Ford Motor Company plans to hire 2,200 salaried workers in the US this year, the largest increase in more than a decade, to support the pace of new product introductions.
The planned hiring is in addition to more than 8,100 combined hourly and salaried jobs Ford added in the US in 2012, as the company increased production capacity and expanded engineering, manufacturing and other areas. Approximately 1,000 of these positions were hourly jobs brought back to Ford plants in the US from other locations, including suppliers in Japan and Mexico.
The company now is more than halfway to the 12,000 new US jobs it committed to deliver by 2015 as part of its 2011 contract with the United Auto Workers.
To attract new team members, Ford is expanding its use of social media to reach new, technology-savvy workers, including such sites as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The company also is stepping up its recruiting efforts to reach military veterans.
All salaried job openings at Ford are posted on the Ford Careers website at www.careers.ford.com.
