In this position...

Resident STA Engineer position requires on-site support on weekdays at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant with focus on driving quality performance improvement of external suppliers that ship commodities directly for Mustang vehicle line production. Key metrics include Warranty R/1000, Warranty CPU and QR (Quality Reject) Rate performance that drive supplier 8D action plans linked to BSAQ system tracking. Quality Control skill-set required with strong communication and report-out experience in a manufacturing environment.

You'll have...

Bachelor’s Degree or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education. 5+ years of experience in manufacturing processes (plant or supplier focus). 3+ years of experience using quality control tools and systems.

Even better, you may have...

Knowledge of problem-solving methodologies and tools Strong communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills

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 child care 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 salary grade 8.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1 

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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.  #LI-Hybrid   #LI-CS2

What you'll do...

Act as direct Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) quality engineer and liaison between STA and plant management, support Daily Plant Quality Meeting (or PIC Room) to report on containment of Supplier Process responsible GSAR (warranty claims system) issues, participate in VRT forums, and lead supplier preparation for VQRs (Vehicle Quality Reviews). 

Facilitate Focus Supplier Process to drive supplier site QR and Warranty performance improvement.  Participate in Whiteboard (Post-OKTB), VRT Meetings, Daily Plant Quality (FCPA / Warranty / PIC Room) Meeting, as needed on a regular basis. Drive resolution of external supplier process (SP) 0-MIS to 3-MIS warranty concerns through supplier notification and driving FRAP containment action(s) at the responsible supplier manufacturing location. Support QR (Quality Reject) procedures by supporting concern binning, reviewing threshold QRs and providing support for QR Dispute resolution. Assist Incoming Quality (IQ) department with non-responsive suppliers. Assist suppliers and plants in QR/PPM (Parts Per Million) data accuracy. Administer part quality confirmation process for suppliers with repetitive containment failure. Lead containment of special-cause supplier process - 0MIS through 3MIS claims via BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) or JIRA projects tracking system. Align with VRT on Supplier Process (SP) BSAQ or JIRA system issues for improvement glidepath projections. Provide early notification to and engage STA Site team on potential Stop Shipments related to supplier process (SP) issues and support containment at Flat Rock Assembly Plant (FRAP). Assist Site STA team with vehicle On-Hold and Release process tracking. Work with Stop Ship stakeholders to support proper root cause owner is identified for Prevent Action Closure (PAC) process reporting. Monitor daily production report (DPR) and provide notification to STA management for issues that require Site STA team awareness / intervention.