Job Introduction

Ford Halewood Transmissions are seeking to recruit a Data Scientist to work on their existing site during a huge transformation. Ford is investing £230m into the Halewood site to produce electric power units and it will be the first site to manufacture EV components in Europe, commencing in 2024 with a capacity of 420,000 units.

You will be part of the plant manufacturing engineering team and be responsible for conceptualising, developing and maintaining a range of manufacturing data science projects and products.You will manage projects and deliver them to optimal standards in line with cost and timing objectives. The role will involve working with a varied range of teams including engineers, management, IT, production, and maintenance personnel to deliver projects and services which support an advanced automotive manufacturing environment.

Role Responsibility

• Use data science background to identify new opportunities to boost plant efficiency.
• Extract, transform, load, analyse and report complex manufacturing data from multiple data sources.
• Develop and Maintain a range of visualisation products to communicate insights including manufacturing data dashboards.
• Act as plant point of contact with our central innovation network, global data analytics & insights team, as well as the various IT departments within Ford Motor Company.
• Develop a digital/data science team within the plant.
• Deploy data analytical training and skills development within other departments within the plant.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, a Physical Science or a related quantitative field is required or equivalent experience relevant to the field in an engineering/automotive environment.
• Demonstrable problem solving skills and providing data support to manufacturing investigations.
• Demonstrable competence in automating data pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Big Data Analytics tools with experience of interfacing to Cloud based databases and data visualisation tools.
• Demonstrable skills in writing SQL to query databases and experience in Python programming language.
• Understanding of capabilities of current and future data analytical technologies.
• High degree of self-initiative, drive and flexibility.
• Strong ability to lead, motivate and work in a team.
• Resilience is essential. Candidates must be able to deal with difficult problems whilst maintaining a positive attitude.

Package Description

Position Title: Manufacturing Data Scientist 

Salary: £61,116.53 (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year; 25 vacation and 8 bank holidays)

Location: Halewood Transmission Plant

Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:00-15:30 and Friday 7:00-12:30

About the Company

Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd is undergoing a huge transformation, with significant growth in 2024. To prepare for the upcoming launch we are looking for a range of skills to join the workforce. 

Benefits

• Access to our Employee Development and Assistance Programme (EDAP).
• A unique opportunity to access Ford's Privilege scheme - allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount.
• A great salary increasing yearly, along with our competitive pension scheme.
• An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days. (inclusive of set shut down dates)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam room

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability. This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.

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