Manufacturing Engineering Placements

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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn (Michigan, US), manufactures or distributes vehicles across six continents. With about 166,000 employees and about 65 plants worldwide, the UK is one of our most important markets outside the US, where we employ around 13,000 individuals.

We are looking for

Talented individuals to undertake a 12-month paid work placement as part of our business placement program to work in Manufacturing starting early September 2014.

About the placements

The Ford Powertrain Operations Manufacturing Engineering team is truly global, you will find yourself working with engineers across the world, but primarily throughout Europe. The work is challenging, interesting and varied and depending on your placement, there may be the opportunity to travel to many European locations.

The objective of our Manufacturing placement program is to enable you to gain exposure to a diverse mix of the work we do, and so broaden your knowledge and skills as widely as possible. This is your chance to experience working with a large (200+) professional Manufacturing Engineering community for one of the country’s leading automotive companies, building award winning engines, in world class facilities.

You can expect that your placement will be in one of the following areas: - Assembly, Manufacturing, Tooling, Gauge, Controls or Productivity. However, this list is not exhaustive with many other opportunities within Manufacturing Engineering.

You will need to demonstrate

• knowledge and passion about our business and our customers
• a drive for continuous improvement
• ability to build strong relationships and be a team player
• excellent communication skills
• a can do, find a way, attitude
• a positive approach and ability to inspire others
• experience of delivering high quality work to deadlines
• creativity, initiative, diplomacy, self-motivation and self confidence

Your placement within Manufacturing Engineering will enhance your understanding of how a successful global corporation works. You will gain insight into your chosen discipline and develop both personal and professional skills that will be of benefit to you in your future career. You will be using cutting edge technology for communication and engineering as part of your daily business as well as understanding how Ford utilises its diverse global team to enhance its business.

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