Quality and Capacity Manager

7 days ago


Dearborn, Michigan, United States Ford Motor Company Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled STA Site Engineer to join our team at Ford Motor Company. As a key member of our Purchasing team, you will be responsible for industrializing and managing quality and capacity of commodities at Tier 1 Supplier sites.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive Flawless Launches: Conduct Launch Readiness Reviews at assigned supplier sites to ensure seamless execution.
  • Quality is Job #1: Conduct Quality Manufacturing Site Assessments (MSA) to identify gaps and establish/monitor Continuous Improvement Action Plans (CIAPs).
  • Capacity Planning: Support the Capacity Purchasing Team in capacity studies by interfacing with Suppliers and Ford Cross Functional Team members.
  • Capacity Uplift: Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with Suppliers in-line with the Global Capacity Planning (GCP) study requirements.
  • Supplier Process Capacity Issues: Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed.
  • Supplier Capacity Analysis Reports: Review Supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements.
  • PPAP Review and Approval: Review and approve PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) for engineering changes and new tooled end items.
  • On-time PPAP Submissions: Drive on-time PPAP submissions by following up on project timing plans.
  • Supply Status Monitoring: Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster Suppliers and status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing using Ford recommended tools.
  • Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance: Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), Special Characteristics Agreement, Control Plan, Manufacturing Feasibility reviews and Process Standards deployment.
  • Supplier Manufacturing Process Standards: Drive Suppliers for Special Process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists.
  • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1 MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/retention, Health Chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
  • Quality Performance Requirements: Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, Quality Rejects, Warranty Metrics - R/1000, CPU, TGWs) through Q1 MSA, Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Mfg., G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA, SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.
  • New Supplier Site Evaluations: Drive new Supplier Site Evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of Global Council Steering Teams, identifying Risk Mitigation.
  • Supplier Process Quality Issues: Drive closure of Supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) warranty projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action.
  • Compliance and Training: Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and Supplier Improvement Metrics process compliance.
Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering: Bachelor of Science/Engineering, or academic equivalent.
  • Language Proficiency: Be proficient in English, both written and oral, when working with global teams.
  • Manufacturing Knowledge: Knowledge of manufacturing process(es) of the responsible component commodities.
  • Quality Systems: Experience in Quality Systems, Problem-Solving tools and Techniques.
  • Project Management: Project Management Experience.
  • Supply/Crisis Management: Supply/Crisis Management Experience.
  • Manufacturing Experience: 5+ years manufacturing experience in an operations environment.
About Us

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.



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