Automotive Process Engineer — Lean & Continuous Improvement

Ford Motor Company; Ypsilanti (MI, GA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Michigan is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

You will support process engineering activities, drive safety, quality and productivity, lead audits, ergonomic evaluations, and develop action plans to resolve quality concerns across plant and supplier processes.

Qualifications

• 1+ year in a manufacturing environment (internship/co-op considered).
• Bachelor's degree preferred; strong communication skills.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience required.
• 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity.
• Apply engineering principles to establish and improve manufacturing processes and products.
• Develop action plans to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions.
• Lead process audits to ensure process discipline per guidelines.
• Conduct ergonomic evaluations and deliver corrective actions.
• Analyze vehicle inventory root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes.
• Deliver capable processes and tools for Trim and Chassis Assembly operations.
• Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices.
• Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental and Environmental standards.
• Back up ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing.
• Support continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity.
• Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Kaizen

DMAIC/DMADV

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

FMEA

PPAP

DOEs

Visual Factory Management

5S

Kanban

Poka-yoke

Value Stream Mapping

DMAIC/DMADV (DFSS)

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Michigan is seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer to apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

You will support process engineering activities, drive safety, quality and productivity, lead audits, ergonomic evaluations, and develop action plans to resolve quality concerns across plant and supplier processes.