Now, Bryce Currie, Chief Manufacturing Officer, gets four to five a week from people wanting to work in Ford manufacturing, and it's no accident. In this segment, he lays out the pipeline: 15 to 20 LinkedIn posts a day showcasing the real work; an early-career program where every college grad must complete a bus tour and a five-day Kaizen Gemba before graduating; and a deliberate 30% external, 70% internal hiring mix. Then he gets into the Skunk Works integration at Louisville and the Universal EV platform, including the moment that says it all, where line operators are flown to California to give input on how the line should run.
Watch the full episode with Bryce Currie for the innovation numbers and his message to suppliers. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzkAxby2kfw
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