Engineering Specialist PQE-Night Shift, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Job Description

Ford's legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, we're not just assembling battery systems; we're leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you'll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

At Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan, you will...

• use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions

• build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future

• create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others

• be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

In this position...
As a Process Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that manufacturing processes are stable, capable, and consistently producing products that meet stringent quality standards. You will bridge the gap between design and production, focusing on defect prevention, root cause analysis, and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Effectively implement the assigned QE tasks
• Quick response for the short term action plan of urgent qualify issues and containment of abnormal materials during night shift
• Manage and resolve the Non-conforming/ FAI/SPC/ quality abnormalities of the production line in time during night shift
• Responsible for the shutdown & restart confirmation after equipment abnormality
• Summarize quality issues from night shift production and hand over to the day shift.
• Oversee the Quality operators in the plant
• Guide and improve the quality and business ability of hourly QE operators.
• Additional responsibilities depending on business needs.

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• High School Diploma
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Proficient in using office software and strong data analysis ability.
• Past experience with supervising hourly personnel.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in One FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Familiar with Six Sigma methodology, indicating a strong capability in data analysis and process improvement.
• Ability to work night shift

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor's in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of cell manufacturing technology.
• Knowledge of chemical or mechanical lab testing
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Familiar with ISO
  9000/IATF
  16949 quality system
• Familiar with quality analysis and improvement tools (FMEA, FTA, 8D, SPC)
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to work overtime if required.
• Lead 20 to 30 Quality operators

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…