Ford Motor Employer Reviews

empresa prestativa e dinamica com seus funcionarios,organizada, e muito agradavel detrabalhar

Hard work , many hours, large turn over of management .
You can learn a lot if you are open to it and not thin skinned .

Used to have great benifits for salaried personal , not now!
Good co-workers , good people to work with. Hardest part , long hours doesn't balance pay for salaried personal. Best part "some"
managers let you learn and guide you.

Fotds is a great family run firm giving plenty of oppertunities to advance your learning in different skills excellent payer and close cummunity

Assembly line work, were you are surrounded by all kinds of people. Most of the work was easy, the amount of people and there differances. This is were you really learn people, different races, back grounds, clicks, and moods. Everything you would need to learn about people and why they do what they do.

Responsible for delivering, from concept to production, diesel fuel cooling systems

Flexibility
Very busy -- daily
Diversity
My experience w/management for the most part was good
Majority of co-workers were great & helpful
Don't remember hard parts
The original manager who hired me was the most informative & enlightening person I have ever worked with

Nice people. Learned a bit about the auto industry. Management was articulate and stern. The hardest part was securing a position.

extruder operator and forklift operator was a good job plant just closed up

A typical way would be when my manager gives me a list of tasks he would want me to complete by the end of the shift on top of the other daily tasks I would already have. I learned to be more organized, reliable and most loyal employee. Considering the amount of trust and dependency on myself and the on-time completion of tasks that my manager had respected – more...  of me I made sure that I fulfill his trusts and complete my duty as his assistant. The hardest part of the job was to get a hold of clients from years ago, they have either changed their numbers or moved away. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that I am trusted upon and that is why I am given a list of tasks to complete. – less

The typical day includes analyzing dealer sales trends and matching wholesale availability with dealerships in your zone.

I learned how to develop a persuasive sales pitch and interact with independently wealthy business owners.

There was a lot of movement in management at the Cincinnati Region during my tenure, however, the ones who directly oversaw – more...  my efforts were great mentors and very capable.

My coworkers were successful and did their jobs well, although due to frequent layoffs it was not a cohesive group.

The hardest part of the job was meeting the demands of the job while downsizing the office and laying off resources.

The most enjoyable part of the job was driving a new Ford every four months. – less

Learned a lot of CAD and design knowledge during my co-op with Ford.

Empowerment by management, excellent benefits including salary & bonus. Excellent and fair treatment by the management.

The Ford Atlanta Assembly Plant was rewarded for being the leanest manufacturing facility in North America. Employees took their jobs serious and had pride in the finish product. The plant ran two shifts with two 30 minute breaks and a third break, which was dependent on hours of production per shift. About two thousand people were employed at Atlanta – more...  Assembly until October 2006, when the plant stops manufacturing the Taurus/Sables.

I was an electrician at Ford as I came through their apprenticeship program. I learned how to install and repair automation systems such as conveyors, lifts, and robots. I also learned how to perform industrial electrician duties. Along with these responsibilities were conducting preventive maintenance. Each department was divided into small work groups and supervisors managed certain groups within their area. Time is money in manufacturing, and every second the line is not moving is money lost by the company.

Each job depended on the other to make a quality product. Although there were 2,000 employees, the brotherhood was unbelievably close amongst the co-workers. This culture was necessary to make quality job #1. The hardest part of the job was producing six-sigma quality within a 45 seconds cycle time. The most enjoyable thing was the solidarity amongst my Ford family. – less

Was an hourly employee worked on the assembly line. Learned all the jobs on the line and ended up becoming the tag relief person and it just got better from there. Learned jobs as fast as I could and became more of an asset to my supervisors. I enjoyed the overtime and the pay. There was nothing hard about that.

get line-up from prior shift- get our crew set-up, alot of responsibility safety awareness,scheduling,maintenence procedures. The Best Group you could ask for!! Always trying to better each other. meetings where not my favorite? Big sense of satisfaction.

Ford was a good place to work. The money was good and when I worked there I was not aware of overwhelming politics. I did my job and went home.

Industrial Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer
May 2000 to July 2002
Ford Motor Company, Plastics and Molding Plant, 7700 Michigan Ave., Saline, Michigan 48176

• Developed and implemented process changes and labor reductions of $1,260,000 in 2000.
• Identified and implemented material cost saves of $40,000 in 2000.
• Have contributed to the reduction of – more...  quality rejects by 55% in the assembly area.
• Member of a lean manufacturing team that has reduced internal float between the molding, paint, and assembly areas by rearranging work cells and creating warehouse space.
• Responsible for time study and balancing of assembly lines and work cells for more efficient throughput.
• Develop and update process changes for paint and assembly operations that have cleared safety and ergonomic concerns.
• Complete feasibility studies and implement cost reduction ideas.
• Develop all quotes for new business and changes to existing business for the department.
• Prepare monthly material, labor, and scrap reports for the department. – less

Great place to make some serious cash with the 80 hour work weeks the never seemed to end until the plant closed.

interacting with car dealers throughout the u.s transferring ownership of vehicles. i learned the process of buying and selling automobiles.management was not to good. they were not receptive to employee needs. the hardest part of the job was knowing there wasnt any advancement available. the best part was my co workers

This company was the best place to work. I really enjoyed working for this company but they were very unfair to ask people to pick up at the last minute and leave the only home they knew to go to Detroit! Then they only gave you part of one year's salary and benefits! I lost everything and it's hard to start over!