explain the actions and business cases when needed
Support Manage the change process

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering field of study.
Ability to think strategically, as well as respond and prioritize dynamic workload demands from different sources and collaborate with offsite teams.
Experience in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel (pivots) and databases.
Experience in Early Concern Binning, Product Development and Warranty.
Experience with design change management and manage the change processes.
Experience working with a manufacturing facility.
Data logging and book-keeping skills, ability to manage/own multiple sources of information and cascade to appropriate team(s).
Understanding of vehicle architectures and components.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong Interpersonal Skills and general program management familiarity: Project timing and Planning to meet business objectives.
Strong Organization and Writing Skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Change ControlQuality ManagementData LoggingBookkeepingDesign Change ManagementProduct DevelopmentWarranty ManagementMicrosoft ExcelDatabasesVehicle Architectures

Soft Skills

Strategic ThinkingCollaborationAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsProgram ManagementOrganization SkillsWriting SkillsPrioritizationMentoringCommunication

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering