• Job Description

  Req#: 45694

  VME BCE is the lead for current model process/manufacturing issues at our assembly plants (except those that are plant/operator/maintenance controllable). The team is responsible for driving current model quality concerns (reducing R/1000), managing VME responsibilities for minor programs and running changes at our assembly plants, and leading the implementation of tools/technologies/error proofing to improve quality and to resolve process/manufacturing related issues.

  A strong leader with a data driven mindset is needed to lead this team and deliver these objectives.

  Qualifications

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (Engineering Based Preferred)
  • 5+ years’ experience in automotive manufacturing, preferably in the Body Shop Quality space
  • 3+ years’ experience a launch and/or operations capacity
  • Must be open to travel as needed to support our North American Assembly Plants and the BCE quality team members who are stationed at these plants

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • 6 Sigma Black Belt preferred
  • Experience managing and/or leading teams of Engineers

  You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

  As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more

  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

  • Tuition assistance

  • Established and active employee resource groups

  • Paid time off for individual and team community service

  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

  This position is a leadership level 6.
  For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6NonHTHD

  Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

  Relocation assistance is available for this position.

  
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  Responsibilities

  What you'll do…

  • Lead a team of engineers dispersed throughout our assembly plants
  • Lead data driven and plant floor analysis of current model quality concerns and/or process/manufacturing related issues
  • Identify, develop, and deliver ICAs, PCAs, and PRAs for current model quality concerns and/or BE and otherwise) for assistance in driving Quality
  • Utilize data from VRT health charts to prioritize response actions that drive largest R/1000 reductions
  • Lead report outs to senior and executive leadership teams
  • Represent VME BCE at VRT functions, supporting as required
  • Lead implementation of tools/technologies/error proofing to improve quality and to resolve process/manufacturing related issues
  • Manage VME responsibilities for minor programs and running changes at assembly plants which include, but are not limited to, assessing manufacturing feasibility, estimating facility and tooling costs, updating engineering concerns, and writing of purchase orders.
  • Perform in-plant trials and prove-out associated with engineering concerns, MCR actions, alerts and PSOs.
  • Support GSPAS, PFMEA and control plan updates, delta audits, GERT investigations, ECN maintenance, change control and VME initiatives tied to current model programs
  • Provide support for containment on stop ships
  • Assist with incoming quality
  • Support daily quality meetings, weekly regional meetings, plant VQRs, and warranty binning meetings
  • Support corporate labor initiatives

• About the company

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