Engineering Specialist, Process

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

What you will do ...

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity for Machining and assembly operations on an OFF-SHIFT
• 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 Powertrain guidelines
• Conduct job ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions as required
• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
• Deliver capable processes and tools for Machining
• 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
• Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements

• Be able to work an off shift
• Education:
  
  High School Diploma
• Experience:
  
  5+ yrs of related experience
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership in ONE FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 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

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 the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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

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