Quality Manager

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 138,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Flexible holiday schedule

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Quality leader to join our Manufacturing team in Dearborn, MI. You will help build state-of-the-art smart vehicles and drive Quality Operating System excellence across the plant.

As a member of the Plant Operating Committee, you will mentor staff, lead quality cadence, and champion corrective actions using 8D and Six Sigma tools. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, strong statistical background, and proven Servant Leadership behaviors aligned with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Strong statistical background.
• Language skills as required by the job.
• Demonstrate Servant Leadership behaviors with Ford+ OS Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Member of the Plant Operating Committee and responsible for keeping OCM informed of status on Quality issues.
• Develop and mentor plant personnel on the QOS, coach and train on standard Quality Tools.
• Champion and Deliver the plant Policy Deployment Process for Quality.
• Champion the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly Quality cadence for the plant (Daily Quality Reviews, PIC, VRT, PQR’s, SAR reviews).
• Manage department direct and indirect manning.
• Single point of contact for customers.
• Coordinate and co-chair monthly Local Joint Quality Meetings.
• Drive to implementation of corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D tool, 6 panel, etc.
• Resolve quality issues using 6-sigma tools.
• Oversee the layout of parts as required.
• Champion the Incoming Quality activity.
• Provide feedback concerns to appropriate departments identified by dealers and customers related to quality.

Skills

Statistical skills

Language skills

Servant leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Data Cubes/Common Metrics

AWS

BSAQ

ECB

GQRS

QLS

Job description

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...

What You'll Do...

• Member of the Plant Operating Committee and responsible for keeping OCM informed of status on Quality issues.
• Develop and mentor plant personnel on the QOS, coach and train on the appropriate use of standard Quality Tools
• Champion and Deliver the plant Policy Deployment Process for Quality.
• Champion the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly Quality cadence for the plant (Daily Quality Reviews, PIC, VRT, PQR’s, SAR reviews)
• Manage department direct and indirect manning
• Single point of contact for customers
• Coordinate and co-chair monthly Local Joint Quality Meetings
• Drive to implementation of corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D tool, 6 panel, etc.
• Resolve quality issues using 6-sigma tools
• Manage stability of the base QOS
• Identify sources of variation within the production environment effectively and efficiently
• Knowledge of and ability to execute measurement systems analysis & variable data analysis
• Determine inspection equipment and facility requirements
• Oversee the layout of parts as required
• Champion the Incoming Quality activity
• Provide feedback concerns to appropriate departments identified by dealers and customers related to quality
• Pass through management for Warranty and Ford Plant Concerns
• Review internal/external suppliers for critical characteristics process compatibility
• Review incoming quality concerns; must have experience with initiating containment, determining root cause and implementing corrective actions
• Coordinate real time supplier quality concern feedback to production departments
• Provide IQ support to contain suspect component concerns until certified stock arrives
• Oversee the review of supplier 8D's and the acceptance or rejection based on content
• Provide updates on suppliers to Purchasing, STA, and plant management
• Manage the reimbursement of plant expenses due to supplier quality concerns
• Plant lead for Quality in all New Model Launch activities

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Strong statistical background
• Language skills as required by the job
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate Servant Leadership behaviors combined with outstanding Ford+ OS behaviors of Excellence

Even better, you may have...

• Quality engineering background preferred
• Engineering degree preferred
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred
• Strong knowledge of the Ford Production System/Quality Operating System
• Working Knowledge of the following systems:
  • Data Cubes/Common Metrics
  • AWS
  • BSAQ
  • ECB
  • GQRS
  • QLS

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 changemaker, 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
• 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.
• For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
• This position is an LL5 grade, ranging from $138,240-$261,720
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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