Program Coordinator - Powertrain Programs

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

 

Program Coordinator supports Powertrain projects by coordinating team activities, tracking schedules and deliverables, and ensuring effective communication. This position assists with Powertrain project planning, scheduling, documentation, reporting, risk tracking, and customer communications while maintaining compliance with company policies and automotive industry standards.

• Support Project Managers with planning, execution, and completion of automotive programs.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, timelines, milestones, and action item trackers.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, document meeting minutes, and distribute follow-up actions.
• Monitor project deliverables and proactively communicate schedule risks or delays.
• Track project budgets, purchase orders, invoices, and expenditures assigned.
• Coordinate activities between engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, logistics, suppliers, and customers.
• Maintain project documentation, including project plans, change requests, status reports, and customer deliverables.
• Assist with new product launches, engineering changes, and production readiness activities.
• Support customer reporting requirements and ensure timely communication of project updates.
• Monitor open issues and drive resolution through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Assist with resource planning and project workload coordination.
• Ensure project documentation complies with company procedures and applicable automotive quality standards.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project management processes.
• Prepare project dashboards, metrics, and executive status reports.
• Perform additional project coordination duties as assigned.

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 1–5 years of project coordination, project administration, or project support experience.
• Experience in the automotive, manufacturing, engineering, or industrial sector preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or other project management software.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

 

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
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.     
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.

Domestic relocation 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

 

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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