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• Provide technical support to aid in improving quality systems and lead all supplier concern resolution

• Utilizes Manufacturing Site Assessment to improve supplier quality

• Responsible for ongoing part quality & product launch

• Lead GPDS (Global Product Development System) Supplier Engagement Process

• Ensure PPAP compliance to Ford Specific Guidelines

• Drive Supplier continuous improvement and support 6-Sigma and Ford cross-functional matched pair initiatives

• Advanced Product Quality Planning to ensure flawless launch at each build milestone

• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch team executing: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution, escalating significant issues promptly and ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management

• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs

• Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan

• 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, Q1 attainment/ 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

• Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent

• Be proficient in English when working with global teams

• Experience in any of following manufacturing processes: Injection Molding (CQI -23)/ Hard Coating / Plastic Welding / Metallization & Sputtering/ C/ FMVSS Standards (Exterior Lighting) / Ford Electronics Manufacturing Requirement (FEMR) /Ford EDS Wiring Manufacturing Requirement (FEWMR) / Exterior Lighting Assembly

• Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques

• Project management experience

• Supply/Crisis Management Experience

Requisition ID : 35147