About the role

  • Drive Supplier Engagement Procedure for new programs by adhering to Advanced Part Quality Planning (APQP) disciplines, ensuring flawless quality, capacity planning, and verification.
  • Conduct Technical Deep Dives for new launches as needed, escalating critical issues and "date to green" plans to management.
  • Promote continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence within the assigned STA Organization(s) through Q1 attainment/retention, Health chart deployment, and supplier training.
  • Implement robust problem-solving processes for supplier process issues related to stop shipments/builds, field service actions, prevent action closure, and BSAQ Supplier Process projects.
  • Resolve supplier process capacity issues, ensuring production constraint risk mitigation in collaboration with Ford and supplier teams, and managing "date to green" plans.
  • Monitor 24/7 roster suppliers and facilitate early on-site intervention, managing global status updates for these suppliers.
  • Collaborate with Site STA to prioritize on-site visits for critical suppliers to verify capacity.
  • Escalate capacity shortfalls and support cross-functional mitigation activities.
  • Monitor and report on incremental capacity tooling execution and CAR verification status as required by global PPAP requirements.
  • Drive robust Supplier Risk Assessment to support sourcing through appropriate forums.
  • Provide prioritization and leadership to Site Engineers for corrective and preventive supplier manufacturing actions.
  • Ensure compliance with all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM compliance for the team.
  • Support the People Development process, mentor/coach STA site engineers, and drive timely performance feedback and effective performance reviews.
  • Manage emerging significant supplier issues (quality, manufacturing, supply, etc.) and drive risk mitigation.
  • Engage with key suppliers, Subject Matter Experts (SME), STA GTS, and Global Core STA to address critical issues related to sourcing, new technology, systemic quality, capacity, and manufacturing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering, or academic equivalent technical / manufacturing aptitude.
  • Proficiency in English for effective communication with global teams.
  • Advanced knowledge of Supplier Quality tools, AIAG policies, and systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of manufacturing process(es) and the ability to resolve complex issues for Underbody/Driveline/Transmission commodities.
  • Experience in Supplier Quality. Preferably as a Site Engineer, Launch STA Engineer, and/or Resident Engineer.
  • Supply/Crisis Management Experience.
  • Even better, you may have...
  • Experience reporting out to VPs and CEOs
  • Experience in Quality systems, tools, and techniques
  • Experience leading multiple complex assignments with demanding timelines
  • Experience developing and executing complex strategies
  • Manufacturing, Maintenance, and/or Quality Operations leadership experience

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

Job title

Site Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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