Quality Program Manager
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Louisville • Kentucky • United States
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About the role
- Act as the primary lead in the Manufacturing Quality Americas, QPM, ensuring that a specific vehicle program, VO, Power Transmission Operations PTO, Stamping meets all quality targets, from the initial concept phase through launch and into the hands of the customer.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical degree is required.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience in a leadership role.
- Technical Expertise: Extensive knowledge of the Manufacturing Quality Operating System (QOS), global quality procedures, and manufacturing auditing standards.
- Transformation Mindset: Proven track record of leading transformation initiatives—moving teams from reactive problem-solving to proactive, systemic quality management.
- Problem Solving: Understanding in 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), and Pareto Analysis, Working knowledge of 4Q, Shainin Red X or Six Sigma Black Belt principles.
- Travel - willingness to travel up to 25%.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Manufacturing Quality Operating System (QOS)global quality proceduresmanufacturing auditing standards8D5-WhyFishbone (Ishikawa)Pareto Analysis4QShainin Red XSix Sigma Black Belt
Soft Skills
leadershipproblem-solvingtransformation mindsetproactive quality management