Ford Pro · 4 hours ago
PT PVT Engineer
8121 E US Highway 69, Claycomo, MO, 64119, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Pro is a part of Ford Motor Company, focused on delivering innovative products and services. The PVT Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring functional system quality and addressing quality issues in the assembly plant, specifically related to underbody functions for vehicles produced at the Kansas City Assembly Plant.
AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own cascaded Functional Warranty quality objectives for the base organization (R/1000 and CPU) – by responding to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants, evaluating chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut-off and resolution
Lead early concern binning (ECB) warranty binning and analysis (contact dealers, interface with Ford Service), use engineering judgement to help review part returns and provide next steps
Support the Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings at the Plant with the PVT & manufacturing co-leads
Support and present issue findings in quality forums, including Technical and Functional Quality Reviews (TQR, FQR), Director Quality Reviews (DQR), plant quality meetings (PIC, VRT, etc.), Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR) and Quality Days as required
Prepare functional problem-solving documents to support issue resolution with cross-functional team members (CCC 6-Panel, 8-D, 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.)
Supplier support - timing plans, PPAP review, robustness actions both for Ford and to help reduce quality rejects (QRs). Lead is Ford’s Supplier Technical Assistant (STA) Resident or STA Central Quality
Supplier QOS support - includes regular supplier site visits for key/ problem suppliers. Lead is STA Central Quality, along with Site STA
Stop/Ship support and prevention: Identify issues, coordinate subject matter experts, advise severity and next steps/containment, interface with Ford’s critical concern review group (CCRG). Prepare repair procedures for units contained at the assembly plant
BSAQ (6-Sigma) project lead and Problem Resolution for ECB Warranty (except Supplier Quality)- communication and coordination with VFG/Plant/Others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, manage function warranty forecast
STA support - help review 8Ds on select high-impact issues, help author BSAQ projects and close them out, advise and monitor supplier robustness changes. Lead is STA Central Quality
Plant issues - support/provide IQ direction (what/where to measure, etc), process walk support and advise QOSC/QPIP, ICA implementation until permanent corrective action (PCA) is available. PCA lead will be the design & release (D&R) engineer for Design, STA for Supplier Quality, and the VRT for plant-related issues
Support Plant FTT improvements
Launch Support Major launch - Support launch team prior to OKTB + 30 days and transition to lead on issue resolution post OKTB + 30 days
Minor launch - May lead some selected small-scale programs/added starters upon agreement with OPD/PVT Leadership
AIMS/DEMS - Lead for minor launches, support for major launches and take the lead after OKTB
Change Control Lead in-plant trials for changes and assess the impact to quality/production
Lead VRT review and sign-off on supplier requests for component changes (SREA), run trials as required
TVM support (ECN, trials, issue clean up, PPAP completion) PPAP
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical or Similar)
5+ years of experience in PD/Quality/Program Engineering
Preferred
Six-Sigma Training (Black Belt or Green Belt Certification)
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to support quick decision-making
Excellent leadership and/or presentation skills
Self-starter with ability to work autonomously
Benefits
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.
Company
Ford Pro
Ford Pro is a productivity accelerator designed to drive the business forward, delivering solutions to commercial customers of all sizes.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Frick
Interim Head
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