Auto IndustryOct 21, 2022
Teslakdkddka

Ford pays OT for salary engineer?

I was interviewed by the manager from Chicago Ford Plant, the manager told me working hour is 10 hours a day and 5 days a week. He told me the extra 2 hours will be paid as OT even engineers is salary based. I want to verify if this is true? How does the hourly rate calculated? Any inside infor? #ford

Ford Motor Company Eye80 Oct 21, 2022

Depends on the team. For most software jobs, no OT $$$ but you may get comp time off after negotiating with your supervisor.

Tesla kdkddka OP Oct 21, 2022

thanks, I wish this is a software engineer role. This requires to stay with the shift for 10 hours in the factory..

Ford Motor Company Eye80 Oct 21, 2022

I see. If it is shift based, then anything above 40 hours will be OT. Just base pay rate I believe ~ (yearly pay / 2K)

Rivian brain stew Oct 22, 2022

I can confirm, a friend at Ford has a few hours OT@1X pay

Tesla kdkddka OP Oct 22, 2022

OT pays 1X? Isn’t suppose to pay 1.5X over 8 hours? Do you mind ask him?

Rivian brain stew Oct 22, 2022

He told me that he works approx. 55 hr/week and gets only 8 hours of OT max per week, at 1X pay. He's in program management though. it might be department specific

Ford Motor Company irt46 Oct 25, 2022

This is really dependent on the team manager. I’ve rarely seen ot paid for engineers, maybe twice in 15 years. What’s most common is pto but hardly ever get a chance to use it if are in launch mode.