Ford Motor Company

Core STA Manager

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Lead development of manufacturing feasibility plans for new parents, new technology, and high-risk commodities.
  • Review quality performance and evaluate enhancements for continuous improvement in interior commodity manufacturing
  • Drive implementation of robust manufacturing quality control strategies
  • Provide support to Site STA, engaging supplier’s Global Management team to address systemic quality, capacity, and manufacturing issues.
  • Support the development and maintenance of interior commodity manufacturing standards
  • Drive robust sourcing risk assessments on suppliers
  • Collaborate with peers in STA, Product Development, and Purchasing
  • Work with product engineering on design and engineering specifications (ES) to address feasibility issues
  • Provide guidance to purchasing for outsourced components/assemblies related to interior commodity manufacturing process and testing procedures
  • Coordinate efforts regarding FMA, SCCAF, pass through characteristics and quality metrics with cross-functional team
  • Develop global lessons learned and prevent recurrence.

Requirements

  • 3 - 5 years minimum experience in Manufacturing and/or Engineering
  • 5+ years of relevant management experience
  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • Flexibility to travel approximately 50-70%
  • MBA/MS preferred – Chemical/Electrical/Mechanical
  • Knowledge in manufacturing, Interior Commodity Preferred (e.g. Injection Molding, Foam in Place, Vac Forming, IMG, IMGL, Paint, Press Bonding, welding, stamping, assembly, etc.)
  • Ability to speak and write in the English language fluently to effectively communicate with global teams
  • Experience in performing manufacturing feasibility assessments
  • Operational experience in manufacturing processes and process control
  • Experience in project management and/or program launch
  • Experience in process planning, implementation, and launch of Interior Commodity manufacturing systems (IP’s, consoles, headliners, door panels, seats, restraints, seat structures)