Ford Adds 1,000 jobs at retooled Oakville plant
The above article describes how Ford is adding 1,000 new jobs to their production plant in Oakville, Ontario. These new positions are available because Ford is planning on redesigning the Edge crossover, and eventually distributing them within the global market. This new goal will ultimately force Ford to rethink and remodel their operations strategy.
The addition of these new jobs will be very beneficial to Ford and it’s employees for several reasons. First of all, many of the recently laid off employees from two other Ford plants in Ontario, will have the chance to continue working with the same company, while also giving a great opportunity to those who are new to Ford and are currently unemployed. Eventually, Ford wants to distribute the new Edge to 100 different countries, including those that drive on the right-hand side, causing them to rethink the operations strategy within their company. In order to deliver the Edge to more countries, Ford will have the improve the efficiency of the transformation process, in which they design and produce each vehicle. This can be a difficult task for Ford as there are a few factors that can lead to a decrease in productivity such as, training the new employees, and redesigning the new model of the Edge, especially for the right-hand side drivers of the world. However, with the addition of at least 1,000 new employees, Ford will hopefully reach their goal of redesigning and expanding the market for the Edge crossover.