Engineering Specialist-Quality

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

Apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

What you'll do...

• VO customer plants key contact – provide initial response for customer issues, lead 8D & 3L5Why problem solving teams to address all customer issues and communicate plant actions
• Support Area to achieve plant SQDCME objectives: Improve FTT and RTY, Reduce VO Pulls, PPM, R/1000. Lead Contamination reduction efforts
• Provide daily support of Production activities (with respect to the QOS) – Attend daily production meeting reporting on quality related items and lead actions to resolve quality related issues/concerns
• Lead Dept QOS, conduct required QOS audits and ensure compliance and adherence to Quality Procedures and Standards.
• Support external quality audits (QOS, Contamination, Weld) to achieve plant objectives.
• Lead process variation reduction and problem-solving activities to prevent recurrence of customer failures and plant FTT issues – lead Global 8D teams to address customer issues. Support floor DMAIC and Kaizen problem solving teams.
• Support Plant Quality Meetings and Reviews – Daily Quality Start-Up, PRT, area 8D, area QOS, QOS Integration/Standardization, monthly DCP, PQR, and LJQC Meetings.
• Schedule and drive routine Capability and Gage R&R studies per PTO procedure – maintain capability and Gage R&R summaries and report MQOS metrics.
• Implement new or modified PTO, Corporate, Quality Systems standards, and plant QOS best practices as required.
• Interface closely with Incoming Quality for supplied parts issues, failures and concerns.
• Ensure products meet quality standards and specifications. Verify compliance to ES, DCP and product testing; facilitate reaction plans and risk assessments as required.
• Support PTC (Pass-Through Characteristic) meetings and DCP meetings.
• Respond and support resolution of FQAs, PQAs, VO Pulls, VO Concerns, Warranty, Road Test, and Contamination failures.
• Train production staff on quality control procedures and standards
• Supervise assigned QOSC(s) (Quality Operating System Coordinator) and Quality Liaison(s)
• OBL and Quarantine Campaigns Management