Manufacturing LAN Planning and Delivery Manager

Ford Motor Company

. Own the Manufacturing LAN planning portfolio and establish priorities across new programs, plant expansions, modernization, technology refresh, and operational risk-reduction initiatives .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Michigan • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $132,800 - $250,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in network engineering and deployment within manufacturing environments, focusing on wired and wireless LAN planning, project management, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to lead infrastructure initiatives, manage supplier performance, and ensure operational readiness for production-critical network systems.

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Network Engineering ExperienceManufacturing IT LeadershipSupplier ManagementWired And Wireless LAN PlanningProject Management

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Hard Skills

Network DeploymentInfrastructure PlanningTroubleshootingOperational HandoffFinancial TrackingRisk ManagementChange ManagementCapacity PlanningVLANsIP Services

Soft Skills

LeadershipOrganizational SkillsStakeholder ManagementInfluencing Without AuthorityRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

MDFsIDFsWireless Access PointsMonitoring ToolsNetwork Access Control

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing FacilitiesProduction-Critical OperationsCybersecurityNetwork OperationsConstruction Trades

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecuritySwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the Manufacturing LAN planning portfolio and establish priorities across new programs, plant expansions, modernization, technology refresh, and operational risk-reduction initiatives
Lead and develop LAN planners while coordinating with network engineering, wireless, cellular, cybersecurity, network operations, regional technology teams, and suppliers
Create plans, milestones, dependency and risk tracking, escalation paths, and executive reporting
Manage supplier performance, resource capacity, statements of work, purchase orders, financial tracking, and planning deliverables
Facilitate governance and planning forums to align initiatives with manufacturing and enterprise technology objectives
Direct site assessments, requirements discovery, architecture reviews, site documentation, bills of materials, implementation planning, change requests, trade coordination, and project handoff
Ensure MDF and IDF readiness, fiber and copper pathways, switching, wireless access points, power, space, environmental requirements, and operational prerequisites
Coordinate network readiness with construction schedules, production milestones, launch timing, plant access, labor availability, and operational constraints
Define installation and wireless coverage acceptance criteria, validation, documentation updates, asset records, and operational turnover
Provide leadership during plant launches, major cutovers, technology refreshes, and production-sensitive network changes
Partner with Manufacturing, Plant IT, Engineering, and Operations on connectivity for plant-floor applications and connected assets
Plan network solutions for manufacturing equipment, material movement systems, vehicles, mobile devices, industrial endpoints, automation technologies, and emerging digital capabilities
Coordinate indoor, outdoor, yard, and complex-area wireless requirements, including coverage maps, surveys, capacity, roaming, interference analysis, and device-growth forecasts
Align technical designs with enterprise standards, security policies, and manufacturing operational requirements
Review network changes for manufacturing risk, production impact, rollback readiness, validation, operational ownership, and recovery planning
Use incident, change, inventory, monitoring, capacity, and site-readiness data to prioritize remediation
Support troubleshooting, critical-issue response, production recovery, and lessons learned
Improve planning standards, templates, automation, documentation quality, delivery consistency, risk management, supplier performance, and operational handoff processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline
Equivalent relevant experience may be considered
Minimum of 2–3 years of network engineering and network deployment experience, including planning, implementation, testing, troubleshooting, and operational handoff of wired and wireless network infrastructure
Minimum of 2–3 years of experience working within manufacturing facilities, industrial environments, plants, warehouses, or other production-critical operations
Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure planning, network delivery, manufacturing IT, technical program management, or a comparable complex technical portfolio
Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives across Manufacturing, Facilities, construction trades, Plant IT, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Network Operations, engineering teams, and external suppliers
Experience managing multiple high-priority initiatives in production-sensitive or operationally critical environments
Experience with supplier management, scope control, financial tracking, resource planning, statements of work, and purchase-order processes
Experience managing technical risks, dependencies, timelines, readiness reviews, escalations, and stakeholder communications
Strong leadership, organizational, financial, project-management, and stakeholder-management capabilities
Ability to influence without direct authority and build trusted relationships across business, technology, and operational organizations
Strong working knowledge of enterprise wired LAN and wireless LAN planning and delivery
Understanding of switching, routing fundamentals, IP services, network segmentation, VLANs, DHCP, network access control, monitoring, and change-management practices
Experience planning or supporting wired and wireless network infrastructure, including MDFs, IDFs, fiber and copper connectivity, switching, wireless access points, power, space, and environmental requirements
Experience supporting high-availability, production-critical network environments
Ability to evaluate and communicate network capacity, coverage, resiliency, security, monitoring, and operational-support requirements
Experience coordinating wireless planning activities, including coverage surveys, capacity planning, roaming, interference mitigation, outdoor connectivity, and device-growth planning
Ability to translate complex technical dependencies and constraints into clear business impacts, milestones, risks, and decisions
Experience with network change planning, validation, rollback readiness, operational turnover, and production-impact assessments
Visa sponsorship is not provided
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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