Responsibilities
•Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch team executing: Schedule A, PPAP, Supplier Quality Issues resolution, escalating significant issues promptly and giving ‘date to green’ plan to management.
•Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs.
•Drive Supplier Process capacity issue resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams.
•Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to capacity requirements
•Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment, Q1attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required
•Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, Control Plan, Manufacturing Feasibility review and Health chart deployment as applicable.
•Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility) as required
•Drive Supplier process Quality issues Closure related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
Qualifications
•Bachelor degree or above
•5+ years experience in Manufacturing/Quality/Program Control
•Ability to lead resolution of manufacturing, quality, capacity issues onsite with suppliers
•Knowledge of problem solving and quality system/tools
•Be proficient in English when working with global teams
•Demonstrated high collaboration, resilience and leadership behaviors
•Better to have experience in following manufacturing process: Casting, Machining, Assembly
