Automotive Quality & Process Improvement Engineer

Ford; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee resource groups

Parental leave

Job summary

Ford is seeking a quality-focused engineer to own the quality and capability of manufacturing processes within the Assembly department. You will apply engineering principles to drive continuous improvement, lead corrective actions using 8D, and establish quality targets at each workstation during launches.

The role requires experience in automotive quality analysis and supervision, with a strong focus on lean practices, ISO compliance, and process audits.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma and manufacturing/technology engineering work experience.
• Previous automotive and quality analysis experience.
• Previous production supervision.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to drive continuous improvement to manufacturing processes.
• Lead development of interim and permanent corrective actions using 8D methodology and structured problem solving.
• Establish and monitor quality targets at workstation level for each build phase to validate readiness.
• Conduct process audits to ensure adherence to Vehicle Operations guidelines and process standards.
• Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices.
• Support ISO 14001 compliance and internal ISO auditing.

Skills

8D problem solving

5Why

Lean tools

5S

Kanban

Poka-yoke

Value Stream Mapping

TQM

Kaizen

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology

Tools

FMEA

PPAP

DOE

Six Sigma

Job description

Ford is seeking a quality-focused engineer to own the quality and capability of manufacturing processes within the Assembly department. You will apply engineering principles to drive continuous improvement, lead corrective actions using 8D, and establish quality targets at each workstation during launches.

The role requires experience in automotive quality analysis and supervision, with a strong focus on lean practices, ISO compliance, and process audits.