Engineering Specialist PQE-Afternoon Shift, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Responsibilities

• Use entrepreneurial skills and a team mindset to devise data‑driven solutions.
• Build and lead an agile team that delivers advanced technology to the production line.
• Create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought, and foster leadership in others.
• Be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.
• Effectively implement assigned QE tasks.
• Respond quickly to urgent qualification issues and contain abnormal materials during night shift.
• Manage and resolve non‑conforming/FAI/SPC/quality abnormalities on the production line during night shift.
• Ensure shutdown and restart confirmation after equipment abnormalities.
• Summarize quality issues from the night shift production and hand over to the day shift.
• Oversee and guide plant quality operators, improving their quality and business ability.
• Additional responsibilities depending on business needs.

You may not check every box, but if you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

• High school diploma.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and conflict‑management skills.
• Proficient in office software and strong data analysis ability.
• Past experience supervising hourly personnel.
• Demonstrated leadership in "One Ford" behaviors with strong interpersonal, team‑building, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma methodology, indicating strong data analysis and process improvement capability.
• Ability to work the night shift.

• Bachelor's degree 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.
• Familiarity with ISO 9000 / IATF 16949 quality system.
• Familiarity with quality analysis and improvement tools (FMEA, FTA, 8D, SPC).
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Lead 20–30 quality operators.

• 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.
• 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 option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600 to $144,900. Final determination of the salary grade will be based on the candidate's skills and experience.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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