Job Description

• Centralize and coordinate the technological innovation initiatives inside the Valencia Manufactuirng Site.

• Ensure alignment and autonomy in technological innovation initiatives through the standardization and definition of common strategic objectives within the Alliance (EU/IMG) and ATP Innovation Environment.

• Generate a vision of the future for the Valencia site in terms of emerging technologies aligned with the generation of technological and execution roadmaps using agile methodologies.

• Be part of the team to design and generate the Innovation Team that will support and deliver the Innovation Strategy

• Lead the development and research in emerging technologies, through the development of PoC and Pilot projects.

• Ensure agility and collaboration with the manufacturing functions in the development and implementation of technological innovation projects.

• Align Ford Valencia's innovation strategy with Ford Europe, IMG and Ford Global within ATP

• Ensure that the technological transformation is aligned with the required cultural transformation.

The job will include Flexible Manufacturing Automation and Digital Manufacturing, under the supervision of the Spain Innovation Leader.

• Flexible Manufacturing Automation with focus on equipment: Advanced Robotics, Mobile Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Artificial Vision and 3D Printing.

• Digital Manufacturing includes Manufacturing Data Analytics, Manufacturing Digitalization, Connectivity and Cybersecurity.

The position will report to the EU/IMG Innovation Manager and be matrixed to the Valencia Assistant Plant Manager

• Coordination:

  • Lead and coordinate the Valencia Innovation Team, including multiple innovation sections with their coordinators and plant SPOCs.

  • Generate an ecosystem with other partners to ensure the necessary flow of information

  • Strategic knowledge of new automation and digitization technologies to develop use cases for plant applications. Provide innovative solutions to the needs of the factory. Improving cost, efficiency, productivity, and flexibility.

  • Alignment of projects with all involved functions of the factory, promoting customer and value focus.

  • Prioritize projects in line with business needs and established objectives of the innovation teams
    

• Agility:

  • Lead, promote and facilitate the transformation towards an AGILE organization.

  • Performs the Role of the Business Owner within the agile frameworks Scrum and SAFe.

• Global alignment and vision of the future:

  • Represent the Valencia site in relevant forums, both inside and outside Ford.

  • Coordinate, centralize and prioritize the participation in consortiums of R&D projects together with the department of subsidies.

  • Support and supervise the development and execution of R&D projects, ensuring their future implementation, replication, and scale ability.

  • Generate and propose a short and medium-term vision regarding innovation and establish transformation roadmaps and objectives focused on agile value generation.

• EU/IMG Innovation Team under global ATP:

  • Be part of the “extended team” of innovation in Europe/IMG

  • Foster collaboration between plants for the replicability and development of innovation supported by the European innovation team.

  • Be part of the ATP workgroup, oriented towards the use of new technologies applied to manufacturing in the transformation of electrical products.

REQUIREMENTS

• Positive leadership

• Bachelor or Master’s in engineering

• Fluent in English

• Experience in project and supplier management

• Experience in team management

• Understand emerging automation technologies

• Experience in digital transformation projects

• Proactive attitude

• Critical and disruptive thinking

• Curiosity and continuous self-learning

• Effective communication

• Strategic thinking

• People development skills

RECOMENDED:

• Experience on Innovation or research projects

• Experience on Automation and digitization projects

• Creativity

• Autonomy and Alignment

• Knowledge on Agile methodologies

• Resilience and adaptability

• Innovation development and management techniques

• Professional experience abroad or contact with international organizations