Ford Motor Company

F150 Body Exterior PVT Supervisor

Ford Motor Company  •  Dearborn, MI (Onsite)  •  11 days ago
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Job Description

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?

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

Lead for Body Exterior Plant Vehicle Team (PVT):

  • Own functional warranty quality objectives for the base function (Repairs/1000, time to contain, time to resolve)
  • Respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants. Evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP
  • Co-chair Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings and report-outs at the plant
  • Lead problem-solving, containment, and resolution of Exterior 0-3 MIS warranty
  • Lead Balanced Single Agenda Quality (BSAQ) and problem resolution for warranty communication and coordination with functional engineering/plants/others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, and handle warranty glidepath forecasting
  • Approve current-production changes for Exterior systems

Position is located at Dearborn Truck Plant and will require occasional travel to Kansas City Assembly Plant.

What you'll do...

Support Roles

  • Support supplier and Product Development requests for component changes; run requested trials
  • Support major/minor launches, starting at Launch Readiness milestone with focus on quality (Launch team leads)
  • Support Stop Ship and prevention - identify issues, coordinate subject matter experts, advise severity and next steps/containment; interface with Critical Concern group
  • Support cost reduction objectives, including maintaining quality and completing assembly plant trials
  • Support weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings, weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer, daily plant quality meeting, & monthly Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR)
  • Support plant FTT, Incoming Quality and High Hurts when design element is involved

You'll have...

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in product development, manufacturing, and/or quality roles
  • Proficient in structured problem-solving techniques (8D, 5-Why, Six Sigma, etc)
  • Highly motivated and capable of leading cross-functional resolution of quality issues
  • Capable of succinctly communicating issues/resolution to all levels of leadership

Even better, you may have...

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • 7+ years of experience in product development, manufacturing, and/or quality roles
  • Six Sigma greenbelt or blackbelt certified
Ford Motor Company

About Ford Motor Company

We don't just make history -- we make the future. Ford put the world on wheels over a century ago, and our teams are re-inventing icons and creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century. We believe in serving our customers, our communities, and the world. If you do, too, come move the world and make the future with us.

Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Dearborn, Michigan
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ford.com
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