Engineering Specialist, Process

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You will apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve paint shop manufacturing processes and products, while developing targeted action plans to investigate quality concerns and verify corrective actions across both internal and supplier operations.

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity for Paint Assembly
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity
• Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
• Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes
• Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with Vehicle Operations guidelines
• Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required
• Analyze vehicle defect root causes; engage in mapping and corrective actions to reduce vehicle defect concerns
• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
• Deliver capable processes and tools for Paint Assembly operations
• Lead role in resolving assembly-related concerns. Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices
• Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental and Environmental standards
• Support ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required
• Support continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity in Chassis and/or Trim areas
• Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience:
  
  1+ years of related experience in paint process working in a manufacturing environment.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in Ford OS (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of related experience in paint process working in a manufacturing process environment for automotive or automotive parts supply.
  • Pretreatment and coating experience.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
  • 8D and 5
    
    Why corrective action and problem-solving skills.
  • Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
  • DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience.
  • TQM and Kaizen Methods.
  • FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience.
  • Visual Factory Management.
  • Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with hourly union supervision.

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 change maker, 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…