By Stephen Nakrosis

 

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it planned to resume production and operations in North America, taking a phased approach to the restart.

The company said workers whose jobs can't be done remotely, "such as vehicle testing and design," would return to work beginning May 18.

The company said its parts distribution centers in North America will resume full operation on May 11, and also said "employees able to do their jobs remotely will continue to do so until advised otherwise."

Ford said the staggered approach for the approximately 12,000 "location-dependent" employees will allow it to effectively implement new safety protocols. The company will provide personal protective equipment for all employees as they return to work and will implement safety measures including requiring face masks for everyone entering a Ford facility and instituting daily online employee and visitor health self-certifications. The company also said there would be no-touch temperature scans, and anyone with an elevated temperature will not be permitted in a facility.

"North American assembly plants previously operating on three-shift patterns will return with two-shifts, most two-shift plants will return on one shift and most one-shift plants will operate on one shift," Ford said. "Components plants will restart production as needed to support this plan," the company added.

"We've been working intently with state and federal governments, our union partners and a cross-section of our workforce to reopen our North American facilities," said Jim Farley, chief operating officer.

 

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 07, 2020 17:45 ET (21:45 GMT)

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