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Shaun Whitehead is the Director of Manufacturing, Vehicle Operations for Ford Motor Company. Shaun lead’s several North American manufacturing plants, including Dearborn Truck Plant, Michigan Assembly Plant, Kansas City Truck and Transit Plants, and Dearborn Consolidated including Dearborn Stamping. Plant Operations span almost 17,000 employees, producing Bronco's, Rangers, F150’s, Transit’s and Electric Vehicles.During 2020, Shaun led the development of the Return to Work Playbook. Establishing Ford’s practices regarding the recommended operation of its manufacturing facilities, during this time of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. The development of the playbook considered State and Federal Guidelines, benchmarking within Manufacturing, CDC, the WHO. Shaun Whitehead previously served as the Director of Manufacturing, Transmission for Ford Motor Company, Global Director of Occupational Health & Safety for Ford Motor Company and President, Batavia Transmissions LLC of Ford Motor Company. During this time, she worked to transition a joint venture to Ford Motor ownership.Shaun has managed Seven facilities as Plant Manager, including Windsor Casting Plant, Romeo Engine Plant, Windsor Operations – 3 plant site and Van Dyke Transmission Plant which produced 1.3 Million, 67 different models for 24 different customers globally. During her time there, Van Dyke was recognized by Assembly Magazine as the Assembly Plant of the year, 2018. Shaun remains very active in several organizations within her profession and the community. She has been active in the Ford Employee Resource Group, Women of Ford - Manufacturing since 2000, currently serving as co-chair. In 2018, Shaun was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the Notable Women in Manufacturing.Shaun attended Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield, Michigan, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Director Of Manufacturing - Vehicle OperationsFord Motor Company Jan 2021 - PresentDearborn, Michigan, UsResponsible for Dearborn Truck Operations, Dearborn Consolidated including Stamping and Kansas City Assembly Plant.
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Director Of Manufacturing, Transmission And Driveline ComponentsFord Motor Company Apr 2019 - Dec 2020Dearborn, Michigan, UsLead’s Five North American manufacturing plants, including Livonia Transmission Plant, Van Dyke Transmission Plant, Sharonville Transmission Plant, Sterling Axle Plant and Rawsonville Component Plant. Operations span 10,000 employees, $1.5B operating budget, producing 3.5 million automatic transmissions, 2.0 million axles and 250 thousand engine hybrid batteries. Additionally, responsible for current model and forward model launches for transmission, axles and batteries..
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Plant Manager Van Dyke TransmissionFord Motor Company Sep 2017 - Apr 2019Dearborn, Michigan, UsVan Dyke produced 1.3 Million transmissions in 2018, 67 different models for 24 different customers globally. In 2018, Van Dyke Transmission was recognized by Assembly Magazine as the Assembly Plant of the year. The plant was recognized as a high-volume, high mix plant, which applies state of the art technology for press fit assembly, fastening and dispensing. Van Dyke uses data analytics, 6-sigma methodology and the latest technology to continuously improve in all aspects of the business in assembly and machining operations under its 2-million square foot facility. Additional awards include; Ford 2017 Quality Award for Best Transmission Plant, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Clean Corporate Citizen for 21 years and Designated a MI Business Pollution Partner.
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Director Global Occupational Health & SafetyFord Motor Company Feb 2016 - Sep 2017Dearborn, Michigan, Us
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Windsor Site ManagerFord Motor Company 2011 - Feb 2016Dearborn, Michigan, UsManaging Windsor Operations consisting of Windsor Engine producing the 5.4L 2&3Valve V8 and the 6.8L 2&3 Valve V10 Engines for Expedition, Navigator, F-Series, Super Duty, Econoline and Motorhome; and Essex Engine Plant producing the 5.0L V8 Engine for the Mustang and F-150, and Ford Transportation throughout Southern Ontario and South East Michigan routes. Experience delivering significant volume increases at Essex Engine Plant and managing volume reductions at Windsor Engine Plant while improving major Safety, Performance and People metrics. Implemented several competitive operating agreement actions including consolidation of all mechanical trades to one classification and continued growth in team structure and operator involvement. Championed a Canadian Safety Strategy in Ford of Canada to improve safety culture and partnered with several third parties to implement best in industry practices.
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Romeo Engine Plant ManagerFord Motor Company 2007 - Feb 2011Dearborn, Michigan, Us• Established improvements in safety, quality and cost, while managing major Enterprise Wide Buyouts of salaried and hourly employees. Managed major restructuring and training to accomplish a reduction of 171 hourly employees, representing 15% of the workforce, and 23% of the salaried workforce. Reorganization was developed through a Powertrain wide strategy and provided a foundation for UAW National contract negotiations. Transitioned workforce from old architecture engine to new engine installation launched 1st quarter 2010. Managed several changes in demand by adjusting capacity and churning the workforce. Most significant churning involved a 31% increase in new machinists and the training of 66 assemblers into the machinist role. Quality improvements were across all five engines in Things Gone Wrong, and 3 month in service repairs and costs. Awards include the Ford Motor Company Presidents Quality Award for the Best Engine Plant.
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President, Batavia Transmissions LlcFord Motor Company Feb 2004 - May 2007Dearborn, Michigan, UsTransitioned company with over $1 billion operating costs to Ford Motor ownership, serving as President and Executive Board Member. Converted hourly and salaried employment structure of 1700 employees. Delivered a new transmission product to FMC within four months of company transition, launched at best in Ford customer satisfaction. Consecutive years of over 10% reductions in operating costs; 8% material cost reductions; and 12% hours per unit reduction. Warranty improvements in year 2006 resulted in 59% reduction in repairs/1000; 67% decrease in warranty costs per unit and 46% improvement on things gone wrong for 3 month in service.
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Casting Plant ManagerFord Motor Company Jan 2002 - Feb 2004Dearborn, Michigan, UsEstablished improvements in safety, quality and cost while maintaining work with Power Products, LLC of Ford Motor Company to explore non automotive future products. Improved quality through reducing customer rejects per million by 50% on average across all product lines in 2002. Implemented cost reductions in operations of over 10% in consecutive years. Safety improvements were made on all Ford metrics and several environmental improvements and controls were documented as Best in Industry Practice by the Ontario Ministry of Environment. Awards included, Windsor Environmental Excellence for Water deionization and Ford Motor Environmental Most Improved in Powertrain. Served on the Detroit Windsor Chapter of the American Foundry Society in 2003 and created an extensive co-op program with local Universities and the Foundry Education Fund of Detroit Windsor for the development of the casting industry.
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Maintenance & Engineering ManagerFord Motor Company Jan 2000 - Dec 2001Dearborn, Michigan, UsImplemented the Ford total preventative maintenance program, which contained feedback mechanisms for continuous improvement, measurement of mean time to failure and mean time to repair. Developed predictive methodologies and trained both skilled trade and direct labor. Created stability and executed the first metric improvements in over six years in plant history, reducing operating cost by 6%. Windsor powerhouse was recognized in January 2000 Canadian Time magazine and the 2000 Ford Motor Company Presidents award for safety & environmental achievements.
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Various Engineering AssignementsFord Motor Company Oct 1988 - Dec 1999Dearborn, Michigan, Us
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Shaun Whitehead Education Details
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Lawrence Technological UniversityElectrical And Electronics Engineering
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Shaun Whitehead works for Ford Motor Company
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