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Ford Motor Company NA STA Underbody in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico
As a Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) engineer will be responsible for industrializing and managing quality and capacity of commodities at Tier 1 Supplier sites on launches and in-series production. Depending on your assigned Supplier site locations, flexibility to travel within Mexico.
As a Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) engineer will be responsible for industrializing and managing quality and capacity of commodities at Tier 1 Supplier sites on launches and in-series production. Depending on your assigned Supplier site locations, flexibility to travel within Mexico.
• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs
• Support Capacity Purchase team in capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross -functional teams
• Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable
• Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts
• Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists • Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required
• Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST, identifying Risk Mitigation.
• Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.
Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent
Expertise with EBB (Electric Break Booster) is a must.
Be proficient in English when working with global teams
Experience in manufacturing process(es) of the responsible component commodities and process control
Knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality systems and tools
Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques