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Team Manager-Quality

Ford Motor Company

Cincinnati, OHJob$113–213K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$113–213K/yr
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Team Manager-Quality oversees pre-delivery operations, finished-vehicle inspection and inventory, staffing, costs, and plant quality processes. The role coordinates audits, quality feedback, containment, and corrective action, while developing personnel in quality tools and championing the plant’s quality policy deployment. Ford seeks a high school diploma or GED, strong analytical ability, and leadership and interpersonal skills; a bachelor’s degree and Ford Production System/Quality Operating System knowledge are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical Skills, requiredLeadership, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredTeam Building, requiredCommunication, requiredFord Production System, nice to haveQuality Operating System, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to haveLanguage Skills as Required, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

In this position...

This position is key to ensuring every unit built and shipped to the customer meets or exceeds expectations, on a daily basis.

What you'll do...

  • Manage all Pre-Delivery operations (CAL, MVL, Rough Road and Ship to Gate counts)

  • Manage Finished Vehicle inspection processes and coordinate on-going review / update of the measurement systems and mandatory process requirements based on customer feedback (GQRS / Warranty / Export Markets)

  • Manage the Finished Vehicle Inventory within plant objectives

  • Manage department direct and indirect manning

  • Assure Government Regulations, Safety, and Inspection Audits and critical function system reviews are conducted properly and reported to prevent campaigns

  • Coordinate real time plant quality concern feedback to production departments

  • Work with plant personnel to initiate appropriate containment and corrective action

  • Oversee Pre-Delivery and Finished Vehicle Audits for all pre-build events

  • Manage department costs to meet objectives

  • Develop and Mentor plant personnel on the QOS, coach and train on the appropriate use of standard Quality Tools

  • Champion and deliver the plant Policy Deployment Process for Quality

  • Promote teamwork in hourly and salary workforce

You'll have...

  • Education: High School Diploma or GED

  • Strong analytical background

  • Language skills as required by the job

  • Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Even better, you may have...

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree

  • Strong knowledge of the Ford Production System/Quality Operating System

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

  • Flexible family care, 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-$212,760.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/LL6\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!BMdy6Gs7nzoyIRUh63RP9LytBlfhCbzLL7GsMsSu-jB9RHgTcyfuDGWwcxXx3wcy-u8Fctmff-YFER4$)

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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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How this job compares

Set against the 580 open Quality Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$113–213K/yr
  • US median$120–179K/yr332 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $163K, is 12% above the US median midpoint ($145K) — in the middle half of Quality Management salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 18 open Quality Management jobs in Ohio and 580 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Quality Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (497 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 254 of the 580 open Quality Management jobs (44%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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