Quality & Process Improvement Leader (Manufacturing)

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

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