Team Manager - Quality & Process Engineering

Ford Motor Company; Oakville; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Oakville is seeking a Quality Process and Engineering Manager to oversee the quality process engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of automotive manufacturing experience in quality. This role includes responsibilities such as driving quality improvement initiatives and managing vehicle inspections. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of automotive manufacturing experience in quality.
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Experience working in a unionized environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the quality process engineering team.
• Contribute to strategic action plans for quality vehicles.
• Ensure timely identification and resolution of quality issues.
• Supervise the effectiveness of vehicle inspection operations.
• Coach team members for quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Process optimization

Quality assurance

Team development

Customer satisfaction

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Six Sigma

Lean Tools

Power BI

Quality Leadership System (QLS)

Job description

Imagine seeing your work on highways and job sites everywhere you go in the finest trucks ever made.
Imagine leading the formation of a new stamping facility, operating as if it were a start-up, leveraging the strength of a global heritage brand.
Imagine the opportunity to use your leadership and technical skills to develop and build a winning team from the ground up.
Imagine deploying state-of-the-art technology within a centre of excellence that’s not just best-in-class for Ford, but best in the world.
Imagine the career journey of a lifetime.

At Ford’s Oakville Assembly Complex, you can do all that and more. We are expanding and retooling to relaunch vehicle operations like never before. This is more than just a launch—it’s an opportunity to shape the future of vehicle manufacturing in Canada. Here, is where cutting-edge manufacturing processes will bring to life vehicles that embody unparalleled performance and unwavering dependability. At Ford Motor Company, we don’t just build vehicles; we craft the essential tools that empower businesses and individuals across the globe. Join us in creating the vehicles that keep the world moving and forge a career defined by meaningful impact and innovation.

The Role

As the Quality Process and Engineering Manager, you will report directly to the Plant Quality Manager. In this pivotal role, you will strategically lead and empower the Process and Quality Engineering teams. Your leadership will drive excellence across production, process optimization, equipment reliability, and team development, ensuring the consistent achievement of both internal quality standards and external customer satisfaction objectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• At least 5 years of automotive manufacturing experience in quality.
• 5 years of experience working in a leadership role.

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Proficiency in Assembly manufacturing processes.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Six Sigma
  • Based Single Agenda for Quality (BSAQ)
  • Global System for Analytics and Reporting (GSAR)
  • Repair Diagnosis Mapping, Cycle Line Layout
  • Web Based Data Management
  • Electronic Configuration and Test System (ECATS)
  • Error Proofing
  • Ford Engineering Design Environment (FEDE)
  • Enterprise Engineering Knowledge System (E2KS)
  • Quality Leadership System (QLS)
  • Knowledge of Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
  • Total Quality Management (TQM) and Kaizen Methods.

Note: Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained.If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of the quality process engineering team
• Keep senior plant management and leadership teams updated on all significant quality-related activities
• Contribute to in the development of strategic action plans to deliver world class quality vehicles to our customers
• Responsible for quality launch of new vehicle lines
• Ensure the timely identification, containment and resolution of quality issues
• Supervise and evaluate the effectiveness of final vehicle inspection operations
• Establish quality objectives to be incorporated in the plant’s business plan
• Coach team to manage equipment and engineering trials, change management, workstation readiness and to co-lead variation reduction
• Document and evaluate employee contributions to continuous improvement
• Distribute reports on vehicle warranty claims to relevant stakeholders
• Provide feedback and data to appropriate departments on concerns identified by dealers and customers
• Support the creation and implementation of inspection processes for completed vehicles, ensuring these processes include all mandatory quality checks and address concerns
• Assist the Pre-Delivery team with managing inventory for inspection gauges, test equipment, and quality control forms
• Collaborate with the Central Maintenance department to coordinate and develop the capital budget for quality control equipment and improvements
• Oversee the monitoring of Operator Instruction Sheets to ensure they are current and followed correctly by Quality Control and Pre-Delivery teams
• Participate in the development and implementation of a quality operation system
• Contribute to Quality Meetings Daily and Global Product Reviews by providing feedback and coaching to reporting Variability Reduction Teams (VRT) and reviewing audit concerns
• Coach leaders of all plant-level VRT and Statistical Process Control (SPC) Teams to ensure the proper application procedures and methodologies
• Manage the product information database ensuring that all product-related data and documents are accurate and current
• Review and support action plan for all quality surveillance failures
• Identify heat map for department and work with plant engineering to support improvement
• Coordinate resources and activities of process engineers to support production needs for quality improvement and equipment uptime
• Own, lead, and support the Pre-Delivery Control Plans along with the Plant Vehicle Evaluation Manager.