Plant Engineer

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Livonia, MI, USA
In-Office
87K-166K Annually
Mid level
Automotive
The Role
Provides environmental compliance and regulatory support for a manufacturing plant. Responsibilities include air, water, waste, materials, permitting, reporting, audits, remediation, spill response, sustainability initiatives, environmental systems, agency communications, employee training, and environmental project reviews. Collaborates with plant, corporate, regulatory, and external stakeholders to reduce environmental impacts and meet compliance objectives.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Ford, we’re defining the future of human mobility with a strong focus on corporate responsibility. If you share this commitment, join the diverse team of passionate professionals within our Sustainability, Environment & Safety group. You’ll be a key contributor to our efforts to provide the technical and regulatory expertise necessary for advancing such critical initiatives as product safety, emissions, fuel economy, vehicle recycling and much more.

In this position... 

We are looking for an experienced plant environmental engineer to provide technical and regulatory environmental support to the Livonia Transmission Plant (LTP). The LTP engineer is responsible for completing required regulatory reports and responding to any agency inquiries.  As a team player, you will collaborate with the LTP team as well as other Ford sites and the corporate office to identify innovative ways to reduce water consumption, waste generation, and material usage.  
 


Responsibilities

What you'll do...

  • Ensures environmental compliance for the Livonia Transmission Plant. 
  • Provide day-to-day technical and regulatory support for environmental media/operational subjects (air, water, waste, materials, Environmental Operating System (EOS), ISO 14001, plant reports, decommissioning, remediation, permitting, regulatory communications, testing, plant audits, spill response, etc.).
  • Supports achievement of the Corporate Footprint and Manufacturing business plan objectives and targets.
  • Develops accurate and complete correspondence (reports, permit applications, etc.) to support sites’ environmental compliance and business plan objectives and targets.
  • Prepares required air regulatory reports and respond to any air agency inquiries and compliance issues (Greenhouse Gas Plans/Reporting, Michigan Annual Emission Reports/MiEnviro, Air Permit Emission Calculations for Refrigerant Management/Training, NESHAP Notifications, RICE MACT, Cold Cleaners, etc)
  • Reviews Manufacturing site projects and provides direction that supports environmental compliance and sustainability. 
  • Supports technical aspects of environmental systems at facilities (EOS, environmental reserves, facility decommissions, compliance assurance, manufacturing management reviews, e-trackers, project reviews, contractor method statements, etc.).
  • Utilizes environmental software applications (ICSM, EOS, iPoint, SharePoint, Maximo, etc.) to help achieve business plan objectives and targets. 
  • Builds strong, productive working relationships with environmental professionals and manufacturing contacts throughout the Company at facilities and staff levels.
  • Provides environmental training to employees, as required.
  • Ensures sites’ Record Retention/DRIM/MCRP/GAO requirements are complied with. 
  • Effectively uses standard procedures and best practices to ensure sites’ environmental compliance to achieve business plan objectives and targets.
  • Maintains knowledge of applicable national, regional, and local environmental requirements.
  • Represents Ford’s interests on environmental matters through interaction with external entities (local, regional, and national regularly agencies, community groups, trade and professional organization, non-governmental organizations, etc.).
  • Supports facility programs through necessary permit actions, regulated material surveys, site use histories, due care plans, sampling and reporting as required. 

Fundamental understanding of environmental rules and regulations

Qualifications

You'll have...

  • Bachelor’s Degree 
  • 3+ years of environment or manufacturing experience
  • 1+ years of Microsoft office application experience


Even better, you may have...

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering  
  • Graduate’s / Master’s level degree in Chemical, Environmental or Mechanical Engineering degree
  • Successful candidate should be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

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 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. 

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.      
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.
Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship 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.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 3+ years of environmental or manufacturing experience
  • 1+ year of Microsoft Office application experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Graduate or Master's degree in Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering
  • Leadership, interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Eligible employees can access medical, dental, and prescription coverage starting on the first day, with some zero-cost plan options and free mental health support. Benefits materials highlight comprehensive healthcare as a core pillar.
  • Retirement Support — Employees can enroll in a 401(k)-style plan from day one, and some salaried plans include a company match of $0.90 per dollar on the first 5% contributed. Official summaries also describe financial-planning support.
  • Parental & Family Support — The package includes paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp-up program for new parents returning to work. Flexible family-care days and other time-off options support caregiving needs.

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