# Engineering Specialist - Quality/Process **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Kansas City, MO **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/66616?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_8a41cc1d-3d2 ## Description As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build state-of-the-art smart vehicles. In our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. ## Responsibilities In this position... Own the Quality and the capability of the manufacturing processes within the Assembly department What you'll do... - Apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to drive continuous improvement to manufacturing processes - Lead development of interim and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D methodology and structured problem-solving tools - Play an integral part in the Launch process by establishing and monitoring quality target levels at the workstation level for each build phase to validate workstations readiness - Conduct process audits to ensure process adheres to Vehicle Operations guidelines and specific process standards - Act as team leader in resolving assembly related concerns. Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices. - Support ISO 14001 compliance and support internal ISO auditing and compliance as required - Lead development of solutions for throughput constraints - Manage and direct statistical process control activities - Review internal/external suppliers for critical characteristic process compatibility - Support efficiency planning to ensure workstation are properly set up with quality risks identified and addressed ## Qualifications You'll have... - Education: High School Diploma - Manufacturing/Technology engineering work experience - Previous automotive and quality analysis experience - Previous production supervision ## Required Skills/Capabilities - 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem-solving - Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping - TQM and Kaizen Methods - Visual Factory Management - Microsoft Office proficiency (Word/Excel/Outlook) ## Required Behaviors - Outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills - Proven critical thinker and troubleshooter to deliver industry leading quality - Highly committed to process improvement and innovative solutions with a customer-first mindset - Strong curiosity and passionate about continuous learning - Demonstrates inclusion and values diversity - Perseveres through setbacks and disappointments to drive results ## Benefits - Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage - Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. ## Skills ### Required - 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem-solving - Lean Tools - TQM and Kaizen Methods - Visual Factory Management - Microsoft Office proficiency ### Nice to have - Bachelors degree in Engineering / Technology - FMEA - PPAP - DOE experience - Six Sigma: DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience - Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience - Six Sigma Green Belt certified --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/66616?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)