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Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

LL6 PVT are part of the Vehicle Hardware Systems organization and are co-located in the Vehicle Assembly Plant with the vehicle production team. The PVT are the 'first line of defense' regarding Functional system quality for the products produced at the assembly plant. 
 

LL6 PVT R&Rs are embedded in the following Ford processes and procedures:

FAP03-005 Current Model Concern Prioritization & Resolution,

FAP07-004 Corrective and Preventive Actions, 

FAP02-053 Variability Reduction Team Procedure,

FAP03-109 Concern Reporting, Part Modification, and Product Changes (pertaining to SREAs), 

FAP03-134 Vehicle Stop Ship or Vehicle Stop Build for Quality Reasons, and GQIP Global Quality Improvement Process.

Organizational Note: 

The PVT is technically aligned back to the Product Development Functions. 

The PVT Supervisor Job Function is to Analyze and Resolve quality issues.

You'll have...

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Required. 5+ Years of Experience in PD, Plant, Manufacturing, and/or Quality.

Even better, you may have...

Knowledge of GSAR, BSAQ, RDM and other Quality Tools. Highly motivated and capable of leading x-functionally resolution of quality issues. Capable of succinctly communicating issues/resolution to all levels of Leadership.

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/LL6NonHTHD

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In this position...

Owns Functional Warranty quality objectives for the base function (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. LL6’s Co-Chair Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings at the Plant. Lead ECB Warranty binning and analysis. LEAD BSAQ and Problem Resolution for ECB Warranty (except Supplier Quality) communication and coordination with VFG/Plant/Others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, handle warranty glide path forecast.

 

What you'll do...

Support supplier and PD requests for component changes (SREA), run requested trials. Support Major/Minor launch starting at LR with focus on Quality. Launch Team Leads. Support Stop Ship and prevention - identify issues, coordinate subject matter experts, advise severity and next steps/containment, interface w CCRG. Support TVM. Verify the success of the assembly plant trials. PPAP completion is Site STA. TVM D&R owns the design and must sign off on PPAP with STA. Support in weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings, weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer, daily plant white board meetings to update Plant Leadership on all Functional quality initiatives, & Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR). Support plant FTT, IQ and High Hurt when design element is involved.