F150 Body Exterior PVT Supervisor
About The Position
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! In this position, you will lead for Body Exterior Plant Vehicle Team (PVT), own functional warranty quality objectives for the base function (Repairs/1000, time to contain, time to resolve), and respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants. You will evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP, co-chair Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings and report-outs at the plant, and lead problem-solving, containment, and resolution of Exterior 0-3 MIS warranty. You will also lead Balanced Single Agenda Quality (BSAQ) and problem resolution for warranty communication and coordination with functional engineering/plants/others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, and handle warranty glidepath forecasting. Additionally, you will approve current-production changes for Exterior systems. This position is located at Dearborn Truck Plant and will require occasional travel to Kansas City Assembly Plant.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in product development, manufacturing, and/or quality roles
- Proficient in structured problem-solving techniques (8D, 5-Why, Six Sigma, etc)
- Highly motivated and capable of leading cross-functional resolution of quality issues
- Capable of succinctly communicating issues/resolution to all levels of leadership
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in product development, manufacturing, and/or quality roles
- Six Sigma greenbelt or blackbelt certified
Responsibilities
- Own functional warranty quality objectives for the base function (Repairs/1000, time to contain, time to resolve)
- Respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants. Evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP
- Co-chair Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings and report-outs at the plant
- Lead problem-solving, containment, and resolution of Exterior 0-3 MIS warranty
- Lead Balanced Single Agenda Quality (BSAQ) and problem resolution for warranty communication and coordination with functional engineering/plants/others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, and handle warranty glidepath forecasting
- Approve current-production changes for Exterior systems
- Support supplier and Product Development requests for component changes; run requested trials
- Support major/minor launches, starting at Launch Readiness milestone 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 with Critical Concern group
- Support cost reduction objectives, including maintaining quality and completing assembly plant trials
- Support weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings, weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer, daily plant quality meeting, & monthly Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR)
- Support plant FTT, Incoming Quality and High Hurts when design element is involved
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
