Responsibilities:
Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP).
(Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Escalate 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
Support capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams
Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
requirements
Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers inline with the GCP study requirements
Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed Production constraint risk mitigation working with
Ford and Supplier teams and manage date to green plan
Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and Blue bar status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing
Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to capacity requirements
Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility
reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable
Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts
Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists
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 deployment improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through
Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process
Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage RR (Repeatability and Reproducibility),
Gage RR (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required
Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST,
identifying Risk Mitigation.
Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for
Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.
Job for Automation
Keyskills: Heat treatment Powertrain Lean manufacturing Manufacturing process GCP Quality systems Risk assessment PPAP PFMEA Continuous improvement