Supervisor, Plant Vehicle Team (Louisville Assembly Plant)

These PVT Supervisors are part of the EVs, Digital & Design (EVDD) organization and are co-located in the Vehicle Assembly Plant with the vehicle production team. The PVT Supervisor and their team of Engineers are the 'first line of defense' regarding Functional system quality for the products produced at the assembly plant.. PVT Roles & Responsibilities are embedded in the Ford processes and procedures for Current Model Quality Concern Prioritization & Resolution, Corrective and Preventive Actions, Variability Reduction Team Procedures, Concern Reporting, Part Modification, and Product Changes, Vehicle Stop Ship/Stop Build, and Global Quality Improvement Process.

The PVT Supervisor leads a team of PVT Engineers that analyze and fix quality issues - provide leadership to the team tasks including but not limited to:

• Own cascaded Functional Warranty quality objectives for the base organization (R/1000 and CPU) - respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants, evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP
• Support Plant First-Time-Through improvements. Lead is Production/IE and Vehicle Operations.
• Chair and support Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings at the Plant.
• Lead VRT review and sign-off on supplier requests for component changes (SREA), run trials as required.
• Support in weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Managers on all vehicle quality issues and request help as needed.
• Support in weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Chief Engineer on all high impact vehicle quality issues and request help as needed.
• Support daily plant meetings to update Plant Leadership on all Functional quality initiatives
• Support Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR) and Program Quality Reviews (PQR) when Functional topics are on the agenda.
• BSAQ lead and Problem Resolution for GSAR Warranty communication and coordination with VFG/Plant/Others, author Quality projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, manage warranty forecast/glidepaths
• Lead GSAR Warranty claim binning and analysis
• Ship Support and prevention - identify issues, coordinate subject matter experts, advise severity and next steps/containment, interface w/Core Functional Engineering
• Major Launch Support if requested/agreed upon; Possibly Lead aspects of Minor Launch If agreed to

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related degree
• 5+ years' experience in automotive Electrified, Connectivity, or Systems/Components field.
• Onsite assembly plant launch, lead/participation
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Comfortable working in a plant environment where problems are not always well-defined.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Well-organized, independent, and ready to work with minimal direction.
• Self-starter, able to prioritize, and flexible enough to change priorities quickly.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to strengthen cross-functional system engineering & connected vehicle data knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Engineering, or related degree
• Experience in supervising highly motivated teams.
• Experience with Electrified Systems, Modules, Software and/or Features/Functions.
• 6 Sigma training.
• Familiarity with assembly plant process and quality systems/tools.
  

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

This position is a leadership level 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP1

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